Students will answer 10 "True or false?" questions to test their deep listening comprehension skills.

Below you'll also find some discussion questions about this prank.

What was the advice of the "old man" to the young bodybuilders at the end of the video?

How come the bodybuilders didn't suspect they were being pranked?

What nutritional supplement did the old man claim to use?

Do you think some of the bodybuilders may have been just "actors" playing a part? Maybe the young guy who challenges the old man to a contest?

WATCH OTHER PRANK VIDEOS: Ask students if they know other entertaining prank videos. You can watch their recommended pranks, and foster quick conversations with the students about them. Be careful: it's advised that before you put on a recommended video you validate with the students that the video is classroom-friendly so as to avoid any videos that may be sexually explicit or contain horrifying scenes to respect classroom norms and the sensitivity of sensitive students.

Ask students if they have heard about Muscle Beach Venice? If not, explain them that by the 1950s, Muscle Beach (the original one in Santa Monica) established worldwide fame and helped to popularize and bring legitimacy to physical culture with acrobatics and bodybuilding and contribute to a nationwide health and fitness movement continuing into the 21st century. Find more background info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_Beach

Tell students that they're going to watch a 3:30 prank video shot at Muscle Beach Venice. Get them to guess what the prank will be about.

A young competitive athlete is masqueraded as an old man. He goes to Muscle Beach in Venice, California, USA to prank the bodybuilders there. He absolutely mesmerizes the spectators and the bodybuilders.

Old Bodybuilder Prank - Comprehension Task

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Let's do English ESL general vocabulary practice. Students will answer 10 "True or false?" questions to test their deep listening comprehension skills.

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