Presenter

Hi I’m Natalie and welcome to Talking Sport.

Today we’re hearing about a boxer from Mongolia and learning the words ‘popular’ and ‘feat’.

Bader Uugan is a boxer from Mongolia.

Since he won a gold medal in the last Olympic games in Beijing, more and more people in Mongolia have started boxing.

BBC reporter Chris Hogg has been to meet Bader Uugan.

Listen for the words ‘popular’ and ‘feat’.

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Wrestling is the sport Mongolia is probably most famous for, but boxing is becoming more and more popular here and that’s largely due to the success of this man.

This is Bader Uugan voted the best boxer in the world in 2008. That year he won Olympic gold for Mongolia in Beijing, a feat he plans to repeat in London.

Presenter

Listen again for the words ‘popular’ and ‘feat’.

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Wrestling is the sport Mongoliais probably most famous for, but boxing is becoming more and more popular here and that’s largely due to the success of this man.

This is Bader Uugan voted the best boxer in the world in 2008. That year he won Olympic gold for Mongoliain Beijing, a feat he plans to repeat inLondon.

Presenter

Did you hear the word ‘popular’?

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popular

populiarný

Presenter

… boxing is becoming more and more popular here

Chris said the word ‘feat’.

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feat

dosiahnennia, podvyh

Presenter

a feat he plans to repeat inLondon

Well we have heard that boxing is becoming very popular in Mongolia since Bader Uugan’s success.

Now, let’s hear from some people in London. What do they think is popular in London?

Vox pops

Shopping is very popular in London as there are a lot of shops!

I think that museums are very popular inLondonbecause a lot of them are free to enter.

Going to the theatre is very popular inLondonbecause there are many famous shows.

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Shopping is very popular in London as there are a lot of shops!

I think that museums are very popular inLondonbecause a lot of them are free to enter.

Going to the theatre is very popular in London as there are many famous shows.

Presenter

I’m Natalie and that’s all from Talking Sport.

See you next time.