{"id":5707,"date":"2017-01-06T22:54:36","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T20:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=5707"},"modified":"2026-10-05T16:58:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T14:58:35","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

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

The government of Venezuela has decided to confiscate some toys from a distributor to 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

Read the article and let’s discuss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.breakingnewsenglish.com\/1612\/161213-toys.html<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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  1. Do you think the government should be able to seize products if they believe a company is charging unfair prices? Why or\u00a0why not?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What could happen\u00a0if a government\u00a0forces companies\/businesses to\u00a0reduce their prices?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What would be a better\u00a0long-term solution\u00a0to help Venezuelan\u00a0families afford basic\u00a0and non-essential\u00a0goods?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. “Governments should control the prices of goods during periods of extreme inflation.<\/em>”\u00a0Do you\u00a0agree or disagree?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Have you ever seen the price of something increase significantly? What\u00a0happened?

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