Invasive Algae Found in the Kaipo River
In the app: the whole story at your level, listening, the quiz and the word cards.
The same story at six levels
How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
The Department of Conservation found didymo.
- A2
A recent survey found didymo in the Kaipo River.
- B1
A recent survey by the Department of Conservation found didymo in the Kaipo River in northwest Fiordland.
- B2
A recent survey by the Department of Conservation found the invasive freshwater algae didymo in the Kaipo River in northwest Fiordland.
- C1
A recent survey by the Department of Conservation found the invasive freshwater algae didymo in the Kaipo River in northwest Fiordland.
- C2
The Kaipo River, winding through northwest Fiordland, once stood as a pristine environment, deeply valued by both the natural world and the visitors who traveled to experience it.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- survey
- an examination of opinions, behaviour, or conditions to find out information
- invasive
- spreading very quickly and difficult to stop, often causing damage
- untouched
- not changed, damaged, or affected by people
- ecosystem
- all the living things in an area and the way they affect each other and the environment
- urge
- to strongly advise or try to persuade someone to do something
- debris
- broken or torn pieces of something larger
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by Department of Conservation (New Zealand). Read the original for the full report.