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Climate Activists Block London Bridges, UK Oil Terminals

מאמר באנגלית לתרגול קריאה. כולל 5 מילים חדשות עם תרגום לעברית, 3 שאלות הבנת הנקרא, 5 שאלות לשיחה. מתאים למתקדמים.

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Four London bridges were blocked by climate change demonstrators on Friday, while other campaigners carried on weeks' worth of rallies against oil ports throughout Britain. As hundreds of Extinction Rebellion demonstrators occupied London's Waterloo, Blackfriars, Lambeth, and Westminster bridges to demand an end to new fossil fuel investments, cars and red double-decker buses backed up along highways. "Pockets of protest," according to the Metropolitan Police, were generating delays and commotion around central London.

The protests are a part of a growing movement for climate action, which has also seen Insulate Britain block motorways and roads to urge demands that the government provides funding for more energy-efficient homes. The Conservative government has responded by introducing steps to stop disruptive protests, which has generated discussion over free expression. The administration commended oil corporations on Friday for getting court orders to disperse protesters who had been obstructing oil terminals. 

Throughout the past two weeks, more than 600 people have been detained after environmental activists at oil depots all over the United Kingdom scaled oil tankers, padlocked themselves to buildings, and blocked roadways. Extinction Rebellion-affiliated organization Just Stop Oil is pleading with the government to halt all new oil and gas projects. Despite the injunctions, protests persisted on Friday at locations in southeast and central England, leading to numerous arrests.

מילים חדשות מהטקסט

  • Demonstrators /ˈdɛmənstreɪtəz/ noun מפגינים

    a person who is part of an event in which people gather together to show that they support or oppose something or someone

    Thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets.

  • Disperse /dɪsˈpɜːs/ verb לְפַזֵר

    to go or move in different directions

    Police ordered the crowd to disperse.

  • Obstructing /əbˈstrʌktɪŋ/ verb חוסם

    to block (something, such as a pipe or street) so that things cannot move through easily

    A large tree is obstructing the road.

  • Pleading /ˈpliːdɪŋ/ verb מתחנן

    to ask for something in a serious and emotional way

    He is begging and pleading, but she would not change her mind.

  • Injunctions /ɪnˈʤʌŋkʃənz/ noun צווי מניעה

    an authoritative warning or order

    The group has obtained injunctions to prevent the demolition of the building.

שאלות לשיחה

אין כאן תשובה נכונה — אלה שאלות לתרגול דיבור, לבד או מול מורה.

  1. What are your thoughts on the climate protests in London?
  2. Have there been any climate protests in your town or city in recent years?
  3. Do you think your government should do more to fight climate change?
  4. Whose responsibility do you think it is to stop climate change: individuals, businesses, or governments?
  5. Why do you think some people aren't concerned about climate change?

בדקו את עצמכם

3 שאלות. בחרו תשובה וקבלו בדיקה מיד.

  1. According to the Metropolitan Police, what was generating delays and commotion around central London?

  2. Who responded by introducing steps to stop disruptive protests?

  3. How many people have been detained after environmental activists at oil depots all over the United Kingdom scaled oil tankers, padlocked themselves to buildings, and blocked roadways?

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