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Wildfires Threaten Thousands of Historic American Landmarks (Level A1) — a large fire is burning in the mountains

Wildfires Threaten Thousands of Historic American LandmarksCEFR A1

28 Jul 2026

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Adapted from Sonia Fernandez-UCSB, Futurity • CC BY 4.0

Photo by Mike Newbry, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
82 words
  • Wildfires are a big danger to old buildings in America.
  • Recent fires destroyed famous historic sites in California and Arizona.
  • A new study looked at many historic places in the country.
  • More than half of these places face a risk of fire.
  • The risk is highest in the western part of the country.
  • Old buildings are easy to burn and hard to replace.
  • Most states do not include historic sites in fire plans.
  • Workers can clear plants around buildings to protect them.

Difficult words

  • wildfire — a large fire that burns out of control
    Wildfires
  • destroy — to break or damage something so it cannot be used
    destroyed
  • historic — important or famous because it is old
  • protect — to keep someone or something safe from harm

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Discussion questions

  • Do you like visiting old historic buildings?
  • What famous old places are in your country?

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