Part 1: You will hear a short extract about Lebanon economic crisis.

Write NO MORE THAN FOUR

WORDS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbSsM5PduMw

 As winter is coming, there’s literally nothing to protect Syrian refugees living in

_________________________.
 Price are soaring in _____________________ and a proportion of Lebanese pound’s
______________________ has lost.
 The circumstance has a major impact on the people who are in
_______________________________ in which they always try to ________________________.
 Besides facing _________________________________, roughly 900,000 Syrians live below its
______________________________________.
 There is a woman who could no longer depend on ___________________________ after her
short journey to Syria.
 This is because the UN will withdraw their _______________________ in accordance with the
regulations.

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Winter is setting in temperatures are falling and there's little to protect the hundreds of thousands of
Syrian refugees who live in makeshift camps. There are no concrete structures because the Lebanese
government doesn't want Syrians to stay here permanently. Shelters are not suitable for the cold months
and families are complaining the aid they receive is not enough. They burn wood to stay warm but many
can't afford to buy fuel. Widow …..needs to make ends meet with the less than 150 dollars provided by
the United Nations. You know how expensive it has become, my children no longer eat meat or foods. I
can't afford to send them to school. During the day, they collect wood and I have kidney disease and can't
work. Those who can work, struggle to find a job. Lebanon's economy is in crisis: food prices are rising in
the local currency, the Lebanese pound has lost at least a third of its official value. The general
situation of course is affecting both Lebanese and Syrian refugees but it targets mainly the people who
are in severe vulnerability situation where they are constantly trying to afford and sustain their basic
needs and the needs are greater during the winter months. Refugees are not only facing freezing
weather conditions, nearly 900 thousand of the 1 million Syrians registered with the United Nations, live
below its designated poverty line that means surviving on less than $4 a day. Emma is one of many
refugees who rely on UN cash assistance but she recently lost her refugee status and UN help because
she returned to Syria for a few days. I had to go to …… to treat my daughter because healthcare is too
expensive here but when we came back the UN took away our refugee status as per their regulations.