Workers Remove 32,000 Pounds of Carp from 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
In September 2026, workers took many fish.
- A2
In September 2026, workers took 32,000 pounds of invasive carp.
- B1
In September 2026, wildlife workers removed 32,000 pounds of invasive carp.
- B2
In September 2026, wildlife workers removed 32,000 pounds of invasive carp from the Grand River in north-central Missouri.
- C1
In September 2026, wildlife workers removed 32,000 pounds of invasive carp from the Grand River in north-central Missouri.
- C2
In September 2026, a four-day project in north-central Missouri yielded an immense catch as wildlife workers removed 32,000 pounds of invasive carp from the Grand River.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- invasive
- spreading very quickly and difficult to stop, causing harm to the natural environment
- joint
- belonging to or shared between two or more people or groups
- specialized
- designed or developed for a particular purpose or area of knowledge
- stun
- to make a person or animal unconscious or unable to think normally for a short time
- native
- living or growing naturally in a particular place
- harvest
- to collect plants, animals, or fish to use them
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by US Fish and Wildlife Service. Read the original for the full report.