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Conversation 2

Leo: I missed class yesterday.
(7) you tell me / can / we covered / what

Ann: Yes. We talked about the Great Potato Famine in Ireland in the 1860s. There wasn't
enough to eat, and about a million people died.

Leo: Wow. That’s terrible.
(8) caused the famine / did / learn / you / what

Ann:
(9) that / a harmful fungus / believe / | / destroyed the potatoes

Leo: Can you explain?
(10) what / is / I'm not / a fungus / sure
Ann: It’s the stuff that can grow on plants and animals. It can kill them. It destroyed all of the
potatoes in Ireland.

Leo: | What happened then? A lot of people must have left because of the famine.

Ann: Yes, they did.
Leo:
(11) you / know / do / where / went / they

Ann:
(12) that / over one million people / | / think / emigrated to the United States

Vv The ruins of the village of Slievemore on Achill Island, Ireland.
The people left the village during the Great Potato Famine.

B SPEAK. Work with a partner. What other places have experienced a famine? Why? Discuss
your answers.

A: I read about a famine in Ethiopia in the early 1980s. B: Do you know what caused it?
A: I’m not sure why it happened.

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