Let’s read aloud first. 最初に声を出して読んでみましょう。
Capri is a southern Italian island and a beautiful tourist destination. Divers catch mussels in the sea near the island, which has many problems with fishing. The divers sell the mussels to local restaurants for around 240 dollars per kilogram. Mussels live on coral reefs and rocks, so divers use hammers and some explosives, which damages the reefs badly. This is illegal. Coral reefs grow slowly and need many years to return to their original size. Local politicians in Capri are urging the government to establish a protected marine reserve around the island to protect its marine ecosystem threatened by illegal fishing.
Capri (カプリ, イタリアの観光地), destination (目的地), mussel (むらさき貝), coral reef (サンゴ礁), explosive (爆発物), marine reserve (海洋保護区)
Questions:
- What is Capri like?
- What do the divers catch?
- What kind of problem is there in Capri?
- How much is the price of one kg of mussels?
- To whom were the mussels sold?
- What are the local politicians doing?
- Have you eaten mussels?
- What is your opinion?