24-Hour Transport Strike to Hit Milan, Venice and Monza
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There will be a big strike in Milan on Friday 13 November. A strike is when workers stop working. This strike will be 24 hours long.
The strike will stop many public transport services. Public transport means buses, trains and metros that everyone can use. In Milan, the metro, buses and trams may not work.
The Milan transport company is called Atm. Atm runs the metro, buses and trams in the city. Atm says the strike is confirmed.
The city of Monza will also have a transport strike. Buses in Monza may not run on that day.
Venice will have the same strike too. Public transport in Venice may stop for 24 hours.
During strikes, there are special guarantee hours. Guarantee hours are times when transport must still work. This helps people travel at important times, like morning and evening.
People in Milan, Monza and Venice should check the strike times. They should plan their trips before Friday 13 November.
Vocabulary15 words
- strike
- when workers stop working to show they are unhappy
- public transport
- buses, trains, and other transport that anyone can use
- Atm
- the company that runs transport in Milan
- guarantee hours
- times during a strike when transport must still work
- metro
- a train system under a city
- tram
- a kind of train that runs on streets
- confirmed
- said as sure and final
- agitazione
- an Italian word for protest or strike action
- trasporti
- an Italian word meaning transport
- service
- a bus, train or tram running regularly
- schedule
- a plan of times for something
- risk
- the chance something bad will happen
- city
- a big town where many people live
- workers
- people who do a job
- protest
- showing you disagree with something
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1. 24 hours 2. Milan, Monza and Venice 3. Times when transport must still work during the strike
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There will be a big _____ in Milan on Friday 13 November.
This strike will be _____ hours long.
The strike will stop many _____ services.
In Milan, the metro, buses and _____ may not work.
The Milan transport company is called _____.
The city of _____ will also have a transport strike.
_____ will have the same strike too.
During strikes, there are special _____ hours.
People should check the strike _____ before Friday 13 November.
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