Uninhabited Islands Face Unusual TariffsCEFR A1
8 Apr 2025
Adapted from Kevin Rennie, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Emmanuel Appiah, Unsplash
AI-assisted adaptation of the original article, simplified for language learners.
- Norfolk Island is an Australian external territory.
- It has about 2,000 residents.
- It has a 29% tariff from the USA.
- Norfolk Island has many Norfolk pine trees.
- Tourism is important for its economy.
- Heard and McDonald Islands are uninhabited.
- They have a 10% tariff from the USA.
- Only penguins live there.
Difficult words
- territory — An area of land controlled by a country.
- residents — People who live in a place.
- tariff — A tax on goods from another country.
- important — Of great value or significance.
- economy — The system for producing and using goods.
- uninhabited — No people live there.
- penguins — A type of bird that cannot fly.
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Discussion questions
- Why do you think tourism is important for places like Norfolk Island?
- What do you imagine life is like on uninhabited islands?
- Why do you think penguins live only on certain islands?
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