Impact of Oil Spill on Anapa's TourismCEFR A1
27 Jul 2025
Adapted from Daria Dergacheva, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Polina Grishma, Unsplash
AI-assisted adaptation of the original article, simplified for language learners.
- Anapa is a town in Russia.
- There was an oil spill in the area.
- The spill affected tourism badly.
- Many hotels have fewer guests now.
- Some shops are closing.
- People are worried about the beaches.
Difficult words
- tourism — business of traveling for fun or work.
- spill — when a liquid falls or flows out.
- affect — to change something in some way.affected
- worried — feeling anxious about something.
- hotel — place where people stay when traveling.hotels
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Discussion questions
- What do you think about oil spills?
- How do spills affect towns?
- What can be done to help the area?
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