Case Study – Tariffs
Part1: Video
Vocabulary:
more often than not: (phrase) usually
pass on: (v.) give something to someone else, so they have it instead of you
homegrown: (adj.) grown or produced in one’s own garden or country
level: (v.) make equal or similar
wield: (v.) hold and use (a weapon or tool) / free trade: (n.) a trade policy with no restrictions on imports or exports.
Part2: Reading
Vocabulary:
thrown into chaos: (phrase) to be put into a state of confusion or disruption
pillage: (v.) rob (a place) using violence
trade deficit: (n.) the amount by which the cost of a country’s imports exceeds the value of its exports
impose: (v.) force (an unwelcome decision or ruling) on someone.