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Japan Today
Pre-Reading Questions:
- Do you like eating snacks?
- What snacks do you usually eat?
Vocabulary:
- snack /snak/
- adorable /uh-dohr-uh-buhl/
- mix /miks/
- often /of-uhn/
- cost /kost/
[noun] a small amount of food eaten between meals
Popcorn is my favorite snack.
[adjective] attractive and easily loved
Nina is an adorable 2-year-old girl.
[verb] to combine different things
Oil and water do not mix.
[adverb] a lot or many times
Carla often goes to the cinema.
[verb] to pay an amount of money to buy something or do something
How much does it cost to go to Kyoto?
Enjoy your coffee breaks and tea time with the new Shiba Inu marshmallows. These new sweet treats are perfect for your snacks!
Shiba Inu marshmallows are adorable sweets made by hand that look like a real Shiba Inu. They are filled with chocolate and sweet bean paste mixed together, making it a perfect Japanese snack.
The marshmallows are from Felissimo, a Japanese online store that often sells cat-related products. Each box costs 1,296 yen and it has nine different Shiba Inu marshmallows.
They may be difficult to eat because of their cuteness, but at least you’ll get to see nine Shiba Inu marshmallows smiling at you.
Shiba Inu marshmallows are adorable sweets made by hand that look like a real Shiba Inu. They are filled with chocolate and sweet bean paste mixed together, making it a perfect Japanese snack.
The marshmallows are from Felissimo, a Japanese online store that often sells cat-related products. Each box costs 1,296 yen and it has nine different Shiba Inu marshmallows.
They may be difficult to eat because of their cuteness, but at least you’ll get to see nine Shiba Inu marshmallows smiling at you.
True or False:
- The sweets are made by machine.
- Each package has nine Shiba Inu marshmallows.
- Felissimo sells the sweets online.
- One box of Shiba Inu marshmallows costs 1,296 yen.
- Each marshmallow has a chocolate filling only.
Vocabulary Check:
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| cost | mix | adorable | snack | often |
- Sasha _______ goes to school by train.
- Allen _______ coffee with honey.
- I don’t eat _______ that much.
- One bottle of wine _______ 1,200 yen.
- That kitten looks _______.