Former Baseball Star Replies to Fans Worried About His Thin Look
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Daisuke Motoki is a former baseball player. He used to play for the Yomiuri Giants team.
He wore his old Giants uniform at a baseball class for kids. People saw photos on social media.
Many fans wrote worried comments. They said he looked "too thin." They said his uniform was "too big" for him.
Some fans even said they did not know who he was at first.
Motoki saw the comments. He wrote his own reply online.
People say his reply was very good. Many fans liked his answer a lot.
Vocabulary15 words
- former
- not now; in the past
- uniform
- special clothes for a team or job
- social media
- websites where people share photos and words
- reply
- an answer you give to someone
- fan
- a person who likes a sport or person very much
- comment
- words someone writes about something
- thin
- not big; small body size
- event
- something that happens, like a class or show
- team
- a group of players who play together
- photo
- a picture taken with a camera
- worried
- feeling not okay about something
- online
- on the internet
- kids
- young children
- class
- a lesson where people learn something
- player
- a person who plays a sport
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Answer key
1. It was too big 2. On social media 3. False
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Daisuke Motoki is a _____ baseball player. He used to play for the Yomiuri Giants team.
He wore his old Giants _____ at a baseball class for kids. People saw photos on _____.
Many fans wrote worried _____. They said he looked "too thin." They said his uniform was "too big" for him.
Some fans even said they did not know who he was at first.
Motoki saw the comments. He wrote his own _____ online.
People say his reply was very good. Many _____ liked his answer a lot.
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