The Black Gold : Prologue 1-3

Prologue-Chapter 1-3

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3.

a)It's the sights, sounds and smells.

b)They produce one of the most valuable commodities in the world but they receive very little money for it.

c)New York.

d)Brazil.

e)1999

f)Harar, Sidamo and Yirgacheffe.

4.

Dear Mr.Meskela,

I'm writing you to suggest something about the improvement of the coffee price.

Maybe my suggestion would not good enough but I hope you can take a look.

You can try to talk to the whole world about the unfair coffee price and try to attract people.

Or you can try to cooperate with other more farmers who still get low price for their coffee.

5.

a)The middle man.

b)They were unable to reach an agreement.

6.

a)False

b)False

c)False

d)True

e)False

7.

a)delegates

b)cooperate

c)aid

d)subsidising

e)poverty

8.

a)Because they can trade to help themselves, but aid can't.

b)I don't agree him.

This is totally unfair to the farmers.

His 'free market' saying shouldn't bring into the unfair coffee trade.