In the 1990s, Mr Bean became a star using mime to highlight difficult social situations much as Charlie Chaplin had done. His method of acting was to appear_________, look around and then do exactly the wrong thing. Children particularly would burst into ________ at his behaviour. He always managed to _________ those things that people are afraid of doing because they do not want to appear a social ______ . On one occasion in a restaurant he ordered a steak tartare.

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laughter

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failure

Answer key for Exercise 2 on page 20: