Mandela Memorial Impostor

1. Basic vocab: 

What do these phrases mean in the clip?

showed up
on hand
impaired
moves
calling sb out
prank
scam artist
inordinate
signing
salutation
gibberish

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Many prominent ___1____ from around the world went to Nelson Mandela's memorial ___2______ in South Africa and, as is often the-____3_____ at big events like this, they had a sign language ____4______ there to translate for the _____5____ impaired. The only_____6_____ was that the ____7______ the translator was making with his ____8____ made no sense and many people became ____9_____ of him.

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Mandela Memorial Impostor


2. Fixed expressions: 

Listen again and put these in the order they are used:

As I'm sure you know
on the bright side
a little piece of advice
when in doubt
back up dancer
whatever it was
an inordinate number
if anything at all
complete gibberish
paid tribute
As is often the case











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Check:

As I'm sure you know
paid tribute
As is often the case
back up dancer
whatever it was
an inordinate number
if anything at all
complete gibberish
on the bright side
a little piece of advice
when in doubt