Rosebank: Life on the Oil Field at the Heart of a Political Row
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Rosebank is a big oil field under the sea near Scotland.
No one has taken oil from it yet. People call it untapped.
Rosebank is now part of a big political fight in the UK.
Some people want to open the oil field. Other people do not want this.
A BBC editor called James Cook went to see the field.
He went on a ship that sits on the water above Rosebank.
He wanted to learn about life and work on the ship.
The future of Rosebank is not clear yet.
People are waiting to know its fate.
This means they do not know what will happen next.
The story shows real life at a place many people talk about.
It also shows why the oil field is so important in the news.
Vocabulary6 words
- oil field
- a place where oil is found under the ground or sea
- untapped
- not used yet
- political
- about government and power
- editor
- a senior journalist who leads news reports
- ship
- a big boat
- fate
- what will happen to something in the future
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Answer key
1. An oil field near Scotland 2. A BBC editor 3. No
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Rosebank is a big _____ under the sea near Scotland.
No one has taken oil from it yet. People call it _____.
Rosebank is now part of a big _____ fight in the UK.
A BBC _____ called James Cook went to see the field.
He went on a _____ that sits on the water above Rosebank.
People are waiting to know its _____.
This means they do not know what will happen next.
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