Tourist Fined for Using Motor Boat in Protected Asinara Waters
A tourist got a fine near Asinara.
Asinara is an island in Italy. The sea around it is a protected area. This means people cannot do everything there. Boats with motors cannot go in some parts of the water.
The tourist used a tender. A tender is a small boat with a motor. He drove it into the protected sea.
People who watch the area saw the boat. They gave the tourist a fine. A fine is money you must pay when you break a rule.
The rules protect fish, plants, and the sea. Motor boats can hurt the sea and the animals in it. This is why the area has special rules.
Many tourists visit Asinara every year. They come to see the nature and the clean water. The rules help keep the sea beautiful for everyone.
Vocabulary6 words
- protected area
- a place where nature has special rules
- tender
- a small boat with a motor
- fine
- money you pay for breaking a rule
- motor
- a machine that makes something move
- island
- land with water all around it
- rule
- something you must do or not do
Quiz
Answer key
1. A motor boat 2. In the protected sea near Asinara 3. He broke a sea rule
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A tourist got a _____ near Asinara.
Asinara is an _____ in Italy.
The sea around it is a _____ area.
Boats with _____ cannot go in some parts of the water.
The tourist used a _____.
A tender is a small boat with a _____.
People who watch the area saw the _____.
They gave the tourist a _____.
The rules protect fish, plants, and the _____.
Motor boats can hurt the sea and the _____ in it.