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B1 English News | Sailors Offered Five Times Their Pay to Cross Hormuz
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Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.
In this episode: Sailors are reportedly offered up to five times their normal salary to cross the dangerous Strait of Hormuz, where nearly 100 vessels have been hit. Also: At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, died when a boat carrying 305 people capsized off Djibouti; around 82 people were rescued.
Today’s English focus: the = used for a specific person, group, or thing. Vocabulary: capsize (to turn over in water), rescue (to save someone from danger), survivor (a person who remains alive after a dangerous event).
Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-10-12
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