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WORD MATCH FOR SAMBA DOG EPISODES 1, 2 & 3

Word Match for Episode 1.

Read Samba Dog Episode 1 and match the words with their meanings.
1. Slave a. The typical features of everyday life shared by people in a particular place or time
2. Bulge b. To stretch out one's neck to see better
3. Colonist c. The largest country in the continent of South America
4. Culture d. A person who is owned by another person and can be sold at the owner's will
5. Ancestor e. A person who lives in a region politically controlled by a distant country
6. Crane f. Showing puzzlement or curiosity
7. Brazil g. Able to create, especially new and original things
8. Creative h. A person from whom one is descended.

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Word Match for Episode 2.

Read Samba Dog Episode 2 and match the words with their meanings.
1. Archery a. An expression of praise, admiration or respect
2. Bow b. A flow of sound in music having regular accented beats
3. Capoeira c. The art, sport, or skill of shooting with bow and arrow
4. Compliment d. A sudden, involuntary muscular movement
5. Instrument e. To shake uncontrollably
6. Rhythm f. A device used to produce music
7. Tremble g. A strip of wood bent by a cord connecting the two ends
8. Twitch h. An Afro-Brazilian martial art

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Word Match for Episode 3.

Read Samba Dog Episode 3 and match the words with their meanings.
1. Contagious a. A Brazilian dance of African origin
2. Newfound b. Located behind, rear
3. Samba c. So pleasantly irresistible that it spreads from one person to another
4. Sizzle d. Joyous, merry
5. Historic e. To make a hissing sound of burning or frying
6. Hind f. Brazil's popular festival of music and dance held just before Lent
7. Festive g. Recently discovered
8. Carnival h. Of, relating to, or exhibiting objects from the past

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