Let’s read aloud first. 最初に声を出して読んでみましょう。
Oil has been getting more expensive since 2008. Russia attacks Ukraine in February 2022. The US and EU wanted Russia to stop the war. They stop importing oil from Russia. Because they do not have enough oil, the price of it goes up. Oil prices increased the prices of the fuel. The price of oil has jumped from 100 dollars to 200 dollars for one barrel. Companies who have just started to recover from the pandemic, could face new problems due to it. The price of natural gas is linked to crude oil.
Questions:
- Since when has oil become expensive?
- Who stopped importing oil from Russia?
- Why did oil become expensive?
- By how much has the price of the oil jumped?
- What will happen to companies that have just recovered from the pandemic?
- What is the price of oil in Japan?
- What is your opinion?