📜 Reading: The Story of Jonathan
Meet Jonathan. He is a very special tortoise. He lives on a small island called St. Helena, which is in the middle of the ocean. Jonathan has a large, hard shell on his back to keep him safe.
Jonathan is famous because he holds a world record. He is the oldest animal living on land today! Jonathan was born around the year 1832. That means he is over 190 years old. He has lived through a lot of history. When he was a baby, there were no cars, no airplanes, and no electric lights!
Because he is so old, Jonathan is very slow, but he is happy. He likes to sleep in the sun to stay warm. He loves to eat healthy food like carrots, cucumbers, and apples. He also eats fresh grass in his garden.
Jonathan is very famous on the island. Sometimes, a visitor comes to take a photo of him. Even though he is almost blind now, he still has good hearing and loves his life on the island.
🔗 1. Vocabulary Match
Match the **Word** (Green border) with its **Definition** (Gray border).
❓ 2. Fact Check
Read the story above, then answer the questions.
1. Where does Jonathan live?
2. How old is Jonathan?
3. What does he like to eat?
📝 3. Story Completion
Click a **Word** in the bank to select it, then click the blank space to finish the sentences.
Word Bank:
1. Jonathan holds the world for being the oldest land animal.
2. He was a very long time ago, before cars and planes!
3. Sometimes a comes to see him and take a photo.
4. He is a very slow , but he is happy.
5. He likes to sleep in the warm sun on the .
🎉 Lesson Complete & Summary
Great job! Click a word below to see its definition.
- tortoise
- island
- shell
- born
- slow
- history
- famous
- healthy
- grass
- sleep
- visitor
- record