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LEVEL A2

Shadowing the newsreader

Listen to the newsreader read out each line and then practise saying it. Record your own voice line by line and submit your voiceover.

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'Spogomi' is a sport about rubbish.

It started in Japan in 2008.

'Spo' means sport.

'Gomi' is rubbish in Japanese.

Players pick up rubbish on the streets.

It helps the environment and your health.

Sivasit Wanarungson likes Spogomi.

Spogomi players work in teams.

There are three people in a team.

Each team has a one kilometre area.

The rules are simple.

You can’t leave your area.

You can’t run, you have to walk.

You can’t go onto private land.

Teams have one hour to pick up rubbish.

Then, they have 20 minutes to organise the rubbish.

Paper, plastic and glass have to go into different bags.

Teams get points for every kilo of rubbish.

The most points wins.

Spogomi’s very popular now.

The first Spogomi world cup’s in Japan this year.

Spogomi has an important message too.

Our rubbish goes into the sea.

This is a big problem.

Takayasu Udagawa works for the world cup organisers.

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