Japanese Ferry Company Faces Hearing Over Crew Drinking
Listen to the story
Tokai Kisen is a ferry company in Japan. It carries people to islands near Tokyo.
News reports say some crew members drank alcohol while working. This happened during their duty time on the ship.
The Kanto Transport Bureau is a government office. It checks transport companies. The bureau held a hearing about the company.
The company may get a business suspension. This means it cannot work for some time.
After the hearing, the president of Tokai Kisen said sorry. He said sorry to people who live on the islands.
The company must make a plan to fix the problem. It will give this plan to the government.
Vocabulary10 words
- ferry
- a boat that carries people or cars
- duty
- the time when you must work
- Transport Bureau
- a government office for transport
- hearing
- a meeting to ask questions about a problem
- business suspension
- stopping a company from working for some time
- president
- the top boss of a company
- crew
- the people who work on a ship
- island
- land with water all around it
- government
- the people who run a country
- plan
- an idea of what to do next
Quiz
Answer key
1. They drank alcohol 2. The Kanto Transport Bureau 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Tokai Kisen is a _____ company in Japan. It carries people to _____ near Tokyo.
News reports say some crew members drank _____ while working. This happened during their _____ time on the ship.
The Kanto _____ is a government office. It checks transport companies. The bureau held a _____ about the company.
The company may get a _____. This means it cannot work for some time.
After the hearing, the _____ of Tokai Kisen said sorry. He said sorry to people who live on the islands.
The company must make a _____ to fix the problem. It will give this plan to the government.