In Search of the Boiling River - Vocabulary and Comprehension
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Read and listen to the story here: https://podcast.duolingo.com/episode-31-buscando-el-rio-hirviente-in-search-of-the-boiling-river
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4N2SxUZwiU&t=1s
Answer the following questions.
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Question 7
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What is the narrator looking for in this story?
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What is the problem in the story?
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What is one confusing thing about this story?
Question 10
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Summarize the story - tell me the most important things about this story. Write at least 2 sentences, no more than four.
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Write about a time you were looking for something. Why was it important to find? What were the challenges? Did you eventually find it or why did you decide to stop looking?
"In fact, it’s now considered the largest documented thermal river on the planet." Another word for thermal is:
thick
water
deep
hot
dirty
"The shaman’s apprentice led them one hour hiking upriver to the boiling river’s headwaters, where it starts out as a small cold stream." Headwaters is defined in the sentence. What does, "headwaters" mean?
the shaman's apprentice
upriver
where it starts
small cold stream
"After about an hour going against the current, the shaman’s apprentice pointed to the distance and said: That’s the mouth of the river!" What does current mean?
the direction the water moves
where the sun is
how deep a river is
the opinion of someone else
"There, his aunt contacted the shaman’s wife." What is another word for shaman in the story?
commoner
leader
husband
apprentice
"Thanks to Andrés and his team, the world now knows that the Boiling River of the Amazon is not just a legend." What does legend mean in the story?
a table, map, or chart
a collection of stories about an admirable person
a traditional story
a small cliff or canyon
Who is the narrator in the story?
the shaman
the shaman's apprentice
Andres
Andres' aunt
Did you learn new words?
yes
no
not sure
Did the story help you understand words you already knew better?
yes
no
not sure
Was the story interesting?
Very interesting (I would read this on my own)
Very interesting (I would read this on my own)
Decent (as good as what we normally read in school)
Not interesting (not as good as what we normally read in school)