This was a live class about the Ever Given, the container ship that ran aground in the Suez canal last week. There are a lot of useful words and expressions in this class. Enjoy ;)

ORIGINAL VIDEO

TRUE OR FALSE:

1) Around 100 ships pass through the canal every day

2) The Suez canal is one of the most important trade routes in the world

3) The ship is operated by a Japanese company

4) The ship lost power due to an engine failure

5) The alternative route for ships is around Africa

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ENGLISH TRANSCRIPT

Now, it's one of the world's most

important shipping routes and it's

blocked

A giant container ship ran aground in

the Suez canal after losing power

and at around 200.000 tons and over 400

meters long the container

Well, it's going to take some shifting 

50 ships a day normally pass through the

canal carrying 12 percent of the world's trade

so the pressure is really on

to get her refloated (to make her refloat)

Here's Richard Galpin

One of the world's biggest container

ships blocking the Suez Canal,

one of the world's most vital trade

routes

The ship operated by a Taiwanese company,

Evergreen, heading north through the canal towards the Mediterranean

when it lost all power and steering

So what are the reasons for this?

One of them is engine failure,

um, you lose control due to engine

failure, you would lose control

due to steering failure or you would

lose control, which

appears to be the case here, 

because they have been...

they have experienced high winds 

The dots here show the congestion that's

already built up as other large ships

and oil and gas containers arrive in the area

but can go no further 

The position of Ever Given

totally blocking the route

The 200.000 ton ship has now been stuck

for two days 

The ship's technical

managers have ruled out

any mechanical or engine failures as a

cause of this incident

Work to refloat it continues but so far

has not been successful 

It's an unusual

situation and it's a very dire one

uh, this is the largest vessel ever to go

ground in the Suez canal and she's gone

sideways in the canal blocking both

north and south passages 

It could have uh, huge

ramifications for global trade

especially between

Asia and Europe

Normally 50 ships a day

pass through the Suez canal providing up

to 12 percent of world trade 

The main alternative for

ships traveling between Asia and Europe

is around Africa but this is a much

longer route

Richard Galpin BBC News

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VOCABULARY FOCUS

BLOCKED

TO RUN AGROUND

IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME ?.ING 

THE PRESSURE IS REALLY ON

ENGINE FAILURE

DUE TO 

BUILT UP

STUCK

RULED OUT

SO FAR

UP TO 

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PORTUGUESE TRANSLATION

Agora, ela � uma das mais

importantes rotas de transporte e est�

bloqueada

Um navio de cont�iner gigante encalhou 

no canal de Suez depois de perder energia

e em/com cerca de 200.000 toneladas e mais de 400 metros de comprimento, o cont�iner

Bem, vai precisar de algum deslocamento

50 navios por dia normalmente passam pelo

canal transportando 12 por cento do com�rcio mundial

ent�o a press�o est� realmente alta

para faz�-lo reflutuar

Aqui est� Richard Galpin

Um dos maiores cont�ineres do mundo

navios bloqueando o Canal de Suez,

uma das mais vitais rotas de com�rcio do mundo 

O navio operado por uma empresa taiwanesa, Evergreen, indo para o norte pelo canal em dire��o ao Mediterr�neo

quando perdeu toda a pot�ncia e dire��o

Ent�o, quais s�o as raz�es para isso?

Uma delas � a falha do motor,

hum, voc� perde o controle devido ao motor

falha, voc� perderia o controle

devido a falha de dire��o ou voc�  

perderia o controle, que

parece ser o caso aqui,

porque eles foram ...

eles experimentaram ventos fortes

Os pontos aqui mostram o congestionamento que j�

se acumulou, enquanto outros grandes navios e cont�ineres de �leo e g�s chegam na �rea mas n�o pode ir mais longe (adiante)

A posi��o do Ever Given bloqueando totalmente a rota

O navio de 200.000 toneladas agora est� preso por dois dias

Os gerentes t�cnicos do navio

descartaram quaisquer falhas mec�nicas ou do motor como um causa deste incidente

O trabalho para reflutu�-lo continua, mas at� agora n�o foi bem sucedido

� uma situa��o incomum e � uma muito terr�vel uh, este � a maior embarca��o de sempre que j� encalhou no canal de Suez e ela se ficou de lado no canal bloqueando ambas as passagens norte e sul

Poderia ter uh, enorme

ramifica��es para o com�rcio global

especialmente entre

�sia e europa

Normalmente 50 navios por dia

passam pelo canal de Suez fornecendo

at� 12 por cento do com�rcio mundial

A principal alternativa para

navios viajando entre a �sia e a Europa

� em torno da �frica, mas esta � uma 

rota muito mais longa

Richard Galpin BBC News

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COMPLETE WITH ONE OR MORE WORDS:

1.Now, it's one of the world's most

important shipping routes and it's

______

2. A giant container ship ______ in

the Suez canal

3. So what are the reasons for this?

One of them is _____ failure

4. ? you would lose control

_____ steering failure

5. The dots here show the congestion that's

already ______

6.The 200.000 ton ship has now been ____

for two days  

7.The ship's technical managers have ______ any mechanical or engine failures as a

cause of this incident

8. Work to refloat it continues but ____

has not been successful 

9. Normally 50 ships a day

pass through the Suez canal providing _____ 12 percent of world ____

ANSWERS:

TRUE OR FALSE:

F 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.T

COMPLETE:

1. blocked

2. ran aground

3. engine

4. due to

5. built up 

6. stuck

7. ruled out

8. so far

9. up to / trade 

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Hope you have enjoyed it! See you next week :)  

Hope you have enjoyed it! See you next week :)