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 é uma das mais
importantes rotas de transporte e está
bloqueada
Um navio de contêiner 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 contêiner
Bem, vai precisar de algum deslocamento
50 navios por dia normalmente passam pelo
canal transportando 12 por cento do comércio mundial
então a pressão está realmente alta
para fazê-lo reflutuar
Aqui está Richard Galpin
Um dos maiores contêineres do mundo
navios bloqueando o Canal de Suez,
uma das mais vitais rotas de comércio do mundo
O navio operado por uma empresa taiwanesa, Evergreen, indo para o norte pelo canal em direção ao Mediterrâneo
quando perdeu toda a potência e direção
Então, quais são as razões para isso?
Uma delas é a falha do motor,
hum, você perde o controle devido ao motor
falha, você perderia o controle
devido a falha de direção ou você
perderia o controle, que
parece ser o caso aqui,
porque eles foram ...
eles experimentaram ventos fortes
Os pontos aqui mostram o congestionamento que já
se acumulou, enquanto outros grandes navios e contêineres de óleo e gás chegam na área mas não pode ir mais longe (adiante)
A posição do Ever Given bloqueando totalmente a rota
O navio de 200.000 toneladas agora está preso por dois dias
Os gerentes técnicos do navio
descartaram quaisquer falhas mecânicas ou do motor como um causa deste incidente
O trabalho para reflutuá-lo continua, mas até agora não foi bem sucedido
É uma situação incomum e é uma muito terrível uh, este é a maior embarcação de sempre que já encalhou no canal de Suez e ela se ficou de lado no canal bloqueando ambas as passagens norte e sul
Poderia ter uh, enorme
ramificações para o comércio global
especialmente entre
Ásia e europa
Normalmente 50 navios por dia
passam pelo canal de Suez fornecendo
até 12 por cento do comércio mundial
A principal alternativa para
navios viajando entre a Ásia e a Europa
é em torno da África, mas esta é 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 :)