Food and energy prices are rising around the world meaning millions now face tough choices in their daily lives. Economists blame a combination of Covid, poor harvests and the war in Ukraine. Now central banks are putting up interest rates to try to control the crisis. Learn the English language the world’s media is using to talk about this story.
Video chapters:
0:00 – Introduction
0:25 – Story
1:07 – Headline 1: The Guardian – Fight against inflation raises spectre of global inflation
2:33 – Headline 2: CITY A.M. – Inflation and recession concoction sends global markets into the mire
3:45 – Headline 3: The Indian Express – Partha Sen writes: The inflation tightrope
5:03 – Language summary
Key words and phrases
the spectre of (something)
the possibility of something bad happening
* The spectre of another pandemic is very worrying.
* The spectre of nuclear war is back.
into the mire
into a difficult situation
* The scandal dragged the minister into the mire.
* The company was mired in controversy.
tightrope
situation in which a small mistake can have a dangerous result
* It’s a tightrope. If we get this wrong, the company will collapse.
* You have to walk a tightrope when you plan a wedding.
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