Economy #81

ILR 1+ · Economy · radio report · broadcast recording

Play the recording, then answer the questions.

Question 1 of 4What is the report about?

Question 2 of 4Why did the ship get stuck?

Question 3 of 4How long was the canal blocked?

Question 4 of 4Why did the closure matter so much?

Vocabulary

سَفِينَةُ الْحَاوِيَاتِcontainer ship

الْعِمْلَاقَةgiant

قَنَاةُ السُّوَيْسِthe Suez Canal

فِرَقُ الْإِنْقَاذِrescue teams

تَحْرِيكmoving

عُشْرa tenth

تِجَارَةtrade