Actor Ary Fontoura Finds Snake in His House in Rio
Ary Fontoura is a famous actor from Brazil.
He found a snake in his house.
The house is in Rio de Janeiro.
It is in a place called Recreio dos Bandeirantes.
The snake is a boa constrictor.
A boa constrictor is a big snake. It is not poisonous.
Ary Fontoura made a video of the snake.
He showed the video to people.
He said the snake is 'braba'. This means fierce or wild.
Many people saw the video online.
They talked about the snake and the actor.
This story shows that snakes can live near cities.
Vocabulary15 words
- snake
- a long animal with no legs
- boa constrictor
- a big snake that is not dangerous with poison
- video
- moving pictures you can watch
- actor
- a person who acts in movies or TV
- fierce
- strong and a little scary
- house
- a place where people live
- found
- past of 'find'; to see something by chance
- famous
- known by many people
- online
- on the internet
- city
- a big town with many people
- showed
- past of 'show'; to let people see
- wild
- not tame; living free in nature
- residence
- another word for house
- appeared
- came into view; showed up
- neighborhood
- the area around a house
Quiz
Answer key
1. Ary Fontoura 2. A boa constrictor 3. Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Rio de Janeiro
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Ary Fontoura is a famous _____ from Brazil.
He found a _____ in his house.
The house is in _____ de Janeiro.
It is in a place called Recreio dos _____.
The snake is a boa _____.
A boa constrictor is a big snake. It is not _____.
Ary Fontoura made a _____ of the snake.
He said the snake is 'braba'. This means _____ or wild.
Many people saw the video _____.
This story shows that snakes can live near _____.