Fuel Prices Hit Record High Despite Oil Not at Its Peak
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The price of fuel is now very high. It is at a new record. This means the price is higher than before.
But there is something strange. The price of oil is not at its highest point. Oil is the raw material used to make fuel. So people are asking why fuel costs so much.
The government wants to understand this problem. It has called a meeting with distributors. Distributors are companies that sell fuel to gas stations.
People are talking about ways to stop prices from rising. One idea is to block prices. This means the government controls the price and stops it from going up.
A TV show called 'C dans l'air' talked about this problem. The show asked if blocking fuel prices is possible.
Many drivers are unhappy about the high prices. They must pay more money to fill their cars. This affects family budgets across the country.
Vocabulary5 words
- fuel
- liquid used to make cars and machines work
- record
- the highest or biggest number ever
- oil
- a natural liquid used to make fuel
- distributors
- companies that sell things to shops or stations
- block
- to stop something from happening
Quiz
Answer key
1. The price of fuel 2. No 3. —
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The price of _____ is now very high. It is at a new _____.
But there is something strange. The price of _____ is not at its highest point.
The government wants to understand this _____. It has called a meeting with _____.
People are talking about ways to stop prices from _____.
One idea is to _____ prices, so the government controls them.
A TV show called 'C dans l'air' talked about this problem.