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  • What does the article say have more than doubled this year?
    Energy prices
  • The government asked people to look at the horizon. T / F
    False
  • Increasing rapidly above the usual level.
    soaring
  • Who did a former prime minister say the government could not ignore?
    Parents
  • encountering = ?
    facing
  • rising = ?
    soaring
  • What do many people want a one-time tax on?
    The profits of energy companies
  • What does the article say is on the horizon?
    Price hikes and food shortages
  • worsened = ?
    exacerbated
  • sympathetic = ?
    compassionate
  • Refuse to take notice of or acknowledge.
    ignore
  • Too expensive for the average person to be able to buy.
    unaffordable
  • a state or situation in which something needed cannot be obtained in sufficient amounts.
    shortages
  • (of a person or area) in unfavourable circumstances, especially with regard to financial or social opportunities.
    disadvantaged
  • the level of prices relating to a range of everyday items.
    cost of living
  • What does the article say the cost of living crisis is hitting?
    People's pockets
  • Made a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse.
    exacerbated
  • Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.
    compassionate
  • When will people have to start paying more for the health care system?
    Next week
  • Some people want energy companies to pay a one-time extra tax. T / F
    True
  • A payment to a common fund or collection.
    contribution
  • critical = ?
    urgent
  • quandary = ?
    dilemma
  • bonanza = ?
    windfall
  • The state of being extremely poor.
    poverty
  • Things we need and cannot live without.
    necessities
  • Done, made, or happening only once.
    one-off
  • Some people in the UK have to choose between heating and eating. T / F
    True
  • What is the dilemma that many people in the UK face?
    Heating or eating
  • Start to apply.
    come into effect
  • What might the Conservative Party become known as?
    The nasty party
  • emergency = ?
    crisis
  • criticised = ?
    lambasted
  • What has made the price of basic necessities so expensive?
    Soaring oil and gas prices
  • a payment made by the state or an insurance scheme to someone entitled to receive it.
    benefits
  • Some people cannot afford to boil potatoes. T / F
    True
  • Criticized someone or something strongly.
    lambasted
  • Requiring immediate action or attention.
    urgent
  • a sharp increase, especially in price.
    hikes
  • a time of intense difficulty or danger.
    crisis
  • a senior state or legal official.
    chancellor
  • an argument about a particular subject, especially one in which many people are involved.
    debate
  • People have deeper pockets because of the cost of living crisis. T / F
    False
  • disregard = ?
    ignore
  • imminent or just becoming apparent.
    on the horizon
  • A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives.
    dilemma
  • Very bad or unpleasant.
    nasty
  • A former UK prime minister praised Britain's chancellor. T / F
    False
  • a tax levied on an unforeseen or unexpectedly large profit, especially one regarded to be excessive or unfairly obtained.
    windfall tax
  • The former prime minister said the ruling party was nasty. T / F
    False
  • Energy prices in the UK have doubled for some people in the UK. T / F
    True
  • Who criticised the UK chancellor?
    A former prime minister
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