Tribes of the rainforest

Panara Tribe
We are nomadic
We have a large herd of
farmers. Nomadic means
Cattle. We sell the beef
we move from place to
to large companies such
place grazing our cattle.
as McDonalds

We have to cut
down lots of trees
to make room in
the Amazon for When the Cattle have eaten all
all of our Cattle of the plants and the nutrients
have been washed from the soil
we move to a new place
 Kayapo Tribe
We put disks in
our bottom lip and We grow some
ears to show our crops, but we
importance rely on hunting
for food

There are over

650 plants in the
Amazon which
we use to create
medicine when
we are sick We wear colourful head
dresses to identify tribe
members
 Korubo Tribe
We build our
settlements To stop our houses
close to rivers flooding we build
as fish are our them on stilts
main source of
food

We use spears
Our
to body
hunt. You
paintings
have to be quick
representthe
otherwise the
animals
fish of the
will swim
Rainforest
away
 Tupi Tribe
We are Rubber
Our Jewellery is
Tappers.
made from animal
bones and teeth
We use a knife to cut
a line in the bark of
the trees, this is how
we collect the rubber

We sell this to
companies and it is We live in
used around the harmony with
world the
We make our face and Rainforest
body paints from and only use
plants what we need
 Comprehension Questions
Section A
1. Which tribe puts disks at the bottom of their lips and ears?_________________________

2. Which tribe makes their face and body plants from plants?_________________________

3. Which tribe has to cut down lots of trees to make room for cattle?__________________

4. Which tribe makes body ornaments from birds feathers?__________________________

5. Which tribe is the most interesting? Why?_______________________________________

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Section B
1. Read the four texts again and find 4 new words. Write the name of the word, draw a picture of
it, write the definition (the meaning) and think of synonyms (similar words) for each word.
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 Answer Key
• 1. Kayapo Tribe
• 2. Tuoi Tribe
• 3. Panara tribe
• 4. Korubo tribe