Fill the gaps by using these key words from the text

Comprehension check 
Match the beginnings and endings of the sentences: 
1 The big corporations say …. 
a …. is one of Brazil’s biggest popular movements. 
2 The MST …. 
b …. a lot of peasant leaders were murdered. 
3 20 years ago …. 
c …. quickly exhausts the soil. 
4 Between 1981 and 1984 … 
d …. GM food can solve the problem of hunger. 
5 Many people became ill …. 
e …. gave land to 260,000 families. 
6 Chemical farming …. 
f …. by controlling the seed companies. 
7 The reform programme …. 
g …. from the side-effects of the chemicals. 
8 Big companies will dominate farming …. 
h …. there was a secret war between rich and poor. 
Vocabulary Work 
Find words in the text which are the opposite of these words: 
1 rich 
6 near 
2 very, very small 
7 unfair 
3 unpopular 
8 difficult 
4 to support 
9 lose 
5 more 
10 to forget 
Word Building 
Complete the table: 
NOUN 
VERB 
1 production 
____________________ 
2 occupation 
____________________ 
3 ____________________ 
to choose 
4 opposition 
____________________ 
5 ____________________ 
to grow 
6 control 
____________________ 
7 ____________________ 
to murder 
8 education 
____________________ 
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Discussion 
Which of these will be good for the future of the world? 
small farms 
pesticides and fertilisers 
multinational food companies 
traditional farming methods 
GM foods 
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