Mango surplus in the Philippines: News Review reviews

August 19, 2022



The story

If you’re a mango lover you might consider this a good problem to have, but for farmers in the Philippines, two million kilograms of surplus mangoes have sent prices plummeting and it’s slashed their income. The government, meanwhile, is trying to make sure that surplus mangoes don’t rot, by encouraging people to buy more and cook more.

Vocabulary

get rid of
dispose of, throw away
• Can you please get rid of all your old clothes? There’s no space in the wardrobe!
• I got rid of my old car as soon as I had enough money for a new one.

golden opportunity
excellent chance to do something
• The government is open to investment. It’s a golden opportunity for business!
• The foreign exchange programme is a golden opportunity to learn another language!

sell like hotcakes
sell quickly due to popularity
• Make sure you apply for World Cup tickets early. They sell like hotcakes!
• Business is going well. We’re selling insurance policies like hotcakes!

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22 Comments
  1. Reply
    BBC Learning English August 19, 2022 at 3:32 pm

    It's not just about mangoes! Learn more English vocabulary from the news by watching other News Review programmes – just click here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcetZ6gSk968l1s4WuxwyhiyEUmg5GOZC

  2. Neil n Tom both are outstanding!
    Story of mangoes is awesome, I learnt new vocabulary from this story. Thanks to BBC for helping to learners like me Thanks to Neil n Tom.

  3. Solution: Peel and put all mangoes in the blender for MANGO SHAKE! It's the best shake I have ever tasted!!!

  4. Same! My favorite fruit is mango and I am from the Philippines! 🇵🇭

  5. mango favorite fruit for major people It is very delicious ,rich by vitamens ,but there are side efficte for obbesity and humens which safure diabetes

  6. loved it.

  7. Reply
    Harwinder sidhu saab August 19, 2022 at 3:32 pm

    Mango 😋😋

  8. golden oppetunty is get trade and bussneses

  9. I like very much mango. I'm Brazilian and here there are a lot of different types of mangoes.

  10. I like topic 😍😍

  11. The commentators mis-represented the meaning of the word"hotcakes" to mean cakes that are hot. Hotcakes is a synonym for a pancakes. For something to sell like a hotcake it must be bought in mass quantities with little effort on the part of the seller, usually so much so that it is hard to keep up with demand.

  12. I like mango

  13. hey i love lemons. there has a huge number of lemon in bogura.

  14. Neil you looking very Nice person your style your speak style really Amazing

  15. Hello BBC, in4:15,what did Tom said about the Golden handshake?" when you get money?? the job for the first time "

  16. Some farmers even gave free mangoes. I'm from the Philippines btw.

  17. Reply
    Radheshyam yadav English speaking course August 19, 2022 at 3:32 pm

    Keep on sending new video

  18. Get rid of es quitar de enmedio

  19. In our country Filipinos eat mango every day and the other are eating Green mango and they dip in Vinegar or Soy sauce

  20. Yeah ! That's right guys… this is a golden opportunity for us to learn english with your help 😀

  21. tom u r adorable bro

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