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• ☐ ☐ ☐ a massive boom [exp] - become very popular or successful
• ☐ ☐ ☐ prominently [adv] - with an important role
• ☐ ☐ ☐ so-called [adj] - called (but perhaps inaccurately)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ foodies [n] - people who love good, high-quality food
• ☐ ☐ ☐ turn away [phv] - stop using, reject
• ☐ ☐ ☐ trendy [adj] - popular, cool
• ☐ ☐ ☐ embrace [v] - accept or support
• ☐ ☐ ☐ guacamole [n] - a type of green dip or sauce made from avocados [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ consumption [n] - eating
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fashionable [adj] - trendy, popular, cool
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a decade [n] - 10 years
• ☐ ☐ ☐ citing [v] - mentioning, using as evidence
• ☐ ☐ ☐ peas [n] - a type of green vegetable (seed) [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ courgettes [n] - a type of fruit/vegetable (AmE: zucchini) [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Jerusalem artichokes [n] - a type of root vegetable [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pistachios [n] - a type of nut/seed [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a crop [n] - a cultivated plant that is grown for food
• ☐ ☐ ☐ water stress [n] - not having enough water
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a plantation [n] - a large farm
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the minimum wage [n] - the lowest wage ($) that can be paid to a worker according to the laws of a country (or state)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ land that was previously native [exp] - land that used to belong to native (aboriginal) people
• ☐ ☐ ☐ chic [adj] - cool, trendy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a proprietor [n] - an owner of a business
• ☐ ☐ ☐ biodiversity [n] - including many types of life
• ☐ ☐ ☐ organized crime [n] - criminal activities that are controlled by powerful groups
• ☐ ☐ ☐ drug traffickers [n] - people who produce and sell illegal drugs
• ☐ ☐ ☐ casualties [n] - a person killed or injured in a war or accident
• ☐ ☐ ☐ flee [v] - run away
• ☐ ☐ ☐ force out [phv] - made (forced) to leave
• ☐ ☐ ☐ squeeze [v] - try to take
• ☐ ☐ ☐ protection payments [exp] - money that is paid for protection against crime

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

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1. Avocados are very ______ "foodies."
   new to
   popular among
   expensive for
   difficult to find for
   
   
2. Global avocado production has dramatically ______ over the last ______ years.
   increased, 12
   increased, 20
   decreased, 12
   decreased, 20
   
   
3. Some chefs are turning away from avocados because of their ______.
   cost to produce
   low nutritional value
   association with Mexico
   impact on the environment
   
   
4. Some Mexican restaurants ______ guacamole from foods other than avocados.
   have refused to make
   have started making
   have stopped making
   are considering making
   
   
5. Avocados require a lot of ______ to grow.
   time
   water
   humidity
   sunlight
   
   
6. Mexico already has problems with ______.
   low wages
   soil problems
   water shortages
   
   
7. Avocado farm workers earn a relatively ______ salary in Mexico.
   low
   high
   
   
8. The chef (Santiago) is making guacamole out of ______.
   peas
   avocados
   tomatoes
   pistachios
   
   
9. Avocados are also linked to ______.
   political problems
   organized crime
   heart problems
   diabetes
   
   
10. Families have had to leave Mexico to escape ______ related to avocado farming.
    violence
    low wages
    water shortages
    
    

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although / avocado / become / quite / popular / some / foodie / turn / away / them

Although avocados have become quite popular, some foodies are turning away from them.

this / popular / create / massive / increase / avocado / cultivate / primary / Mexico

This popularity has created a massive increase in avocado cultivation, primarily in Mexico.

avocado / consume / double / last / decade

Avocado consumption has doubled in the last decade.

avocado / farming / have / negative / impact / environment

Avocado farming [is having/has had/has] a negative impact on the environment.

single / avocado / may / require / hundred / liter / water / grow

A single avocado may require hundreds of liters of water to grow.

because / avocado / farming / so / lucrative / avocado / plantation / push / area / that / previous / native / or / previous / forest

Because avocado farming is so lucrative, avocado plantations are pushing into areas that were previously native or previously forested.

Santiago / make / guacamole / pistachio / instead / avocado

Santiago is making guacamole [out of/from] pistachios instead of avocados.

Santiago / say / he / stop / use / avocado / because / environment / impact / and / link / organize / crime

Santiago says (that) he stopped using avocados because of [their/the] environmental impact and [their/the] link to organized crime.

because / war / over / avocado / farming / people / Mexico / be / injure / force / flee / and / even / kill

Because of wars over avocado farming, people in Mexico have been injured, forced to flee, and even killed.

1. Why do you think avocados have become so popular recently?
2. Why are avocados becoming less popular among chefs and foodies?
3. Why do you think avocados are linked to organized crime?
4. What crops do you think require the most water? What crops do you think require the least water?
5. What crops do you think have the highest and lowest environmental impact? [ Link ]
6. Do you like avocados? How do you usually eat them? (With what types of foods?)
7. Are you a foodie?
8. What is the minimum wage in your country? Do you think it should be higher or lower? What are the effects of raising or lowering the minimum wage?