THE UNDERWATER

SEA TRIBE

The Badjao Tribe have been living on

the fruits of the sea for centuries,
but their lifestyle is at risk in
the modern world.

1. Read the text and decide whether the sentences are

true, false or not given:

a. The Badjao Tribe lead a settled lifestyle.

b. Their live is dependent on weather conditions.
c. The tribe are willing to lead a new lifestyle.
d. New methods of fishing can lead to the tribe being in
danger.
But while the pictures show the challenging
daily lives of the sea tribe who once roamed freely
around the seas between Borneo, Indonesia and
These intriguing images show a tribe of the Philippines, their days may be numbered.
people who move with the tides of the sea - much
in the same way land nomads move across the
desert.
The very measures which bring the rest of the
world the best that the sea has to offer are halting
the life the tribe holds dear.
The Badjao Tribe are
often known as 'sea
gypsies' because they have Professional photographer
historically taken their David Kaszlikowski
small vintas, or photographed the Badjao
houseboats, wherever the Tribe in 2010 and says that
wind and tide dictate the tribe, who once made a
around the Sulu living from piracy, is in
archipelago in the danger of being wiped out.
Philippines.
The reason for their
limited lifespan is sadly down to over fishing
from high-tech fishing trawlers and even
dynamite fishing.
 THE UNDERWATER
SEA TRIBE

The Badjao Tribe have been living on

the fruits of the sea for centuries,
but their lifestyle is at risk in
the modern world.

2. Read the text and decide whether the sentences are

true, false or not given:

e. The Badjao Tribe lead a settled lifestyle.

f. Their live is dependent on weather conditions.
g. The tribe are willing to lead a new lifestyle.
h. New methods of fishing can lead to the tribe being in
danger.
But while the pictures show the challenging
daily lives of the sea tribe who once roamed freely
around the seas between Borneo, Indonesia and
These intriguing images show a tribe of the Philippines, their days may be numbered.
people who move with the tides of the sea - much
in the same way land nomads move across the
desert.
The very measures which bring the rest of the
world the best that the sea has to offer are halting
the life the tribe holds dear.
The Badjao Tribe are
often known as 'sea
gypsies' because they have Professional photographer
historically taken their David Kaszlikowski
small vintas, or photographed the Badjao
houseboats, wherever the Tribe in 2010 and says that
wind and tide dictate the tribe, who once made a
around the Sulu living from piracy, is in
archipelago in the danger of being wiped out.
Philippines.
The reason for their
limited lifespan is sadly down to over fishing
from high-tech fishing trawlers and even
dynamite fishing.