Petrobras and Brazilian Navy Sign Cooperation Agreement
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Petrobras is a big oil company in Brazil.
The Brazilian Navy protects the sea for Brazil.
Petrobras and the Navy signed a new agreement.
It is called a protocol of intentions.
The agreement is about working together.
They will work on technical and strategic projects.
One goal is to protect sea resources.
Sea resources are things like oil, gas, and fish.
The agreement also talks about the Equatorial Margin.
This is a sea area in Brazil.
It has oil and gas under the water.
The Navy will help and support work there.
This new agreement makes their partnership stronger.
Petrobras and the Navy want to work together more.
They want to protect Brazil's ocean and its resources.
Vocabulary7 words
- agreement
- a decision two groups make together
- protocol of intentions
- a document that shows a plan to work together
- technical
- about special skills or science work
- strategic
- about important, long-term plans
- resources
- useful things found in nature
- Equatorial Margin
- a sea area in Brazil with oil and gas
- partnership
- when two groups work together
Quiz
Answer key
1. Petrobras and the Brazilian Navy 2. To protect sea resources 3. A sea area with oil and gas
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Petrobras is a big oil company in _____.
The Brazilian Navy protects the _____ for Brazil.
Petrobras and the Navy signed a new _____.
It is called a protocol of _____.
They will work on technical and _____ projects.
One goal is to protect sea _____.
The agreement also talks about the Equatorial _____.
This is a sea area in _____.
The Navy will help and support work _____.
This new agreement makes their _____ stronger.