A big fire burns in Indonesia. It is near a village. The fire destroys almost 300 homes. Many people must leave. They run to safe places. The fire is very bad. It is the worst in ten years. Hot weather called El Niño makes the fire worse. The village sits on peatland. Peat is wet soil that burns. The government says this is a big problem.
People see the fire on Saturday. They try to stop it with water pumps. But the fire stays under the ground. Then the wind changes. The fire moves fast to the houses. A woman named Leni loses her house. She saves herself and her children. She takes nothing else. Nearly 1000 people leave the village. They stay in shelters.
The fire makes a lot of smoke. The smoke is bad for breathing. Many people get sick. The smoke goes to other countries. Animals are in danger too. Eight orangutans move to a safe forest. Orangutans are big apes. They need trees. The fire hurts their home. Many orangutans may die. After the fire, animals have no food or water. People save 46 orangutans. They take them to a new forest.
Sources: theguardian.com
The words in bold are from the article.
| 1. fire | a. houses |
| 2. destroys | b. travels |
| 3. homes | c. terrible |
| 4. bad | d. flame |
| 5. hot | e. apes |
| 6. peat | f. wet soil |
| 7. smoke | g. rescues |
| 8. orangutans | h. ruins |
| 9. saves | i. fumes |
| 10. moves | j. warm |
1.d 2.h 3.a 4.c 5.j 6.f 7.i 8.e 9.g 10.b