Gas Prices Hit Record High Before Labor Day
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Gas prices in the United States are very high. They are the highest ever for Labor Day weekend. Labor Day is a holiday in September. Many people drive on this weekend.
Diesel prices are also very high. Diesel is a fuel for trucks and buses. The price of diesel is now the highest it has ever been.
President Trump is looking for answers. He wants to find ways to lower the prices. It is not clear yet what he will do.
In Utah, there is another problem. Roads may have long delays this weekend. Drivers could wait up to 60 minutes in traffic. This is difficult because gas already costs a lot of money.
Many families travel during Labor Day. High gas prices make trips more expensive. Long traffic delays make trips harder too.
Vocabulary15 words
- diesel
- a type of fuel used in trucks and some cars
- record
- the highest or lowest number ever
- Labor Day
- a holiday in the United States in September
- delay
- extra time you must wait
- scramble
- to move fast to find an answer
- fuel
- something used to make engines work
- traffic
- many cars on the road
- price
- how much something costs
- surge
- a fast increase
- weekend
- Saturday and Sunday
- answer
- a solution to a problem
- holiday
- a day when people do not work
- expensive
- costing a lot of money
- president
- the leader of a country
- trip
- a journey somewhere
Quiz
Answer key
1. They are at a record high 2. — 3. Delays up to 60 minutes
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Gas prices in the United States are very _____.
They are the highest ever for _____ weekend.
_____ prices are also very high.
The price of diesel is now the highest it has ever _____.
President Trump is looking for _____.
He wants to find ways to lower the _____.
In Utah, there is another _____.
Drivers could wait up to 60 _____ in traffic.
High gas prices make trips more _____.
Long traffic _____ make trips harder too.
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