Exercise 5, page 133 mascots, schools, colleges, sports teams, charities and even breakfast cereals have all used a grown man in a cuddly animal costume to help their image.0:01
These mascots attract publicity and promote public relations.0:38
Many English football clubs have an official mascot.0:43
They represent the team and hopefully bring them good luck as well.0:46
Here are three of the most famous ones.0:50
Gunnisaurus Rex is a friendly dinosaur.1:09
He has been the mascot for Arsenal Football Club since 1993.1:12
Gunnosaurus has proved to be very lucky.1:18
So far since he has been with the club they have won 13 titles including the FA cup and the European Winners Cup.1:20
Gunnasaurus sometimes follows his team around Europe, making appearances at Champions League matches too.1:30
He is one of the most respected mascots in football and all the fans love Billy Bantam is one of the Bradford City AFC team mascots.1:38
Billy is a tall brown chicken with a big yellow beak dressed in his team's purple and yellow striped kit.2:04
Billy always wanders around the football pitch waving to the fans before the game and during halftime.2:13
It seems that he is quite a good goalkeeper himself and he sometimes takes part in penalty shootouts with other mascots and children.2:21
Fred the Red is the mascot at Manchester United Football Club.2:46
He is a cute big red devil dressed in a Manchester United kit.2:51
He usually appears before kick off and at halftime during home games.2:56
He is very popular with the younger children.3:02
Like many other mascots, Fred often does charity work.3:05
In 2004 he abseiled down the side of Manchester United Stadium to raise money for charity.3:09
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