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Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
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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 ideasResearchers
- ingredient — One part of a food or productingredients
- region — A large area or part of a countryregions
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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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