{"id":326,"date":"2014-09-01T09:17:13","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T07:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=326"},"modified":"2023-06-06T10:10:05","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T08:10:05","slug":"shoppers-in-venezuela-to-be-fingerprinted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2014\/09\/shoppers-in-venezuela-to-be-fingerprinted\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoppers in Venezuela to be Fingerprinted"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B1 – Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Venezuelans are experiencing food shortages in their country. The government came up a with a solution and decided to have shoppers scan their fingerprints to monitor the groceries they purchase. Venezuelans think this is illegal and that it will take their privacy away from  them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article and express your thoughts about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.breakingnewsenglish.com\/1408\/140825-food-shortages.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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  1. What does \u201cpanic buying<\/strong>” mean? “It’s a kind of panic buying<\/strong>. President Nicolas Maduro has started a new system to stop people buying too much.<\/em>” Use it in your own sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What is a “smuggler<\/strong>“? “The government blames smugglers<\/strong> who buy cheap goods and take them to Colombia to resell them for up to four times their original price.<\/em>” Use it in your own sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Can you give 1 synonym of “shortage<\/strong>“? “There are many reasons for Venezuela’s food shortages<\/strong>.<\/em>” Use “shortage” in your own sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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

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    1. Do you think that fingerprint scanning is the solution to the food shortage that they are experiencing? Explain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. In your opinion, what is the best solution to this problem?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Have you experienced food shortage in your country? Talk about it in detail.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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