{"id":31965,"date":"2026-02-25T07:57:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T06:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=31965"},"modified":"2026-02-25T07:57:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T06:57:51","slug":"farmers-protest-eu-mercosur-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/02\/farmers-protest-eu-mercosur-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmers Protest EU-Mercosur Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farmers took to the streets of central Madrid to demonstrate against European Union\u2019s agricultural policies and the Mercosur deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farmers believe that allowing an influx of goods from countries that have lower health and environmental guarantees will have an impact on the country\u2019s agricultural sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article about farmers protesting against the EU-Mercosur deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-02-11\/farmers-tractors-gather-in-madrid-to-protest-eu-mercosur-deal<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Define \u201cfree trade agreement<\/strong>\u201d. \u201cThousands of farmers marched into central Madrid on Wednesday to protest against European Union\u2019s agricultural policies and a <\/em>free trade agreement <\/em><\/strong>with a group of South American nations.\u201d <\/em>Use the term in a sentence. Give a synonym.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201cpolitically charged<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cIn Spain, farmer protests have become <\/em>politically charged<\/em><\/strong>, with far-right nationalist party Vox having made large inroads among farmers in recent years by denouncing that the country\u2019s largest parties – the governing Socialists and the conservative People\u2019s Party – aren\u2019t doing enough for the agricultural sector.<\/em>\u201d Use the phrase in a sentence. Give a similar expression.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201cto make inroads<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cIn Spain, farmer protests have become politically charged, with far-right nationalist party Vox having <\/em>made<\/em><\/strong> large <\/em>inroads<\/em><\/strong> among farmers in recent years by denouncing that the country\u2019s largest parties – the governing Socialists and the conservative People\u2019s Party – aren\u2019t doing enough for the agricultural sector.<\/em>\u201d Use the idiom in a sentence. Give a similar expression.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What are the farmers protesting against?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Share your thoughts about this protest.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Share your thoughts about the Mercosur deal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Talk about everything you know about your country\u2019s agricultural policies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. What are your thoughts on this, \u201cFarmers aren\u2019t seeking a monopoly, but they want food products produced in other countries to be produced under the same conditions that are required of them.<\/em>\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      B2 – Upper Intermediate  Farmers took to the streets of central Madrid to demonstrate against European Union\u2019s agricultural policies and the Mercosur deal. Farmers believe that allowing an influx of goods from countries that have lower health and environmental guarantees will have an impact on the country\u2019s agricultural sector. Read the article about farmers protesting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[291,292,289,307,293],"class_list":["post-31965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework","tag-b2-upper-intermediate","tag-first-certificate-fce","tag-reading","tag-social-issues","tag-text"],"yoast_head":"\nFarmers Protest EU-Mercosur Deal | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/02\/farmers-protest-eu-mercosur-deal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Farmers Protest EU-Mercosur Deal | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B2 – Upper Intermediate  Farmers took to the streets of central Madrid to demonstrate against European Union\u2019s agricultural policies and the Mercosur deal. 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