Figure Skater Miki Ando Shares New Photo of Her Daughter
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Miki Ando is 38 years old. She was a famous figure skater from Japan.
Ando has a daughter. Her name is Ayu. Ayu is 13 years old.
Ando shared a new photo of Ayu on social media. People could see Ayu's face in the photo.
Many people talked about the photo. This made Ayu's face go viral.
Ando wrote a happy message with the photo. She said her daughter is very important to her.
Ando called Ayu a 'precious person' in her words. Fans liked the photo very much.
Many fans wrote nice comments about Ayu. They said she looks happy.
This news came from ABEMA TIMES. It is a Japanese news website.
Ando is still popular in Japan. People like to see news about her family.
Vocabulary6 words
- figure skater
- a person who skates and does jumps and spins on ice
- social media
- websites or apps where people share photos and messages
- go viral
- to become very popular and talked about quickly online
- message
- words someone writes or says to share information
- important
- very special or meaningful
- comments
- short messages people write under a post
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Answer key
1. 38 2. A photo of her daughter 3. True
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Miki Ando is 38 years old. She was a famous _____ from Japan.
Ando has a daughter. Her name is Ayu. Ayu is _____ years old.
Ando shared a new photo of Ayu on _____. People could see Ayu's face in the photo.
Many people talked about the photo. This made Ayu's face _____.
Ando wrote a happy _____ with the photo. She said her daughter is very _____ to her.
Ando called Ayu a 'precious person' in her words. Fans liked the photo very much.
Many fans wrote nice _____ about Ayu. They said she looks happy.
This news came from _____ TIMES. It is a Japanese news website.
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