Slovenia Changes Fuel Prices
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Slovenia has new prices for fuel. Fuel is the petrol and diesel that cars use. The government made a new price list. This list shows how much fuel costs now.
Drivers must now pay more money for fuel. This is called a price rise. People who drive cars will feel this change. Filling a car with fuel is called a full tank.
Many drivers use fuel every day. They drive to work or drive on trips. Higher fuel prices mean people pay more money. This can also change the price of other things.
People near Slovenia may also feel this change. Some drivers cross the border to buy fuel. A border is the line between two countries. If fuel is cheaper on one side, people go there.
The new prices started very recently. People are talking about the change online. Many drivers are not happy about the higher prices. They hope prices will not rise again soon.
Vocabulary15 words
- petrol
- a liquid fuel for cars
- diesel
- another type of fuel for cars
- price list
- a paper or page that shows the cost of things
- price rise
- when something becomes more expensive
- full tank
- when a car's fuel container is completely full
- border
- the line between two countries
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- driver
- a person who drives a car
- fuel
- the liquid that makes a car's engine work
- pump
- the machine at a gas station that gives fuel
- cost
- the amount of money you must pay
- trip
- a short journey
- money
- coins and notes people use to pay for things
- car
- a machine with wheels that people drive
- change
- when something becomes different
Quiz
Answer key
1. Fuel prices 2. Up 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Slovenia has new prices for _____. Fuel is the petrol and diesel that cars use. The government made a new price _____. This list shows how much fuel costs now.
Drivers must now pay more _____ for fuel. This is called a price _____. People who drive cars will feel this change. Filling a car with fuel is called a full _____.
Many drivers use fuel every day. They drive to _____ or drive on trips. Higher fuel prices mean people pay more money. This can also change the price of other _____.
People near Slovenia may also feel this change. Some drivers cross the _____ to buy fuel. If fuel is cheaper on one side, people go _____.
The new prices started very _____. People are talking about the change online. Many drivers are not happy about the higher _____.