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
Quiz
Answer key
1. Finding her older brother 2. Her father and siblings 3. True
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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.