Pre-reading questions:
- Do you like sushi?
- Can you make sushi?
Vocabulary:
- famous /FEY-muhs/
- small /smawl/
- lesser /LES-er/
- grow /groh/
- keep /keep/
[adjective] known and recognized by many people
The famous brand of clothes is on sale.
[adjective] not big; less in size or amount than is average
The man is looking for a small house to live in.
[adjective] not as great in size, amount
The seafood restaurant receives lesser orders after the calamity.
[verb] to increase in size or amount
She likes to grow different kinds of plants.
[verb] to continue to have
She is trying her best to keep the plants healthy.
Japan’s famous sushi restaurant, Kuri Sushi Inc., was the first restaurant to grow small fish in containers until they are ready to be used. This is to help with the lesser amount of fish caught in Japan. Their plan is to grow small fish until they weigh more than a kilogram and will start using them in their restaurants in 2021. Based on the report of the Fisheries Agency, the fish supply in Japan becomes smaller while the fish demand and its prices become higher. Kura Sushi’s managing director, Hiroyuki Hisamune, wished to keep the price of grown fish that customers bought and improve the kinds of fish it farms based on its success.
True or False:
- Sushi restaurant Kuri Sushi Inc. is famous in Canada.
- The sushi restaurant grows vegetables.
- The restaurant plans to grow fish that will weigh more than a kilo.
- Hiroyuki Hisamune is the chef of the sushi restaurant.
- Kura Sushi’s managing director wished to grow different kinds of fish.
Vocabulary Check:
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| famous | small | lesser | grow | keep |
- They __________ all kinds of vegetables.
- The other contestants will receive __________ cash prizes.
- She will __________ her photo albums.
- One of the __________ foods in my country is chicken adobo.
- He likes eating __________ fish.