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26 February 2014

Sanctuary in Indonesia
Transcript:
A gentle giant in the waters off Indonesia.
Manta rays now have government protection from the threat of fishing within the
archipelago's vast ocean.
Fishermen can make up to $500 for each ray caught. But studies suggest a
single animal could generate up to $1 million in tourist revenue.
The government's decision has been welcomed by conservationists. Manta rays
are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for the Conservation of
Nature.
Vocabulary:
archipelago
a group of islands
generate
make, produce
revenue
income
conservationists
people who want to preserve nature and wildlife
vulnerable
in danger, at risk of being harmed

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Exercise:
Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from
news reports.
Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence
correctly.
archipelago / generate / revenue / conservationists / vulnerable

1.

Profits at Sina Corp, owner of China's largest Twitter-like site Weibo, surged
in the fourth quarter, boosted by a jump in advertising __________.

2.

The __________ of hundreds of islands sits at least 1,000 km (600 miles)

from the mainland, and is closer to the coast of Burma (Myanmar).

3.

Discovering a new species can be the defining moment of a biologist's

career, but for some it can also mean exposing rare and __________
animals to the dark world of the wildlife pet trade, with catastrophic results.

4.

In Ethiopia, there is now a food 'safety net' scheme assisting some eight
million people vulnerable to chronic food shortages. They are often supplied
for food in return for work, and the idea is that many can also get access to
micro-credit and to ways of helping them __________ their own income.

5.

One of the iconic species for __________, the giant panda, remains listed
as 'endangered', despite recent efforts in China to release captive-bred
pandas into the wild.

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Answers:

1. Profits at Sina Corp, owner of China's largest Twitter-like site Weibo, surged
in the fourth quarter, boosted by a jump in advertising revenue.
Source: Sina Weibo: Profits at 'China's Twitter' surge
http://bbc.in/1bIiUnX
2. The archipelago of hundreds of islands sits at least 1,000 km (600 miles)
from the mainland, and is closer to the coast of Burma (Myanmar).
Source: Tourist boat capsizes in Andaman Sea, 'killing 21'
http://bbc.in/MXCFNd

3.

Discovering a new species can be the defining moment of a biologist's career,

but for some it can also mean exposing rare and vulnerable animals to the
dark world of the wildlife pet trade, with catastrophic results.
Source: Should the location of newly discovered species be hidden?
http://bbc.in/1c3PxNz

4. In Ethiopia, there is now a food 'safety net' scheme assisting some eight
million people vulnerable to chronic food shortages. They are often supplied
for food in return for work, and the idea is that many can also get access to
micro-credit and to ways of helping them generate their own income.
Source: Horn of Africa tested by severe drought
http://bbc.in/1hOdx9z
5.

One of the iconic species for conservationists, the giant panda, remains
listed as 'endangered', despite recent efforts in China to release captive-bred
pandas into the wild.
Source: Concern grows for smallest bear
http://bbc.in/1k8WCeQ

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