Imports of Bananas, Meat and Spare Parts Rise Sharply
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There is new news about imports into a country. The imports are goods like bananas, meat, and spare parts.
These goods come through the Bac Phong Sinh customs border gate. This is a place where goods enter the country.
The value of these goods went up a lot. It is much higher than the same time last year.
At the same time, the trade deficit is getting bigger. A trade deficit means a country buys more from other countries than it sells.
Officials are watching this problem. They want to understand why imports are rising so fast.
More details about this story may come soon. People want to know why this is happening.
Vocabulary15 words
- imports
- goods that come from another country
- spare parts
- small pieces used to fix machines
- customs
- the place at a border that checks goods
- trade deficit
- when a country buys more than it sells
- value
- how much something is worth in money
- goods
- things that people buy and sell
- border gate
- a place where you enter or leave a country
- officials
- people who work for the government
- rise
- to go up
- compared
- looked at next to something else
- period
- a length of time
- sharp
- very fast and big
- meat
- food from animals
- bananas
- a yellow fruit
- details
- small pieces of information
Quiz
Answer key
1. Bananas, meat, and spare parts 2. Bac Phong Sinh customs border gate 3. It is rising sharply
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
There is new news about _____ into a country. The imports are goods like bananas, meat, and _____.
These goods come through the Bac Phong Sinh _____ border gate. This is a place where goods enter the country.
The _____ of these goods went up a lot. It is much higher than the same time last year.
At the same time, the _____ is getting bigger. A trade deficit means a country buys more from other countries than it sells.
_____ are watching this problem. They want to understand why imports are rising so fast.
More _____ about this story may come soon. People want to know why this is happening.