The Moken · Collocation Practice

Drag a blue phrase into a gap. On a phone or tablet: tap the phrase, then tap the gap.

Activity 1 · Match the halves

Put the second half of each collocation in the gap.

the coast on the sea and die on the sea me most wooden boats possessions a family as clearly as long as normal their knowledge of the sea of the tsunami coming to higher ground problems their population

live off

are born

What struck

hand-built

have few

treat as

see twice

stay underwater twice

deep is

they recognised the signs

they fled

they are facing

problems are reducing

Activity 3 · Complete the sentences

Drag the correct collocation into each sentence about the Moken.

live off the coast are born on the sea and die on the sea What struck me most hand-built wooden boats have few possessions treat as a family see twice as clearly stay underwater twice as long as normal Deep is their knowledge of the sea They recognised the signs of the tsunami coming fled to higher ground are facing problems problems are reducing their population

The Moken near Thailand and Myanmar.

They . The sea is their whole life.

was how well the children could see underwater.

They travel and live in .

They , so they own very little.

They their boats and look after them every day.

Moken children can as other children.

They can . This helps them find food.

. They can read the water like a book.

, so they knew the tsunami was coming.

They before the big wave hit.

Now they , and life is getting harder.

These .