Just 60cm tall


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Philippines man crowned world's shortest


A teenager from a poor family in the rural Philippines has been declared the world's shortest man as he turned 18.

Guinness World Records presented Junrey Balawing, who is 59.93cm (23.6 inches) tall, with a certificate at his birthday party.

Source: BBC News


Vocabulary:

a s______ (formal) - a brother or a sister

to c____ - to give a loud shout of approval or encouragement

s_____ (adj) . weak , unhealthy and often ill

a c_____ - what you find on top of a birthday cake

a w___-w_____ - a person who encourages you and supports you

a r_____ h______ - someone who is the best or fastest etc at something

m_____ (adj) - (of amounts or numbers) very small or not enough

to b___ ___ - to stop a flame from burning (with air)

s______ - the money you keep in a bank or similar organization

an i____ - a small measurement of length used in UK

to t___ - to become a particular age



Grammar point:

"Mr Balawing stopped growing when he was two, his father said."

Mr Balawing stopped to grow when he was two. WRONG


Look at this recent post on tricky verb patterns like with "stop".


See this previous post on world's shortest man.

And this previous post on world's tallest man.

Comments

Montse said…
Hi, Graham. I wouldn’t like to appear in the Guinness World Records for anything what had something to do with physical features. The woman with the largest legs in the world looks really happy but I think I’m happier being a common person. Would you like to appear in that record’s book for something?
Marta said…
It must be really difficult for him and his family to cope with this problem. I hope that through this award he will receive some kind of economical support.
Graham said…
Hi Montse,

I wouldn't like to appear in the Guinness World Records either. Though some weekends, it seemed I was aiming to be the world's best drinker.

It is usually full of useless records - the biggest pizza, the longest fingernails(Yuk!), the fastest hamburger eater....


I wouldn’t like to appear in the Guinness World Records for anything THAT had something to do with physical features. The woman with the LONGEST legs in the world looks really happy ..

I wonder how tall her partner is...
Graham said…
Hi Marta,

I imagine this man (and he is officially one now) will be well looked after, for as long as he is the world's shortest adult.