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Oil spill near Anapa after Kerch Strait stormCEFR A1
27 Jul 2025
Adapted from Daria Dergacheva, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Polina Grishma, Unsplash
Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
73 words
- Oil reached beaches near Anapa.
- It happened after a strong storm.
- Two ships were damaged in the storm.
- One ship split and sank at sea.
- Many hotels are now half-empty and quiet.
- Tourists cancelled many trips to the coast this summer.
- Local shops and cafés have very few customers.
- Volunteers and local companies are cleaning the coast.
- Authorities closed many beaches and banned swimming.
- People worry about jobs, income and the future.
Difficult words
- beach — area of sand by the seabeaches
- storm — very strong wind and heavy rain
- damage — to make something broken or worsedamaged
- sink — to go down under the watersank
- half-empty — not full; with few people there
- volunteer — a person who helps without payVolunteers
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Discussion questions
- Have you been to a beach this year?
- Would you help clean a beach?
- Do you like to visit the coast in summer?
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