Masaki Aiba Gets Muddy Harvesting Lotus Root on TV
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Masaki Aiba is a famous Japanese entertainer. He appeared on a TV show. In the show, he worked hard to collect lotus root. Lotus root is a vegetable that grows in water and mud.
Aiba became very dirty during the work. His body was covered in mud. He tried hard to pull the lotus root out of the ground. This was not easy work.
Another entertainer named Sawabe also came to the show. He is from a comedy group called Harai-ichi. Aiba made a joke about when Sawabe arrived.
Aiba also talked about his feelings. He explained what he does when he feels down. This means feeling sad or unhappy. He shared this with the audience on the show.
Vocabulary15 words
- lotus root
- a vegetable that grows under water in mud
- mud
- wet dirt; soft brown earth with water in it
- down
- feeling sad; not happy
- harvest
- to collect food or plants from the ground
- entertainer
- a person who sings, acts, or performs for people
- comedy group
- a team of people who make jokes together
- covered
- having something on top or all over
- dirty
- not clean; having dirt on it
- appeared
- showed up or was seen somewhere
- audience
- people who watch a show
- feelings
- emotions; how a person feels inside
- famous
- known by many people
- vegetable
- a plant that people eat
- joke
- something funny that a person says
- shared
- told other people about something
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1. Lotus root 2. Covered in mud 3. What he does when he feels down
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Masaki Aiba is a famous Japanese _____. He appeared on a TV show. In the show, he worked hard to collect _____. Lotus root is a vegetable that grows in water and mud.
Aiba became very _____ during the work. His body was covered in _____. He tried hard to pull the lotus root out of the ground. This was not easy work.
Another entertainer named Sawabe also came to the show. He is from a _____ called Harai-ichi. Aiba made a joke about when Sawabe arrived.
Aiba also talked about his _____. He explained what he does when he feels _____. He shared this with the _____ on the show.
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