The Pitcairn Islands are ( located/ sited/ stationed/settle/ in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway (middle/ between / centre/ close) Peru and New Zealand. The larger island of Pitcairn was (uncovered / discovered / created / invente/ in 1767 by the British and settled in 1790 by the mutineers from the English ship 'Bounty' and their Tahitian companions. Pitcairn was the ( opening / premiere / beginning / first) Pacific island to become a British colony (in 1838) and today ( remains / remnant / spare / residue) the last vestige of the British empire in the South Pacific. The population of about 50 are the (ancestors / descendants / heir / successor) of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian wives. English is the official language, but many islanders communicate in Pitcairnese (a pidgin language comprising of elements of 18th century English and a Tahitian dialect).
The (dwellers / tenants / inhabitants / public) of this tiny island exist on fishing, subsistence farming, handicrafts, and postage stamps. The fertile soil of the valleys produces a wide (different / variety / types / diversity) of fruits and vegetables, including citrus, sugarcane, watermelons, bananas, yams, and beans. Bartering is an (crucial / important / major / vital) part of the economy. The major sources of revenue are the sale of postage stamps to collectors and the sale of handicrafts to passing ( cars / planes / motor-boats / ships) . It has no port or ( natural / pure / native / creation) harbour; and supplies must be transported by rowed longboat from larger ships stationed (offshore / inshore / shore / coast).
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