strongman Mongolian

The Mongolian Strongman

 
 
 
 

Vocabulary

thing (2) volunteer dangerous
sure enough good luck
brilliant courage throw up
drop playback legendary

 
 

 
 
 

Video

 
 
 
 

Transcript

Howie: Oh, Tolga’s back. Are you going to do even more dangerous things than before?
Tolga: Yes.

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Tolga: I need two volunteers. Mr. Howie and Heidi.
Heidi: Are you sure about this?
Tolga: Yep.
Howie: I’m sure I don’t want to be here.
Mel B: Good luck guys.
Howie: Oh . . . Oh . . . Oh my god!
Heidi: Ahhhhhhhh!
Howie: Wowwwwww! Stop it! Stop it! Stop it!
Heidi: Enough! Enough! Enough! Okay! Okay! Okay!

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Howie: I feel like I’m going to throw up!
Simon: That was brilliant!
Tolga: Thank you so much!
Simon: You know what would have made it even better?
Howie: What?
Simon: If they would have set you on fire as well.
DJ Khalid: You’ve got a lot of courage: you’ve got people’s lives here.
Howie: Wait, wait, wait! He’s got courage because of people’s lives?
Tolga: Thank you.
Heidi: Thanks for not dropping us.
DJ Khalid: Wait till you see that playback. Someday you’ve gonna watch that twenty years from now. That’s legendary.

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Questions

1. This was the first time Tolga performed on America’s Got Talent. This was his auditioning. True or false?

2. Was his first performance dangerous? What did he do?

3. He did his second performance alone. Is this right or wrong? How many people were involved?

4. What did Tolga do for this second act?

5. Howie and Heidi were having fun. They loved and enjoyed it. Is this right or wrong? How did they feel?

6. Did Tolga simply stop and Heidi and Howie got off?

7. How did Howie feel afterwards?

 
 

A. Who is the strongest person in your class, school, company or neighborhood?

B. Who are some strong characters on TV or movies?

C. My friends and I wish we were strong like Superman, Spiderman or Wonder Woman. Yes or no?

D. What would you do if you were very strong? If I were very strong, I would . . . .

E. What will happen in the future?

 
 
 
 

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