Italy Holds Talks on Truckers' Fuel Price Protest
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Truck drivers in Italy are angry about the price of diesel. Diesel is the fuel that trucks use. The price is very high now. Truck drivers call this a strike. They stopped their trucks on the highways. This made big problems for other drivers. The protest also hurt shops. Supermarkets now have less fruit and vegetables. Trucks carry this food to shops every day. Without trucks, food cannot move. The government wants to help. Minister Matteo Salvini is in charge of transport. He met with truck drivers this week. They want the government to give money fast. This money will help pay for expensive fuel. The meeting happened with the Italian ministry for business, called Mimit. Both sides want a quick answer.
Vocabulary15 words
- diesel
- a type of fuel used in trucks and some cars
- strike
- when workers stop working to show they are angry
- Salvini
- the name of the Italian minister for transport
- Mimit
- the Italian government department for business and industry
- highway
- a big, fast road between cities
- protest
- when people show they are angry about something
- resources
- money or help that people need
- shortage
- when there is not enough of something
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- fuel
- something you burn to make a car or truck move
- transport
- moving people or things from one place to another
- minister
- an important person in the government
- supermarket
- a big shop that sells food
- driver
- a person who drives a vehicle
- meeting
- when people come together to talk
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1. High diesel prices 2. They had less fruit and vegetables 3. Matteo Salvini
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Truck drivers in Italy are angry about the price of _____. The price is very high now. Truck drivers call this a _____. They stopped their trucks on the _____. This made big problems for other drivers. The protest also hurt shops. Supermarkets now have less fruit and _____. Trucks carry this food to shops every day. Without trucks, food cannot move. The government wants to help. Minister Matteo _____ is in charge of transport. He met with truck drivers this week. They want the government to give money fast. This money will help pay for expensive _____. The meeting happened with the Italian ministry for business, called _____. Both sides want a quick answer.
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