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On February 21st twenty bathers were attacked in a river while swimming off a beach in southern Brazil. Suddenly they felt biting and severe nibbling to their feet and legs. Man-eating Palometas - a species of Piranha, attacked their legs and feet!
The victims were left with wounds to parts of their body and were treated at the scene by lifeguards.
A report said low water levels resulted in a shortage of food - where the Piranhas saw the limbs as a “feeding frenzy''
One woman lost her toe - she saw blood and ran out of the river screaming - ''I'm not going back in there.....!''
...Do we blame her?
Dory just can't remember, she's definitely not a dangerous fish -
Finding Nemo.
DEBATE
- Are all fish dangerous?
- Have you ever been bitten by a mosquito?
- What is the job of a lifegaurd?
KEYWORDS
Word |
Image |
Definition |
Example |
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Nibbling |
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To bite off small bits |
She was so upset she could only nibble at her food. |
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Biting |
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Nipping; smarting; keen |
Biting cold; a biting sensation on the tongue. |
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Treated |
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An action done by a doctor to make you better |
I got treated for food poisoning at the hospital |
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Bathers |
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A person or thing that bathes |
They bathers went into the cold sea |
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Attack |
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Take aggressive action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force |
Iraq is beign attacked by the USA! |
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Swimmer |
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Person who swims |
There are 2 swimmers in the sea |
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Fish |
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Sea food |
I eat fish when I'm near the sea. |
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Lifeguard |
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The person in charge of safety at the beach or pool |
The lifeguard saved the drowning boy |
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Grammar Structures
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here to learn about the word 'enough'
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here to find out the difference between 'quit', 'quite' and 'quiet'
