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Iemand leest voor, het rad bepaalt wie :)

Since 2015, Robert van Impe has photoshopped himself into dozens of pictures with celebrities, musicians, politicians, and more. Thanks to his hilarious images, he has gained over 187,000 followers on Instagram and over 34,000 on Facebook.

‘All I want is to make people laugh,’ says Rob.

Waar of niet waar: Rob photoshopt zichzelf in foto's met beroemdheden

1. waar
2. niet waar

Iemand leest voor, het rad bepaalt wie :)

‘I started photoshopping because I was bored during class,’ says Rob. When he was experimenting with the photo shopping software he began to realise he could make people laugh. ‘People think it’s really funny that I create a ‘funny situation’ out of an ordinary, boring picture.’

Waar of niet waar: de meeste mensen vinden Rob's foto's helemaal niet grappig

1. waar
2. niet waar

Iemand leest voor. Het rad bepaalt wie :)

Rob likes creating completely new stories out of beautiful glamorous celebrity photoshoots.‘Nowadays, there are millions of super-fancy photoshoots of celebs, it doesn’t even look real anymore,’ he said. ‘It doesn’t look fun and it looks way too serious. And that’s where I come in.’

Wat is het doel van Rob voor de foto's die hij bewerkt?

Iemand leest voor. Het rad bepaalt wie :)

Robert van Impe or ‘Average Rob’ describes himself a normal dude from Belgium. He has dated Taylor Swift, walked the red carpet with Kim and Kanye, and fallen asleep on David Beckham’s shoulder. At least on Instagram, that is.

Wat betekent 'Average'? Waarom zou hij zichzelf 'Average Rob' noemen?

Iemand leest voor. Het rad bepaalt wie :)

Rob uses his Photoshop skills to poke fun at himself, but doesn’t make fun of the celebrities. ‘I don’t think making fun of the celebs is the way to go. I prefer that people laugh about the situation, but I try to be as close to reality as possible,’ he explained. 

Hij maakt niet alleen zichzelf belachelijk op zijn foto's maar ook de beroemdheden.

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2. niet waar

Iemand leest voor. Het rad bepaalt wie :)

He says that the character in these Photoshops is ‘actually an exaggerated version of [himself].' Average Rob is a weird clown who likes to make a fool of himself just to make people laugh. I decided to call him ‘Average’ because that’s the vibe I want to create with my Photoshops: you’re not going to see me look pretty in any of my pictures.’

'An exagerrated version of himself'. Wat zou dat betekenen?

1. een grappige versie van zichzelf
2. een boze versie van zichzelf
3. een overdreven versie van zichzelf

Iemand leest voor. Het rad bepaalt wie :)

So far, one of his favorite photoshops features him running behind former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Joe Biden. Average Rob has hung out with everyone from Justin Bieber to Bruno Mars. Let’s hope that Average Rob will entertain us for many years to come.

Wat doet Average Rob op zijn lievelingsfoto?

Opdracht:

Make duos or trios. Go online and find 3 pictures of Average Rob that you think are funny. Explain why you think they are funny in English.