NEWS · B2 Level - Part 4

Blobfish Wins Hearts as Fish of the Year

People have totally redeemed themselves after giving a poor little fish a glow-up.

Level: B2 · 10 sentences

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1. People have totally redeemed themselves after giving a poor little fish a glow-up.
2. Turns out, when the gelatinous blobfish was declared the world's ugliest animal back in 2013. Ouch!
3. It wasn't given a fair shake.
4. The deep-sea creature you see, lives thousands of feet underwater,
5. and it looks a lot less globular down there, where...
6. water pressure is more than 100 times stronger than the air pressure we experience on land.
7. Now, the blobfish has a new title: Fish of the Year.
8. After voters in New Zealand weighed in as part of a competition bringing awareness to the country's marine life.
9. So next time you're feeling like people are hating on you, hang in there! Anything is possible.
10. Fantastic! Congrats, Blob!