News bulletin – answers

No jobs in Georgian ghost town

questions

1. How did Akhalgori used to be? bustling with life
2. How many people lived there last year? 10,000
3. How many live there now? 5,000 (half that number)
4. What has happened to jobs? they’ve almost completely dried up
5. Where did the speaker work? at a local brewery
6. What happened last summer? the Russians invaded
7. What did the region do? declared independence
8. Where has the money gone? to build other villages
9. Where are the people? they’ve left the village
10. What is still open? the orphanage
11. Who receives salaries and pensions? Georgian government workers
12. How is life likely to remain? bleak