Tony Parker Visits the Ovakuvale People in Angola
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Tony Parker is a famous former basketball player. He went to Angola for a TV show. The show is called "Rendez-vous en terre inconnue." This means "Meeting in an unknown land." Parker met people called the Ovakuvale. They live in Angola, a country in Africa.
Parker said the trip helped him "take a step back." This means to stop and think about life. He talked about his life before he was rich and famous.
Parker said his family had a hard life before. He said a man called a bailiff came to their house one time. A bailiff takes things from people who cannot pay money. The bailiff took their television.
Parker later became a very famous basketball player. He played in the NBA, a big basketball league in America. But he remembers his difficult start in life.
Vocabulary5 words
- Ovakuvale
- a group of people who live in Angola
- bailiff
- a person who takes things from your house if you do not pay money
- take a step back
- to stop and think calmly about your life
- fortune
- a lot of money
- NBA
- a big basketball league in America
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1. Angola 2. A television 3. False
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Tony Parker is a famous former _____ player. He went to _____ for a TV show. The show is called "Rendez-vous en terre inconnue." Parker met people called the _____. They live in Angola, a country in _____.
Parker said the trip helped him "take a step back." He talked about his life before he was _____ and famous.
Parker said his family had a hard life before. He said a man called a _____ came to their house one time. The bailiff took their _____.
Parker later became a very famous basketball player. He played in the _____, a big basketball league in America.
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