5 Are the sentences true or false? Write Tor F. Correct the false sentences.
1 St Kilda is 65 km west of Scotland.
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2 It takes 14 hours to get from Scotland to St Kilda by
boat
3 Not many people visit St Kilda.
4 Many inhabitants of St Kilda moved to other countries to
find work.
5 In 1930, the final 36 inhabitants wanted to stay on
St Kilda.
6 On 29 August 1930, the final 36 inhabitants went to
Australia.
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7 There are only scientists on the islands today.
8 There isn't any entertainment on the islands.
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a St Kilda isn't an easy place to get to It's in the Atlantic
Ocean about 65 km west of the Outer Hebrides islands,
which are to the north-west of Scotland. It takes 14 hours
to get there from Scotland by boat. A few people visit the
tiny islands of St Kilda every year, but not many
b About two hundred years ago, the population of St Kilda
was about 200. They had their own way of life. They
climbed up the cliffs and caught sea birds for food. They
had meetings in the village streets and made their own
laws. They didn't have much contact with people from
other places
c But life was hard for the people of St Kilda, and many
decided to leave the islands and travel to the USA or
Australia to look for work. They wanted to earn money
and have a better life. By 1930, there were only 36
inhabitants left. They decided that they wanted to leave
too, and on 29 August a boat arrived and took them to
Scotland. They never returned.
d Today, there aren't any permanent inhabitants of St
Kilda on the islands. However, the islands are not empty.
Scientists live and work there, studying the sea birds and
other wildlife. There are also a few soldiers. There isn't much
entertainment, but at least there is now a sauna and a café!​