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:
- What did giant salamander eat?
- How long was the salamander?
- When did the salamander live?
- Why was the salamander dangerous?
- Where did the salamander live?
- What did the salamander look like?
- Have you seen the salamander and where?
- What is your opinion?