Read the following text aloud. Mind your pronunciation and intonation. Look at the picture of Padar Island on a previous page. It's very beautiful, isn't it? You know, it was once home to Komodo dragons. Padar Island lies about 20 miles (30 km) from Labuan Bajo, a fishing town on the westernmost part of Flores, East Nusa Tenggara. Padar Island is small, but is the third largest island of Komodo National Park. Padar is mostly savannah-covered, surreal landscape fringed by bright green-capped mountains of fairy-tale shapes. It’s all surrounded by three turquoise bays, and curiously, each one of the bays' beaches has different colored sand: one is pearly white, another charcoal black and a third is a very rare baby pink. It is a rare combination, a quirk of this unique island. The black-sanded beach has volcanic origin, composed of various dark minerals. The pink, one of a few in the world, has pulverized red coral mixed with white sand. The white one, in most any other setting would be a spectacular find. Here, it almost plays third fiddle. Padar is home to a remarkable array of wildlife, especially for its size. There are six species of sharks, two of manta rays and many different reptiles. There once were three kinds of Komodo dragons here. They are gone now, but still found on Komodo, Rinca, Gili Montang, Gili Dasami and Flores. There are dolphins, the occasional whales, falcons, kites, geckos and green turtles. There are also some plain old little mammals, to feed their neighbor predators. The most popular spot to enjoy the panoramic view of the island is Padar's summit. It takes around 30 minutes to hike to reach the summit. Besides, visitors can also go trekking for around an hour, snorkel or just hit the pristine three-colored beaches. Adopted·from: https://ww.watlasobscura.com/places/padar-island (October 18, 2018) Answer the following questions based on the text in Activity 4 . Is it safe to visit the island? Why?

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Read the following text aloud.

Mind your pronunciation and intonation.

Look at the picture of Padar Island on a previous page. It's very beautiful, isn't it? You know, it was once home to Komodo dragons.

Padar Island lies about 20 miles (30 km) from Labuan Bajo, a fishing town on the westernmost part of Flores, East Nusa Tenggara. Padar Island is small, but is the third largest island of Komodo National Park.

Padar is mostly savannah-covered, surreal landscape fringed by bright green-capped mountains of fairy-tale shapes. It’s all surrounded by three turquoise bays, and curiously, each one of the bays' beaches has different colored sand: one is pearly white, another charcoal black and a third is a very rare baby pink. It is a rare combination, a quirk of this unique island.

The black-sanded beach has volcanic origin, composed of various dark minerals. The pink, one of a few in the world, has pulverized red coral mixed with white sand. The white one, in most any other setting would be a spectacular find. Here, it almost plays third fiddle.

Padar is home to a remarkable array of wildlife, especially for its size. There are six species of sharks, two of manta rays and many different reptiles. There once were three kinds of Komodo dragons here. They are gone now, but still found on Komodo, Rinca, Gili Montang, Gili Dasami and Flores. There are dolphins, the occasional whales, falcons, kites, geckos and green turtles. There are also some plain old little mammals, to feed their neighbor predators.

The most popular spot to enjoy the panoramic view of the island is Padar's summit. It takes around 30 minutes to hike to reach the summit. Besides, visitors can also go trekking for around an hour, snorkel or just hit the pristine three-colored beaches.
Adopted·from: https://ww.watlasobscura.com/places/padar-island (October 18, 2018)

Answer the following questions based on the text in Activity 4.

Is it safe to visit the island? Why?