Giant Anaconda Caught in Brazil by Five Firefighters
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Firefighters in Brazil found a very big anaconda.
The snake was 4.5 metres long. It weighed up to 80 kg.
Five firefighters worked together to carry the snake.
It was very heavy, so one person could not carry it alone.
The anaconda was found in Caldas Novas. This is a city in Goiás, Brazil.
The snake had already attacked a pet animal before.
A video of the rescue is now online.
People can watch the firefighters carry the big snake.
Anacondas are very strong snakes. They live near water.
This snake is one of the biggest anacondas found in the area.
Vocabulary15 words
- anaconda
- a very big, strong snake that lives near water
- firefighters
- people whose job is to help in dangerous situations, like fires
- carry
- to hold something and move it
- weighed
- how heavy something is
- pet
- an animal that people keep at home
- rescue
- to help someone or something in danger
- attacked
- tried to hurt
- online
- on the internet
- strong
- having a lot of power
- heavy
- weighing a lot
- found
- discovered something
- city
- a big place where many people live
- video
- moving pictures that show something happening
- area
- a part of a place
- alone
- without other people
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1. 4.5 metres 2. Five 3. Yes
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Firefighters in Brazil found a very big _____.
The snake was 4.5 _____ long. It weighed up to 80 _____.
Five firefighters worked together to _____ the snake.
It was very heavy, so one person could not carry it _____.
The anaconda was found in Caldas Novas, a city in _____, Brazil.
The snake had already _____ a pet animal before.
A _____ of the rescue is now online.
Anacondas are very strong snakes. They live near _____.
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