UK Approves Jackdaw Gasfield in North Sea
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The UK has said yes to a new gas project. It is called the Jackdaw gasfield. The gasfield is in the North Sea. The company Shell wants to get gas there. Shell asked the government many times for this. People already thought the government would say yes.
This news makes some people angry. They are environmental campaigners. These are people who work to protect nature. They do not want more gas projects. They think gas is bad for the climate.
Gas comes from under the sea. Companies use big machines to get it. This gas can give energy to homes and factories. But making and using gas can hurt the air and the Earth.
The government says this project is good for the UK. Shell will now start work on the Jackdaw gasfield. Many people will watch what happens next.
Vocabulary15 words
- Jackdaw
- the name of a gas project in the sea
- Shell
- a big company that gets oil and gas
- environmental campaigners
- people who work hard to protect nature
- climate
- the normal weather of the Earth over a long time
- gasfield
- a place under the ground or sea with natural gas
- North Sea
- a sea between the UK and other countries
- approve
- to say yes to something
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- lobbying
- asking leaders many times for something you want
- energy
- power used to make things work, like light or heat
- project
- a big plan of work
- nature
- plants, animals, and the natural world
- decision
- a choice someone makes
- campaign
- work done to change or stop something
- protect
- to keep something safe
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1. A new gasfield 2. In the North Sea 3. Environmental campaigners
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The UK has said yes to a new gas project. It is called the _____ gasfield. The gasfield is in the _____ Sea. The company _____ wants to get gas there. Shell asked the government many times for this. People already thought the government would say yes.
This news makes some people angry. They are environmental _____. These are people who work to protect nature. They do not want more gas projects. They think gas is bad for the _____.
Gas comes from under the _____. Companies use big machines to get it. This gas can give _____ to homes and factories. But making and using gas can hurt the air and the Earth.
The government says this project is good for the UK. Shell will now start _____ on the Jackdaw gasfield. Many people will watch what happens next.
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