Pre-reading questions:
- What is your favorite winter activity?
- Have you ever been to Nara Prefecture?
There is a special winter event in Kasugataisha Shrine, Nara prefecture. At 10AM every day, a member of a deer protection group played the horn. Hundreds of deer rushed out of the forest. Tourists fed the deer with acorns and happily took pictures. This winter event lasted until December 14.
Vocabulary:
event – [noun] a thing that happens; situation; occasion
horn – [noun] a musical instrument made of a tube which the musician blows
rush out – [verb] run out; leave
feed – [verb] to give food
acorn – [noun] the fruit of the oak
True or False:
- The winter event is held in Kasugataisha Shrine, Nara prefecture.
- A member of a deer protection group played the guitar.
- Hundreds of squirrels rushed out of the forest.
- Tourists fed the deer with corns and happily took pictures.
- The winter event took place every 10AM of the day until December 14.