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Anitta says TV show helped her find her older brother

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Anitta is a famous singer from Brazil. She went on a TV show called "Altas Horas".

On the show, Anitta talked about her family. She said the program helped her find her older brother.

Anitta did not know about this brother when she was young. She found out about him when she was already an adult.

Anitta went on the show with her father and her other brothers and sisters. They all sat together.

Anitta also talked about her new music album. The album is called 'Equilibrium'.

For the show, Anitta wore a special dress. The dress cost 7,290 Brazilian reals. It had beautiful embroidery that took 40 hours to make.

Vocabulary15 words

famous
known by many people
singer
a person who sings songs
show
a program on TV
family
your parents, brothers, and sisters
older
born before you; more years old
brother
a boy or man from the same parents as you
adult
a grown-up person
father
your dad
sisters
girls or women from the same parents as you
album
a group of songs made by one singer
dress
clothes a woman wears
cost
the price of something
embroidery
small pictures or patterns sewn onto cloth
beautiful
very nice to look at
talked
spoke about something

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1. What did Anitta talk about on the TV show?
2. Who was with Anitta on the show?
3. True or false: Anitta's dress had 40 hours of embroidery.

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Anitta is a famous singer from Brazil. She went on a TV show called "Altas Horas".

On the show, Anitta talked about her family. She said the program helped her find her older _____.

Anitta did not know about this brother when she was young. She found out about him when she was already an _____.

Anitta went on the show with her _____ and her other brothers and sisters. They all sat together.

Anitta also talked about her new music _____. The album is called 'Equilibrium'.

For the show, Anitta wore a special _____. The dress cost 7,290 Brazilian reals.

It had beautiful _____ that took 40 hours to make.

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