Brazil's Tallest Man Walks Again After Losing Both Legs
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A man called Ninão is the tallest man in Brazil. He comes from a place called Paraíba.
Doctors had to remove both of his legs. This is called an amputation.
After this, Ninão could not walk. He needed new legs.
He got special prosthetic legs. Prosthetic legs are fake legs that help people walk.
The new legs were made just for him. They are called custom-made, because his body is very big.
Now, Ninão can walk again. This is good news for him and his family.
People are happy to see him walking. His story shows that new medicine can help people a lot.
Vocabulary15 words
- tallest
- the biggest in height
- amputation
- when doctors remove a part of the body
- prosthetic
- a fake body part that helps a person move
- custom-made
- made special for one person
- doctors
- people who help sick people
- legs
- the parts of the body used for walking
- special
- not normal; made for one reason
- walk
- to move using legs
- body
- the whole person, outside
- news
- new information about something
- family
- people related to you, like parents
- medicine
- science that helps sick people
- help
- to do something good for someone
- removed
- taken away
- fake
- not real, but looks real
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1. They were amputated 2. Prosthetic legs 3. True
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A man called Ninão is the tallest man in _____.
He comes from a place called _____.
Doctors had to remove both of his _____.
This is called an _____.
After this, Ninão could not _____.
He got special _____ legs.
The new legs were made just for him, because his body is very _____.
Now, Ninão can walk _____.
People are happy to see him _____.
His story shows that new _____ can help people a lot.
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