NEWS · B1 Level - Part 2

Brazilian Nun Becomes The Oldest Living Person

She's seen it all. Well, more than most of us have seen.

Level: B1 · 15 sentences

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1. She's seen it all.
2. Well, more than most of us have seen.
3. That's because this nun from Brazil was just recognized as being the oldest living person.
4. Inah Canabarro Lucas has reached the age of 116 years.
5. She was born on June 8th, 1908,
6. and currently resides at a retirement home in Porto Alegre.
7. She began her religious journey at 16 and has spent most of her life as a teacher.
8. When asked about her longevity, she gives all the credit to God and her faith.
9. The sister reportedly only started having mobility issues when she reached 110 years old.
10. And today, she uses a wheelchair.
11. but she's still able to cheer on her favorite soccer team, Sport Club Internacional.
12. This is all according to LongeviQuest,
13. which tracks supercentenarians across the world (people who are 105 and older).
14. It says Sister Canabarro became the oldest living person
15. when the former titleholder, a woman from Japan, died last month.