Tristan da Cunha

23-01-2018 15:00

Level 1:

Tristan da Cunha is an island. It is between South Africa and South America. Only 265
people live there. They are British.
There is a volcano on the island. In the 1960s, it erupted. People had to leave.
They went to England. Many of them liked England. But they went back to Tristan da
Cunha.
People at this island want to produce more food. They need help. They are looking for
good farmers. If you are a good farmer, this can be the job for you!
Difficult words: erupt (to explode), had to (past of “have to” = “must”), produce (to make).

Level 2:

Tristan da Cunha is a British territory. It is also the loneliest human colony on Earth with
only 265 residents. The island is situated midway between South Africa and South
America.
In the 1960s, residents to be evacuated to England when the volcano on the island
erupted. When the island was safe again, the people returned. However, around 3/4 of the
people preferred England to the lonely island.
The residents of the island are looking for a farming advisor who could help
them increase their food production. So if you like farming and you like being alone, this
could be the job for you!
Difficult words: resident (a person who resides – lives somewhere), advisor (a person who
gives advice – says what is or isn’t good to do), increase (to make more

Level 3:

Tristan da Cunha is a British overseas territory, and is an island in the South Atlantic
Ocean, which is roughly hallway between Cape Town and Montevideo.
Its 265 residents are currently seeking a farmer who could help them increase their food
production and make them less reliant on imports, so if you happen to know something
about tending livestock and crop rotation, the job offer could be for you. However, as
one agriculturaladviser, who did the job a few years ago, said that the agriculture can be
summed up to cattle and sheep on 1,500 acres of grassland, and a small area with
potatoes.
Tristan da Cunha hit the headlines in the early sixties when a volcano forced
its inhabitants to evacuate, first to South Africa 1,500 miles away and then on to England.
Upon returning, not all of them seemed happy to continue living on the most remote
inhabited island on Earth.
One man who shared his feelings in 1965 said that if people had voted, around three
quarters would have stayed in England. However, the man’s cousin maintains that it is the
dream place to live and work, as it is very pristine, there is no crime, and anyone who
comes there for a short-term contract enjoys it so much that he or she says that he or she
would like to come back.
Difficult words: resident (a person who resides – lives somewhere), reliant (dependent
on), agricultural (farming), inhabitant (a person who inhabits a place – lives
there), maintain (to argue), pristine (clean).

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