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1. Prices have fallen in the food business
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[ 1 praisiz hæv 'fɔ:lən in ðe fu:d 'biznis ]
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because of advances in food production and distribution technology.
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2. Consumers have benefited greatly
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[ 2 kən'sju:məz hæv 'benifitɪd greitli ]
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from those advances.
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3. People who predicted
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[ 3 pi:pl hu: pri'diktid ]
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that the world would run out of food were wrong.
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4. We are producing more and more food
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[ 4 wi: ɑ: prə'dju:sɪŋ mɔ: ənd mɔ: fu:d ]
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with less and less capital.
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5. Food is therefore more plentiful and cheaper
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[ 5 fu:d iz 'ðɛəfɔ: mɔ: plentaɪfʌl ənd 'tʃi:pər ]
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that it has ever been.
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6. Spending on food compared with other goods has fallen for many years,
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and continues to drop.
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7. Supermarkets have helped push down prices
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[ 7 'sju:pə,mɑ:kits hæv helpt puʃ daun praisiz ]
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mainly because of their scale.
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8. As supermarkets get bigger,
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[ 8 əz 'sju:pə,mɑ:kits get 'bɪgər ]
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the prices get lower.
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9. Huge retail companies have tremendous power
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[ 9 hju:ʤ n'ri:teil 'kʌmpəniz hæv tri'mendəs 'pauə ]
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and they can put pressure on producers to cut their margins.
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10. Cheap food may encourage people
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[ 10 ʧi:p fu:d mei in'kʌriʤ pi:pl ]
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to eat more.
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11. Food companies certainly think that giving people more food for their money
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makes them buy more.
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12. Giving people bigger portions is an easy way of making them feel
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they have got a better deal.
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13. That is why portions
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[ 13 ðæt iz wai pɔ:ʃnz ]
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have got larger and larger.
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14. Now companies are under pressure
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[ 14 nau 'kʌmpəniz ɑ: 'ʌndə 'preʃə ]
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to stop selling bigger portions for less money.
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15. But it is hard
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[ 15 bʌt it iz hɑ:d ]
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to change the trend.
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