Reading. Read the text and answer the questions.
1. What does the Big Mac index compare?
2. How many countries does the list compare?
3. How much does a Big Mac in Japan in local currency?
4. How much does a Big Mac cost in Japan in US dollars?
5. How much does a Big Mac cost in the USA?
The Economist's Big Mac index compares currencies. It uses the price of a McDonald's Big Mac hamburger in 120 countries. The list has the price of the hamburger in local currency and also in dollars. For example, a Big Mac in Japan costs 250, that's $2.23, against an average price in America of $3.10
euro pound dollar yuan yen riyal
Listening. Match the currencies in the box with the countries in column A.
Listen to the prices in the Big Mac index. Which continent is the burger expensive in? Which country is it cheap in?
Listen again and complete the table.
A. country / currency B. Price in local currency C. Price in US dollars ($)
The USA: 1 dollar
Japan: 2
The UK: 3
Saudi Arabia: 4
Italy: 5
China: 6
$3.10
a. 250
b.
9.00
d.
10.5
3.10
2.23
3.65
c.
3.77
e.
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