Finding this old boat is very special for people who like to learn about the past. The movie people did not think they would find it, but they did. Now, other people can learn from the pictures they took. There are many old boats under the water, and they help us know more about old times. The movie people's surprise find shows that looking around can help us find amazing things from long ago.

Original news source: Filmmakers discover 128-year-old shipwreck (BBC)

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Two people who make movies were looking for tiny animals in a big lake in Canada. They found an old, ? boat under the water. This boat, called the 'Africa,' sank a long, long ? ago. It was carrying black rocks that burn and was ? from one place to another when it went under the water. The ? people took pictures of the old boat. Finding this old boat is very special for ? who like to learn about the ?. The movie people did not think they would find it, but they did. Now, other people can learn from the pictures they took. There are many old boats under the water, and they help us ? ? about old times. The movie people's surprise find shows that looking around can help us find amazing things from long ago.

1. What is a movie?
2. How would you feel if you found something very old and special?
3. Do you like learning about the past? Why or why not?
4. What do you think is under the water in a big lake?
5. How do you think the movie people felt when they found the old boat?
6. Do you think it is important to learn from the past? Why or why not?
7. Have you ever found something interesting? What was it?
8. What do you think the pictures of the old boat can teach us?
9. How do you think the old boat got under the water?
10. Do you like looking for things? Why or why not?
11. What do you think is the most amazing thing you could find from long ago?
12. Why do you think the movie people were surprised to find the old boat?

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