{"id":5707,"date":"2017-01-06T22:54:36","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T20:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=5707"},"modified":"2024-06-03T14:31:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T12:31:35","slug":"venezuela-seizes-toys-for-its-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2017\/01\/venezuela-seizes-toys-for-its-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuela Seizes Toys for Its Children"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em><strong>B1 &#8211; Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government of Venezuela has decided to confiscate some toys from a distributor\u00a0to give them to children for free or at discounted prices in time for Christmas. Do you think the government has the right to do this? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the article and let&#8217;s discuss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breakingnewsenglish.com\/1612\/161213-toys.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>http:\/\/www.breakingnewsenglish.com\/1612\/161213-toys.html<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. What is your general opinion about the article?<br>2. How important are toys to children?<br>3. What are some of the toys that you enjoyed during your childhood?<br>4. What can you say about the toys of children today?<br>5. Is the government right to take the toys for the children?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B1 &#8211; Intermediate The government of Venezuela has decided to confiscate some toys from a distributor\u00a0to give them to children for free or at discounted prices in time for Christmas. Do you think the government has the right to do this? 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