Attacks on Ships Continue Near Strait of Hormuz
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A container ship has sunk near the Strait of Hormuz.
The strait is a narrow sea path between Iran and Oman.
Many oil tankers use this path every day.
Attacks on merchant ships are happening again and again there.
A tanker also caught fire in the Gulf of Oman.
Iran's military told people about the fire.
No one is sure yet who is attacking the ships.
The Strait of Hormuz is very important for world oil.
Many countries buy oil that passes through this strait.
Because of the danger, ship crews now get extra money.
Companies pay workers more to sail through Hormuz.
This extra pay is sometimes called 'danger money'.
Workers take a big risk to do this job.
People around the world are watching this area closely.
Oil prices may change because of these attacks.
Vocabulary7 words
- container ship
- a big ship that carries boxes full of goods
- Strait of Hormuz
- a narrow sea road between Iran and Oman
- oil tankers
- big ships that carry oil
- merchant ships
- ships that carry goods to sell
- military
- the army, navy, and air force of a country
- crews
- the people who work on a ship
- danger money
- extra pay for doing a risky job
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1. It sank 2. Between Iran and Oman 3. Because the job is dangerous
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A _____ has sunk near the _____.
The strait is a narrow sea path between Iran and _____.
Many oil _____ use this path every day.
Attacks on merchant _____ are happening again and again there.
A tanker also caught _____ in the Gulf of Oman.
Iran's _____ told people about the fire.
The Strait of Hormuz is very important for world _____.
Because of the danger, ship _____ now get extra money.
This extra pay is sometimes called 'danger _____'.
Oil _____ may change because of these attacks.
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