Third Oldest Person Ever – level 2

02-05-2018 15:00

Nabi Tajima was until recently the oldest person in the world. She was born in August 1900, which made her the last person born in the 19th century.

She passed away in a hospital in southern Japan at the age of 117. She had more than 160 descendants, including great-great-great grandchildren.

Mrs Tajima was the 3rd oldest person in recorded human history.

Difficult words: pass away (die), descendants (your family that is younger than you).

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