Answer to Dictation 1
This year's Easter eggs will be much more expensive than last year's.
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Extreme weather patterns have made growing cocoa more challenging.
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Answer to Dictation 3
Around 70 per cent of the world's cocoa beans are grown in West Africa.
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Recent heatwaves droughts and heavy rain have reduced the amount of cocoa beans grown.
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Temperatures have been four degrees higher than normal.
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Chocolate eggs are given as gifts for the Christian holiday of Easter.
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In 1873 the English chocolate company produced the first hollow chocolate egg.
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In Western cultures the giving of chocolate eggs is now commonplace.
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Climate analysts say we need to do more to reduce fossil fuel emissions.
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Answer to Dictation 10
If we want a steady supply of cocoa and chocolate.
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