"Koh-Lanta All Stars": Contestants Talk About the Season's Big Twist
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"Koh-Lanta" is a famous French TV show. People live on an island and play games. This season is called "All Stars." It has 18 old contestants from past seasons.
This season has a big twist. A twist is a surprise change in a show. The contestants must work in pairs. A pair is two people together.
Some contestants talk about the twist. Their names are Freddy, Clémentine, and Ugo. They tell us how they felt about it.
One contestant said the pairs were hard to understand. She asked, "Are they really going to put us together?" This shows the pairs were a surprise.
The TV production team chose the 18 contestants. Production means the people who make the show. They said only one person said no to joining.
Fans want to know more about this new season. They are excited to watch the pairs play the game together.
Vocabulary15 words
- contestants
- people who play in a game or competition
- twist
- a surprise change
- pairs
- groups of two people
- production
- the team that makes a TV show
- season
- a new part of a TV show with new episodes
- island
- land with water all around it
- surprise
- something you did not know before
- adventurers
- people who do exciting or difficult things
- refuse
- to say no
- famous
- known by many people
- teams
- groups of people who work together
- choose
- to pick something or someone
- joining
- becoming part of something
- fans
- people who like something very much
- excited
- feeling very happy and interested
Quiz
Answer key
1. All Stars 2. Contestants work in pairs 3. One
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
"Koh-Lanta" is a famous French TV show. People live on an _____ and play games. This season is called "All Stars." It has 18 old _____ from past seasons.
This season has a big _____. A twist is a surprise change in a show. The contestants must work in _____. A pair is two people together.
Some contestants talk about the twist. Their names are Freddy, Clémentine, and Ugo. They tell us how they _____ about it.
One contestant said the pairs were hard to understand. She asked, "Are they really going to put us together?" This shows the pairs were a _____.
The TV _____ team chose the 18 contestants. Production means the people who make the show. They said only one person said no to _____.
Fans want to know more about this new season. They are _____ to watch the pairs play the game together.