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Officials Find Floating Island Again

natureSeptember 4, 2026·95 words·1 min read

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Officials Find Floating Island Again
Officials in Canada found a floating island again. The island has trees on it. It sits on a big lake. People in boats saw it in July. Then it was gone in August.
The island is bigger than a football field. Old wood joined together near the shore. Plants and trees grew on the wood. Then the wood broke away from the shore.
The lake is very full this year. The island moved about 30 kilometres to the shore. Officials say people must not walk on it. It is not strong. It could break apart.

Key Vocabulary

v.
staying on top of the water
n.
the land at the side of a lake or sea
n.
people who work for the government
v.
to go into pieces
Vocabulary Translations· 4 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

floatv.

staying on top of the water

trôi nổi (trên mặt nước)flutuante, que flutua浮かんでいるyüzen, su üstünde duranflotantepływający, unoszący się na wodzieعائم، يطفو على الماءdrijvendплавучий, держащийся на воде漂浮的물에 떠 있는
shoren.

the land at the side of a lake or sea

bờ (hồ, biển)margem, beira岸、湖岸kıyıorillabrzegالشاطئ، ضفة البحيرةoeverберег岸边물가, 호숫가
officialn.

people who work for the government

quan chứcfuncionários do governo当局者、役人yetkililerfuncionarios, autoridadesurzędnicyمسؤولونambtenarenчиновники, представители власти官员당국자, 공무원
break apartv.

to go into pieces

vỡ ra thành nhiều mảnh, rã radesfazer-se em pedaçosばらばらに壊れるparçalara ayrılmak, dağılmakromperse en pedazos, deshacerserozpaść się na kawałkiيتفكك، يتحطم إلى قطعuit elkaar vallenразвалиться на части散架、解体산산조각 나다, 부서지다

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Question 1: True or False

1

The island has no trees on it.

2

People in boats saw the island in July.

3

The island is bigger than a football field.

4

Officials say people can walk on the island.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

In which month was the island gone?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

How far did the island move to the shore?

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