Giant Marshmallow Man – level 1

15-07-2016 07:00

There is a new “Ghostbusters” movie. People promote it at a station in London. A model of a character from the film is there.

It is the Marshmallow Man. He is 2.9 metres high and 2.8 metres wide. He breaks through the floor. People take pictures of him. Some people are just shocked.

Difficult words: promote (make something more popular), character (a person/a thing from a film), marshmallow (a soft and white type of candy).

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