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Van Dai Duong
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Maziwi Island, a popular tourist destination off the coast of Tanzania known for its white sand beaches and coral reefs, has completely disappeared. Conservation experts are alarmed by its vanishing, with one describing it as a "catastrophe." A conservationist who had previously visited the idyllic 1500 acre island could not find any trace of it on a return trip. He speculates that dynamiting of the coral reefs and clearing of the island's vegetation left it vulnerable to powerful monsoon storms, which likely washed the island away. Locals are reluctant to discuss the affair due to a superstition that the island's disappearance signals the end of the world.

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"CATASTROPHE" OF THE VANISHING ISLAND From Iain Guest in Gland, Switzerland
The conservation community has reacted with alarm to the disappearance of an island off the coast of Tanzania. Until recently, Maziwi was the kind of place featured in holiday brochures: an idyllic 1500 arces of palm trees ringed with white sand, and a coral reef. It was places for the green turtle, an endangered species, off the East African coast. Then it vanished without trace. " It is a catastrophe" said Mr James Thorsell, who works on marine parks at the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), here at Gland. Mr Thorsell was formerly at the College of African Wildlife Management in Tazania and he heard so much about Maziwi that he went to visit the island last year. When he arrived, all he saw was a tiny sand bar a few feet wide at low tide. Conservation preservation and protection of the environment and the natural things in it. Alarm fear, apprehension Feature (v) Be a prominent part of Idyllic pleasant and simple Ring (v) surround Vanish (v): disappear Without a trace Cleanly, completely Catastrophe Disaster
coral reef Coral Hard red, pink or white substance built on the sea bed by small creatures. Reef Ridge of rock just below or above the surface of the sea.
sand bar Sand bar bank / ridge of sand.
"I just couldn't believe it . There was nothing left", he said yesterday. According to a local superstition, the disappearance of Maziwi would signal the end of the world. This , in Mr Thorsell's view, may have made Tanzanians reluctant to discuss the affair. In the absence of any official investigation, Mr Thorsell speculates that fishermen dynamited the coral reefs which surrounded the island. At the same time, he feels, local people probably cut down much of its lush vegetation and trees, for use in building or charcoal. This left the island hopelessly vulnerable to the ferocious monsoon, known in Swahili as the Kazi Kazi, which washed the island away. Another possibility, more remote, is that the island was built on coral which was smashed and damaged by tourists collecting shells. If they unwittingly opened up a hole, it is conceivable that the island poured away into the sea. It is still legal to export shells from Tanzania superstition reluctant lush conceivable Speculate (v) Guess Monsoon Seasonal wind blowing in the Indian Ocean from SW from April to October (wet monsoon) and from NE during the other months. (Dry monsoon) . The rainy Sean that comes with the wet monsoon. ( Gi坦 m湛a, m湛a m動a ) Unwitting Doing sth without being aware of it or intending to do it ferocious (adj): very aggressive or violent; very strong Smash (v) break, hit very hard, destroy Superstition : belong to the spirit situation which cant explain Reluctant : not willing Lush: fresh and green, heavily overgrown. Conceivabl e : possible
charcoal Black substance used as fuel made by burning wood slowly in an oven with little air.
vege揃ta揃tion (n) [U] plants in general, especially the plants that are found in a particular area or environment
Explain what is referred to Then it vanished without trace " It is a catastrophe" said Mr James Thorsell "I just couldn't believe it . There was nothing left", he said yesterday. This , in Mr Thorsell's view, may have made Tanzanians reluctant to discuss the affair. This left the island hopelessly vulnerable to The island/Maziwi The vanishing island The disappearance of Maziwi The disappearance of Maziwi Dynamiting the coral reef and cutting down much lush vegetation
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  • 1. "CATASTROPHE" OF THE VANISHING ISLAND From Iain Guest in Gland, Switzerland
  • 2. The conservation community has reacted with alarm to the disappearance of an island off the coast of Tanzania. Until recently, Maziwi was the kind of place featured in holiday brochures: an idyllic 1500 arces of palm trees ringed with white sand, and a coral reef. It was places for the green turtle, an endangered species, off the East African coast. Then it vanished without trace. " It is a catastrophe" said Mr James Thorsell, who works on marine parks at the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), here at Gland. Mr Thorsell was formerly at the College of African Wildlife Management in Tazania and he heard so much about Maziwi that he went to visit the island last year. When he arrived, all he saw was a tiny sand bar a few feet wide at low tide. Conservation preservation and protection of the environment and the natural things in it. Alarm fear, apprehension Feature (v) Be a prominent part of Idyllic pleasant and simple Ring (v) surround Vanish (v): disappear Without a trace Cleanly, completely Catastrophe Disaster
  • 3. coral reef Coral Hard red, pink or white substance built on the sea bed by small creatures. Reef Ridge of rock just below or above the surface of the sea.
  • 4. sand bar Sand bar bank / ridge of sand.
  • 5. "I just couldn't believe it . There was nothing left", he said yesterday. According to a local superstition, the disappearance of Maziwi would signal the end of the world. This , in Mr Thorsell's view, may have made Tanzanians reluctant to discuss the affair. In the absence of any official investigation, Mr Thorsell speculates that fishermen dynamited the coral reefs which surrounded the island. At the same time, he feels, local people probably cut down much of its lush vegetation and trees, for use in building or charcoal. This left the island hopelessly vulnerable to the ferocious monsoon, known in Swahili as the Kazi Kazi, which washed the island away. Another possibility, more remote, is that the island was built on coral which was smashed and damaged by tourists collecting shells. If they unwittingly opened up a hole, it is conceivable that the island poured away into the sea. It is still legal to export shells from Tanzania superstition reluctant lush conceivable Speculate (v) Guess Monsoon Seasonal wind blowing in the Indian Ocean from SW from April to October (wet monsoon) and from NE during the other months. (Dry monsoon) . The rainy Sean that comes with the wet monsoon. ( Gi坦 m湛a, m湛a m動a ) Unwitting Doing sth without being aware of it or intending to do it ferocious (adj): very aggressive or violent; very strong Smash (v) break, hit very hard, destroy Superstition : belong to the spirit situation which cant explain Reluctant : not willing Lush: fresh and green, heavily overgrown. Conceivabl e : possible
  • 6. charcoal Black substance used as fuel made by burning wood slowly in an oven with little air.
  • 7. vege揃ta揃tion (n) [U] plants in general, especially the plants that are found in a particular area or environment
  • 8. Explain what is referred to Then it vanished without trace " It is a catastrophe" said Mr James Thorsell "I just couldn't believe it . There was nothing left", he said yesterday. This , in Mr Thorsell's view, may have made Tanzanians reluctant to discuss the affair. This left the island hopelessly vulnerable to The island/Maziwi The vanishing island The disappearance of Maziwi The disappearance of Maziwi Dynamiting the coral reef and cutting down much lush vegetation
  • 9. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!