Flag Tour Stopped at Vieques Refuge in Puerto Rico
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The same story at six levels
How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service runs a tour.
- A2
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service protects nature.
- B1
In May 2026, the Flags Across America tour stopped at the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge in Puerto Rico.
- B2
Starting in the 1940s, the U.S. Navy used much of the island of Vieques in Puerto Rico for military training.
- C1
Starting in the 1940s, the U.S. Navy used much of the island of Vieques in Puerto Rico for military training.
- C2
For decades starting in the 1940s, the U.S. Navy used much of the island of Vieques in Puerto Rico for military training.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- refuge
- a safe place where animals and plants are kept away from danger
- anniversary
- a date on which an important past event is remembered each year
- diversity
- having many different types of things or living beings in the same place
- shelter
- to give a safe home to people or animals and keep them from harm
- species
- a group of plants or animals that are the same kind and can produce young together
- surrounding
- being everywhere around a place
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by US Fish and Wildlife Service. Read the original for the full report.