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Pops Mensah-Bonsu
Welcome to Talking Sport!
With less than a year to go, London is getting prepared for the 2012 Olympics.
Test events have started happening in the new Olympic venues.
Recently the basketball test event took place and the British basketball team were there.
This week we hear from one of the British basketball players, Pops Mensah-Bonsu.
Pops has played in the NBA and now plays in the French Pro A league.
How does he feel about playing in the Olympics?
Join Natalie in this week's video to learn about the phrase 'a big deal' and hear from Pops Mensah-Bonsu.
Learning point
Vocabulary: 'A big deal'
Now tell us what you think
What do you think is 'a big deal'?
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Being critisized by boss is a big deal.
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to renovate and redecorate the house is a big deal of my family.
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following classes is a big deal for me nowadays
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Living without financial problems is a big deal!!!
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Get married, have a child, find a good job it is all a big deal. Good family relationships is also a big deal.
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Learn English day by day in BBC Learning English is a big deal.
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I thing its a big deal have awareness to protect the nature. If we don´t start now, at least with a little actions, like recycle, and recognize we are part of this beautifull world, we are going to be affected for consecuences of change in our environment.
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To have good and sincere persons around is a big deal.
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I want in Brazil justice, no corruption, good education, real democracy and fight for all these things is a good deal.
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