Pre-reading questions:
- Do you like watching animated movies?
- Do you know Osamu Tezuka?
Vocabulary:
- show /shoh/
- well-known /WEL-nohn/
- Western /WES-tern/
- display /dih-SPLEY/
- society /suh-SAHY-i-tee/
[noun] a public event where people can view a collection of things
The show in our town will start at 10 AM.
[adjective] famous or known by many people
Sarah wants to be a well-known ballerina someday.
[adjective] connected to countries in the west part of the world
Sakumo is interested in Western culture.
[verb] to show something for people to see
She was not allowed to display her work at school.
[noun] culture or community
We live in a modern society.
A special show about Osamu Tezuka’s art is shown at the Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum in Hyogo Prefecture. Tezuka was well-known for his work Astro Boy that became famous in France and other Western countries. The event is called Osamu Tezuka – Manga no Kamisama or Osamu Tezuka – God of Manga in English. It has five parts that display the changes in Tezuka’s art style about Japan’s society. The exhibition started on November 3, 2018 but is closed from December to March 2019.
True or False:
- An event about Osamu Tezuka’s art is showing at Yokohama Stadium.
- Tezuka’s work “Astro Boy” became famous in France.
- The event in France was called “Osamu Tezuka seen from France”.
- The presentation has seven parts.
- The parts show the changes in Tezuka’s style about England’s society.
Vocabulary Check:
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| society | Western | display | show | well-known |
- Yuzuru Hanyu is a ______ Japanese figure skater.
- She said that she wants to learn more about Norway’s ______.
- Learning ______ culture is quite easy for me.
- Anne will ______ her artwork tomorrow.
- What time will you go to the ______?