Which Level Are You At? The Mangrove Guardians of Trang
One story · four scenes · 24 gaps · vocabulary in context, from a fishing village to a climate summit
How it works. Read the story from the beginning. At each numbered gap, choose the word or phrase that fits the meaning of the story, not just the sentence. The scenes become harder as the story goes on. Answer every gap you can, then press See My Level.
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Scene 1 · Life by the Sea
Level band 1 · Beginning–Low Intermediate (A1–A2)Anan lives in a small fishing village by the in Trang. His father goes out in a small every morning to catch fish. Near the village there are many mangrove . They are very for the village because they stop big waves.
After school, Anan often swims in the water near the beach. In the evening he helps his mother the fish at the market.
Scene 2 · After the Storm
Level band 2 · Intermediate (B1)Some years ago, a company many mangrove trees to build shrimp farms. After that, the fishermen caught fish than before. Then a strong storm hit the coast, and the waves several houses.
The villagers realised that the mangroves had them for generations. Anan and his friends a youth group to plant new trees. It is hard, muddy work, but the young trees are well.
Scene 3 · A Project Report
Level band 3 · High Intermediate (B2)Trang Mangrove Restoration: Five-Year Review
Mangrove forests store far more carbon per hectare than most forests. Their therefore releases large amounts of greenhouse gases. Since 2020, our project has 40 hectares of damaged coastline.
Survival rates of young trees have from 30 to 75 percent. This success is largely to local knowledge of tides and soil. Fish numbers in the area are also showing signs of .
Scene 4 · A Speech at the Climate Summit
Level band 4 · Advanced (C1)Fifteen years later, Anan, now a marine scientist, spoke at an international climate summit.
“Conservation that excludes local communities is not only unjust but often . Coastal people have a interest in protecting the ecosystems on which their livelihoods depend. Top-down projects that fishing communities from their traditional waters have failed again and again.
By contrast, community-led restoration has proved remarkably . International climate finance should therefore be towards those who protect ecosystems, not those who profit from destroying them. The mangrove teaches us a simple : what protects us must also be protected by us.”
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