Portugal Harvests Cork Despite Tariffs

Reading

Read this text and listen to it at the same time. If you don’t know a word click it to see explanation, hear pronunciation or add it to vocabulary.

US winemakers are happy about cork. Cork is not subject to new taxes called tariffs. Cork comes from a tree grown in Europe near the sea.

The US and Europe made a trade deal. Cork is on a list of items without tariffs. Other things on the list are planes and medicine.

Portugal makes the most cork in the world. It makes about half of all cork. People from Portugal asked for the cork change.

It is not sure if other things will get the same deal. Natural products might be free from tariffs. The US buys a lot of cork from Portugal.

Cork is used in many ways, like in rockets. It is also used on sports fields. It takes a long time to grow cork.

Answer the questions to the text. Speak or write, you choose. AI will assess your answers.

Why are US winemakers happy about cork?

US winemakers are happy because cork is not subject to new taxes called tariffs.

Where does cork come from?

Cork comes from a tree grown in Europe near the sea.

Which country makes the most cork?

Portugal makes the most cork in the world.

Look at the article image and describe what you see on it. You may either speak or write your answer there.

Discuss this article with your AI tutor to practice. Your tutor will help you with vocabulary and grammar.

Read a new article every day and
discuss it with AI at lingolette.com