Sark Plan Could Protect 30% of Its Waters
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Sark is a small island. It has a new plan for the sea around it.
The plan wants to give more protection to the sea near Sark.
This protection would cover about 50 square miles of water. That is about 30% of the sea around the island.
A marine plan is a plan for the sea. It helps look after fish, plants, and animals in the water.
People want to keep the sea healthy for the future.
This is only a proposal right now. It is not a final rule yet.
If people agree, the sea around Sark will get more care and safety.
Vocabulary15 words
- plan
- an idea for what to do
- protection
- keeping something safe
- marine plan
- a plan about the sea
- proposal
- an idea that people talk about before deciding
- island
- land with water all around it
- square miles
- a way to measure how big an area of land or sea is
- cover
- to include or reach over an area
- healthy
- in good condition
- future
- time that has not happened yet
- rule
- something people must follow
- sea
- big area of salt water
- animals
- living things like fish or birds
- safety
- being free from danger
- care
- looking after something well
- agree
- to say yes to an idea
Quiz
Answer key
1. The sea around Sark 2. About 30% 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Sark is a small _____. It has a new plan for the sea around it.
The plan wants to give more _____ to the sea near Sark.
This protection would cover about 50 _____ miles of water.
That is about 30% of the sea around the _____.
A marine plan is a plan for the _____.
It helps look after fish, plants, and _____ in the water.
People want to keep the sea _____ for the future.
This is only a _____ right now.
It is not a final _____ yet.
If people _____, the sea around Sark will get more care and safety.
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