Which Level Are You At? Dao and the Gentle Giants
One story · four scenes · 24 gaps · vocabulary in context, from an elephant sanctuary to a conference on ethical tourism
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.
อ่านเรื่องตั้งแต่ต้นจนจบ เลือกคำที่เข้ากับ ความหมายของเรื่อง ไม่ใช่แค่ประโยคเดียว ฉากหลัง ๆ จะยากขึ้นตามลำดับ ทำให้ครบแล้วกด See My Level เพื่อดูระดับและคำอธิบายทุกข้อ
Scene 1 · Morning at the Park
Level band 1 · Beginning–Low Intermediate (A1–A2)Dao works at an elephant near Chiang Mai. The elephants are very big, but they are and kind. Every morning Dao gives them bananas and . Then she takes them to the river to .
The baby elephant water at the visitors with its trunk. Everyone laughs because it is very .
Scene 2 · A Second Chance
Level band 2 · Intermediate (B1)Most of the elephants at the park were from logging camps or from begging on city streets. Some of them still have on their legs from heavy chains. The park does not allow visitors to the elephants. Instead, visitors can watch them in a natural way, eating, bathing and playing.
Dao believes that tourists should learn to animals, not use them for entertainment. Her job is hard and the pay is low, but she finds it very .
Scene 3 · A Magazine Article
Level band 3 · High Intermediate (B2)Choosing an Ethical Elephant Experience
Elephant tourism generates significant for northern Thailand. However, many camps still use cruel methods to make elephants . Ethical parks riding and performances altogether.
Yet critics argue that some parks are not as ethical as they to be. Visitors are therefore advised to a park’s practices carefully before booking. Over time, responsible choices by tourists can the whole industry.
Scene 4 · A Speech on Conservation
Level band 4 · Advanced (C1)Fifteen years later, Dao spoke at an international conservation conference.
“For decades, elephants have been treated as : tools for logging, then props for tourism. Their suffering was by the very visitors who claimed to love them. Genuine conservation requires us to the assumption that animals exist for our pleasure.
It also demands that local mahouts are not but supported in finding new livelihoods. Change will be unless the economic needs of these families are addressed. Our task is to build a tourism that is not merely profitable but defensible.”
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