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Reporter I’m sitting here with Mike Charles, the

Reporter I’m sitting here with Mike Charles, the famous Amazon explorer! Welcome,
famous Amazon explorer! Welcome, Mike!
Mike! Mike Hi, there!
Mike Hi, there! Reporter Mike, let’s talk about life in the
Reporter Mike, let’s talk about life in the Amazon. What’s your favorite food
Amazon. What’s your favorite food there?
there? Mike It’s definitely fish. I often catch fish in
Mike It’s definitely fish. I often catch fish in the river and cook it over a fire. It’s
the river and cook it over a fire. It’s delicious!
delicious! Reporter What’s the worst thing you’ve ever
Reporter What’s the worst thing you’ve ever eaten?
eaten? Mike Well, I’ve eaten a lot of strange things!
Mike Well, I’ve eaten a lot of strange things! The worst was an insect that lives in
The worst was an insect that lives in the palm trees. You can cook them
the palm trees. You can cook them with orange, but they still taste
with orange, but they still taste horrible!
horrible! Reporter Ugh! So, how do you travel when
Reporter Ugh! So, how do you travel when you’re exploring Amazon?
you’re exploring Amazon? Mike I usually travel by boat.
Mike I usually travel by boat. Reporter And what’s the scariest thing you’ve
Reporter And what’s the scariest thing you’ve seen there?
seen there? Mike The scariest thing I’ve seen is an
Mike The scariest thing I’ve seen is an anaconda – it’s the biggest snake in the
anaconda – it’s the biggest snake in the world.
world. Reporter Wow! And what’s the worst experience
Reporter Wow! And what’s the worst experience you’ve had in Amazon?
you’ve had in Amazon? Mike I once slept by a lake that was full of
Mike I once slept by a lake that was full of mosquitoes. They bit me everywhere,
mosquitoes. They bit me everywhere, it was horrible.
it was horrible. Reporter Ouch! So what about at home? Where
Reporter Ouch! So what about at home? Where do you live?
do you live? Mike I live in Sydney, the biggest city in
Mike I live in Sydney, the biggest city in Australia!
Australia! Reporter And what’s your favorite food at
Reporter And what’s your favorite food at home?
home? Mike I love fish and chips! But I don’t have to
Mike I love fish and chips! But I don’t have to catch the fish first!
catch the fish first! Reporter What’s the worst thing you’ve eaten at
Reporter What’s the worst thing you’ve eaten at home?
home? Mike That’s easy – my cooking! I’m a terrible
Mike That’s easy – my cooking! I’m a terrible cook!
cook! Reporter Do you travel a lot in Australia?
Reporter Do you travel a lot in Australia? Mike Yes, I do. It’s a very big country, so I
Mike Yes, I do. It’s a very big country, so I usually travel by car.
usually travel by car. Reporter And what’s the scariest thing you’ve
Reporter And what’s the scariest thing you’ve seen in Australia?
seen in Australia? Mike Well, there are a lot of wild animals in
Mike Well, there are a lot of wild animals in Australia, too. I’ve never seen an
Australia, too. I’ve never seen an anaconda, but I’ve seen an enormous
anaconda, but I’ve seen an enormous crocodiles with big teeth – now that
crocodiles with big teeth – now that was scary!
was scary! Reporter Finally, what’s the worst experience
Reporter Finally, what’s the worst experience you’ve had at home?
you’ve had at home? Mike Well, my worst experience was when I
Mike Well, my worst experience was when I found a spider – the size of my hand –
found a spider – the size of my hand – in my favourite pair of shoes!
in my favourite pair of shoes! Arrrgghhh!
Arrrgghhh!
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