Gold Price Falls Sharply in India
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The price of gold went down a lot in India.
Gold fell by ₹2,070 in just one day.
This is good news for people who want to buy gold.
Silver also fell. It went down by ₹10,000.
News reports said actions by Trump helped cause the fall.
The new prices came out in Hyderabad on September 2.
Many people watch gold prices every day.
Gold and silver prices can change fast.
Buyers were happy about the lower price.
Experts will watch to see what happens next.
Vocabulary15 words
- gold
- a yellow metal; very valuable
- silver
- a shiny grey metal; also valuable
- Trump
- a well-known world leader; his actions can affect money
- Hyderabad
- a big city in India
- price
- how much money something costs
- fall
- to go down
- buyer
- a person who buys something
- rate
- the price of something
- market
- a place where people buy and sell things
- news
- new information about events
- day
- 24 hours; one full day
- report
- information given to people
- cause
- to make something happen
- watch
- to look at something carefully
- change
- to become different
Quiz
Answer key
1. ₹2,070 2. They fell by ₹10,000 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The price of gold went down a lot in _____.
Gold fell by ₹_____ in just one day.
This is good news for people who want to buy _____.
_____ also fell. It went down by ₹10,000.
News reports said actions by _____ helped cause the fall.
The new prices came out in _____ on September 2.
Many people watch gold prices every _____.
Gold and silver prices can change _____.
Buyers were _____ about the lower price.
Experts will watch to see what happens _____.