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Gum ingredients help tilapia cope with cold (Level A1) — a large amount of dead fish on the ground

Gum ingredients help tilapia cope with coldCEFR A1

11 Oct 2024

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Adapted from Harvey Sapigao, SciDev • CC BY 2.0

Photo by Quang Nguyen Vinh, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
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  • Tilapia is a fish raised on farms.
  • Tilapia farming gives many people steady income.
  • Farmers sell fish for food and money.
  • Tilapia are sensitive and do not like cold water.
  • Cold water makes tilapia grow more slowly and smaller.
  • Farmers often get lower income in cold months.
  • Researchers tested two food ingredients from chewing gum.
  • The ingredients were lecithin and Arabic gum.
  • The diet helped fish keep better growth and health.
  • This idea can help farms in cooler regions.

Difficult words

  • farming — Activity of raising animals or plants for food
  • income — Money a person or family receives regularly
  • sensitive — Easily affected by changes or conditions
  • researcher — A person who studies and tests ideas
    Researchers
  • ingredient — One part of a food or product
    ingredients
  • region — A large area or part of a country
    regions

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Discussion questions

  • Do you eat fish?
  • Have you seen a farm?
  • Do you prefer warm or cool weather?

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