Economy #64

ILR 3 · Economy · radio commentary · broadcast recording

Play the recording, then answer the questions.

Question 1 of 6What position does the commentary take on food security?

Question 2 of 6Which event does the commentator cite as undermining faith in open markets?

Question 3 of 6Why does the commentator say a desert wheat farm "pays twice"?

Question 4 of 6What does "the market stays open as long as nobody urgently needs it" imply?

Question 5 of 6How does the commentator regard the old slogan about bread and decisions?

Question 6 of 6What does the house without windows suggest about total self-sufficiency?

Vocabulary

الْمَنَابِرpodiums, platforms

قُوتstaple food, sustenance

وَقْعring, impression

شَحِيحscarce

مَاءَهُ الْجَوْفِيّits groundwater

الطُّمَأْنِينَةreassurance, peace of mind

سَلَّةُ خُبْزِ الْعَالَمthe world's breadbasket

حَاجَة مَاسَّةurgent need

رَهِينَةhostage

الْخُطَبَاءorators

يَخْنُقُsuffocates