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.
Question 1
1.
"In fact, it’s now considered the largest documented thermal river on the planet." Another word for thermal is:
Question 2
2.
"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?
Question 3
3.
"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?
Question 4
4.
"There, his aunt contacted the shaman’s wife." What is another word for shaman in the story?
Summarize the story - tell me the most important things about this story. Write at least 2 sentences, no more than four.
Question 11
11.
Did you learn new words?
Question 12
12.
Did the story help you understand words you already knew better?
Question 13
13.
Was the story interesting?
Question 14
14.
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?