{"id":28468,"date":"2024-05-20T11:08:27","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T09:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=28468"},"modified":"2024-05-22T15:02:24","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T13:02:24","slug":"why-cant-prices-just-stay-the-same","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2024\/05\/why-cant-prices-just-stay-the-same\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Can\u2019t Prices Just Stay the Same?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seeing the prices of goods rise in our preferred supermarket is probably no longer shocking, as it is just the way things are these days. Even if we are aware that it is inflation, we nevertheless find ourselves wondering why because the majority of us are looking for solutions, particularly, relief from the strain that inflation has placed on our finances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To understand why prices can&#8217;t stay the same, watch the video below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Why can\u2019t prices just stay the same?\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NLtnm_bRzPw?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Explain \u201c<strong>virtuous cycle<\/strong>\u201d in economics. &#8220;<em>When supply chain interruptions created product shortages and some companies artificially drove up prices to increase their profits, which along with some other causes, effectively turn this <strong>virtuous cycle<\/strong> into a vicious one.<\/em>&#8221; Construct your own sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does \u201c<strong>deflationary spiral<\/strong>\u201d mean? <em>&#8220;Falling prices sound pretty good, but they can also introduce another kind of cycle: a <strong>deflationary spiral<\/strong>.&#8221; <\/em>Make your own sentence using this term.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the meaning of \u201c<strong>in no small part<\/strong>&#8220;?\u00a0<em>&#8220;Japan is finally emerging from decades of chronic deflation, but that\u2019s thanks, <strong>in no small part<\/strong>, to the high inflation that most of the world battled over the last few years..<\/em> Give two (2) synonyms or similar expressions and use &#8216;in no small part&#8217; in your own sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What are the factors mentioned in the video as to why prices can&#8217;t stay the same?\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Share your thoughts on this, &#8220;<em>A little inflation is a good thing.<\/em>&#8220;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How is inflation affecting the people in your country? 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