Latvia’s jobless protest – answers

By Berni | December 10, 2009

correct the sentences

  1. All the protesters camping here are on hunger strike. only some of them are on hunger strike
  2. The government is doing all it can to help. no, they want the government to take action which they are not according to the protesters
  3. The government has cut its own salaries. no they decided against this
  4. Latvia has the same problems as all other EU countries. it has one of the worst unemployment rates
  5. It has received $11billion from the EU. from the EU and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
  6. Latvia is bankrupt. it is nearly bankrupt
  7. Unemployment stood at 80% in November. 18%
  8. The protesters want pay levels for teachers, nurses and policemen to be slashed. this has already happened, they want the government to come up with realistic, long-term solutions
  9. The government officials are far away from the protesters. this is ironic, they are actually in the building behind the protesters
  10. The protesters sent a 5 page letter to the government. the opposite, the government sent a letter to the protesters

 

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