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Task 1

Listen to the audio. Then, complete the missing parts.

Rice Is a staple food that Is eaten routinely. ft Is the main food In Asia where
around 90% of the world’s rice is grown and consumed. it Is grown in most part of the Thesis
world but the biggest producers are from Asia. A research shows Asians consume more
than ___________ tons of rice each year.
The average European only eats four kilos a year but African and Asian eat about
___________ kilos of rice annually. Indonesia, China, and India are rice- based societies.
These three countries have almost half of the worlds population 2.5 bIllion people Every
year this number increases by million.
About of the rice production comes from irrigated rice systems because most rice
varieties express their full yield potential when water supply Is adequate. Most rice In AsIa argument
15 grown on almost ________ million small farms each one less than one hectare. The
farmers usually use water buffalo for plowing because they like the water and are strong
animal that are able to plough one hectare of land. Most of the rice Is grown and produced
in China, Indonesia, and India. They produce ______ percent of the worlds total
altogether.
The Government should _____ not only hep to grow rice to ensure there Is a
plentiful supply but also to be aware of the problems caused by exporting rice to other rice reiteration
producing countries.

Task 2

Read again text in Task 1. Then answer the following questions.

1. What Is the writer’s oplnlon about staple food?
2. How many kilos the average people in Asia eat rice in a year?
3. Which countries are the top rice producers In the world?
4. What Is the writer’s suqgeston about the staple food?
5. What is the most effective system to produce rice?

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