Jackdaw Gas Field: Will It Lower Energy Bills?
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The UK has made a decision about a gas field called Jackdaw.
A gas field is a place under the sea with natural gas.
People want to know how much gas Jackdaw can give.
They also want to know if it will make energy bills lower.
Energy bills are the money people pay for gas and electricity.
BBC Verify is a team that checks facts.
They are looking at the Jackdaw decision closely.
They want to know about energy security.
Energy security means a country has enough energy for its people.
They also want to know about the environment.
The environment means nature, like air, land, and sea.
Many people care about how gas affects the environment.
Gas can create pollution when it is used.
This story will explain more about Jackdaw soon.
People want clear answers about bills and energy.
Vocabulary15 words
- gas field
- a place under the ground or sea with natural gas
- energy bills
- money you pay for gas and electricity
- energy security
- having enough energy for everyone
- environment
- nature, like air, land and water
- decision
- a choice someone makes
- natural gas
- a fuel found under the ground or sea
- pollution
- bad things that harm air, land or water
- fact
- something that is true
- check
- to look at something carefully
- team
- a group of people working together
- country
- a place with its own government
- electricity
- power used for lights and machines
- nature
- everything in the world not made by people
- explain
- to make something easy to understand
- close
- near; careful
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1. A gas field 2. It checks facts 3. Having enough energy for people
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The UK has made a _____ about a gas field called Jackdaw.
A gas field is a place under the sea with natural _____.
People want to know how much gas Jackdaw can _____.
They also want to know if it will make energy _____ lower.
Energy bills are the money people pay for gas and _____.
BBC Verify is a team that checks _____.
They are looking at the Jackdaw decision _____.
They want to know about energy _____.
Energy security means a country has enough _____ for its people.
They also want to know about the _____.
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