Japanese Idol Group Members Train Backflips With Olympic Gold Medalist
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Timelesz is a Japanese idol group. Three members of the group are Hashimoto Masaki, Inomata Shuto, and Shinozuka Daiki.
People call these three members the "backflip trio." A backflip is a jump where you flip your body backward.
The three members trained hard to do backflips. They practiced with a special teacher.
Their teacher was a gold medalist. He won a gold medal in men's team gymnastics.
The gold medalist watched the three members do backflips. He told one member, "You can already do it well."
This news came from a TV show called 'Timelesz Familia.' Many fans liked this story.
Vocabulary6 words
- idol group
- a group of young singers or performers who are very popular
- backflip
- a jump where your body turns backward in the air
- gold medalist
- a person who won first place in a sport
- gymnastics
- a sport where people do jumps and flips
- trio
- a group of three people
- praised
- said good things about someone
Quiz
Answer key
1. Backflip trio 2. A gold medalist in gymnastics 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Timelesz is a Japanese _____ group.
Three members of the group are Hashimoto Masaki, Inomata Shuto, and Shinozuka _____.
People call these three members the "_____ trio."
A backflip is a jump where you flip your body _____.
The three members trained hard to do _____.
They practiced with a special _____.
Their teacher was a _____. He won a gold medal in men's team gymnastics.
The gold medalist watched the three members do _____.
He told one member, "You can already do it _____."
This news came from a TV show called 'Timelesz _____.'