TotalEnergies Workers Block Fuel Shipments in Strike
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Workers at TotalEnergies are on strike in France. TotalEnergies is a big energy company. The workers make fuel at refineries. A refinery is a factory that makes fuel from oil.
The CGT union speaks for the workers. CGT is a big workers' group in France. A union helps workers ask for better conditions.
The CGT says no fuel will leave the refineries today. Workers are blocking shipments of fuel. A shipment is fuel sent from one place to another.
This strike is happening at several refineries, not just one. Many fuel stations may have problems soon. A fuel station is a place where cars get fuel.
People worry about a fuel shortage. A shortage means there is not enough of something. If trucks cannot get fuel, some stations may close.
It is not clear how long the strike will last. The CGT did not say when workers will stop blocking the fuel.
Vocabulary6 words
- strike
- when workers stop work to ask for something
- refineries
- factories that turn oil into fuel
- CGT
- a big workers' group in France
- shipments
- goods sent from one place to another
- fuel stations
- places where cars get fuel
- shortage
- not enough of something
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Answer key
1. Workers at TotalEnergies 2. Fuel shipments 3. True
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Workers at TotalEnergies are on _____ in France.
The workers make fuel at _____.
The _____ union speaks for the workers.
The CGT says no fuel will leave the refineries _____.
Workers are blocking _____ of fuel.
This strike is happening at _____ refineries.
Many _____ may have problems soon.
People worry about a fuel _____.
If trucks cannot get fuel, some stations may _____.
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