Golf Ad Controversy Delays TV Show Reboot
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A golf company made an ad for a new driver. A driver is a golf club. The ad showed a woman being pushed to the ground. Many people did not like this ad.
The ad was made by a group called Good Good. Good Good makes golf videos on the internet. They work with a golf brand called Callaway.
The PGA Tour is the biggest golf organization in the world. The PGA Tour did not like the ad. They said they will stop working with sponsors who made bad ads like this.
A sponsor is a company that pays money to support a sports event or team. The PGA Tour wants good sponsors, not bad ones.
Good Good also has a TV show. It is called 'Big Break.' It is a reboot, which means a new version of an old show. The reboot was supposed to start soon.
Now, 'Big Break' will start one week later. This is because of the backlash from the ad. Backlash means when many people get angry about something.
This story shows a fight between old golf groups and new golf groups. The old groups are the ones like the PGA Tour. The new groups are internet golf creators like Good Good.
Golf is changing. New companies use the internet to reach fans. But old groups like the PGA Tour still make important rules.
Vocabulary5 words
- ad
- a short video or picture that sells something
- PGA Tour
- the biggest golf organization in the world
- sponsor
- a company that gives money to support something
- reboot
- a new version of an old TV show
- backlash
- when many people get angry about something
Quiz
Answer key
1. A woman being pushed to the ground 2. Stop working with sponsors who make bad ads 3. True
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A golf company made an _____ for a new driver.
The ad showed a woman being _____ to the ground.
The ad was made by a group called _____.
Good Good works with a golf brand called _____.
The _____ is the biggest golf organization in the world.
The PGA Tour will stop working with _____ who made bad ads.
Good Good has a TV show called _____.
The reboot will start one _____ later.
This is because of the _____ from the ad.
This story shows a fight between old and new golf _____.
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