Switzerland is famous for cheese, but it now imports more cheese than it exports. This is because other countries sell cheaper milk in Switzerland. It is difficult for Swiss farmers to match their price. Many farmers have given up. They cannot make money. Farmers are making less cheese … just enough for their own population.
High quality Swiss cheese is on the menu of many restaurants. Many restaurants are replacing Swiss cheese with cheese from other countries. However, the Swiss are eating more cheese than ever. They ate an average of 22.9 kg per person in 2022. A dairy farmer said cheese is a big part of life in Switzerland.
Try the same news story at these levels:
Swiss Cheese - Level 1, Swiss Cheese - Level 2 or Swiss Cheese - Level 3
Sources- https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/switzerland-set-to-import-more-cheese-than-it-exports-for-first-time/48650616
- https://apnews.com/article/switzerland-cheese-imports-exports-trade-39462fdb0269c5953d42f4f0d1ff8f72
- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/switzerland-to-become-net-importer-of-cheese-this-year-for-first-time_n_64a9d59ce4b0e87d6554e3ad
Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice activities, drag and drop activities, sentence jumbles, which word activities, text reconstructions, spelling, gap fills and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)