The Giant Salamander (巨大サンショウウオ)- Level 2

Let’s read aloud first. 最初に声を出して読んでみましょう。

The bones of a prehistoric animal called the giant salamander were found by scientists. This animal lived in lakes and rivers. It looked like a crocodile. The length of it was as long as a small car. About 200 million years ago, these animals lived. The salamander was a dangerous predator. It ate a lot of fish. Most amphibians are distant relatives of today’s salamanders. The salamanders had a mouth with full of teeth and a flat head.

prehistoric (大昔の), salamander (サンショウウオ), predator (捕食者), amphibian (両生類の), distant (遠くの)

Questions:

  1. What did giant salamander eat?
  2. How long was the salamander?
  3. When did the salamander live?
  4. Why was the salamander dangerous?
  5. Where did the salamander live?
  6. What did the salamander look like?
  7. Have you seen the salamander and where?
  8. What is your opinion?
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