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Pilot gives tips for coping with jet lag
Pre-reading questions: Have you experienced jet lag during your flight? What happens to people who experience jet lag? How do you beat jet lag? For pilots, managing jet lag is a job requirement since they are spending their days and nights flying across all kinds of time zones. According to R.J. “Dutch” Deutschendorf, system chief pilot at Southwest Airlines, pilots should know how to deal with fatigue. For this reason, their airline company’s training program incorporates ways pilots can cope with jet lag. To manage jet lag, passengers should stay hydrated at all times and limit their caffeine intake. It is best recommended to drink water instead of…
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Pilot gives tips for coping with jet lag
Pre-reading questions: Have you ever traveled by plane? Have you ever experience jet lag? R.J. Deutschendorf, a chief pilot at Southwest Airlines, says that learning to handle jet lag is part of a pilot’s work. He advises pilots and passengers alike to always drink water while travelling. He emphasizes that it is important to have good eating habits and take enough rest or sleep before flight. He also adds that pilots should never drink alcohol before and during work. Vocabulary: pilot- [noun] a person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft handle- [verb] manage jet lag- [noun] extreme tiredness and other physical effects felt by a…
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University entrance examinations across Japan
The National Center for University Entrance Examinations says a dozen examinees were caught cheating during the annual two-day unified college entrance examinations across Japan. The assessment ended at 691 sites last Sunday. Some sites had to hold off the tests because of the dreadful weather. A student who took the exams at the Tokyo Institute of Technology said she is exhilarated that it was finally over, and she will work hard to prepare for the next round of assessment for the university she hopes to get into. Another student said he isn’t good at math and couldn’t answer all the problems, but he still feels reassured. Vocabulary: dreadful – [adjective] causing…
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Onsen adds sake into baths
A new kind of service is being offered to customers of various ryokan inns located in Niigata Prefecture. Customers can now enjoy taking a bath in an onsen hot spring together with sake in it. The so called furosshu is being offered on the 26th of every month in 10 onsen districts in the said prefecture. Hotel Senkei Corporations’s Vice President, Takeshi Iida, is the person behind this idea. Takeshi Iida says he hopes guests can enjoy the uniqueness of Niigata through the sake-infused onsen. The said service is indeed a big success, gaining more praises and compliments from satisfied customers. The management is also considering to expand their…
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Onsen adds sake into baths
Pre-reading questions: Do you often visit hot springs? What are the benefits of bathing in a hot spring? Tell me about the last time you visited a hot spring. Some ryokans (japanese inns) have introduced “furosshu”, which offers guests the experience of bathing in an onsen (hot spring) where local sake (rice wine) is combined. Visitors get the chance to soak in a sake-onsen every 26th of the month in ten onsen districts located in Niigata Prefecture. Sake-onsen guests will benefit from different skin treatments. Amino acid in sake is a potent moisturizer which is good for brightening the skin. Satisfied customers continue to rave about the positive…
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Onsen adds sake into baths
Pre-reading questions: Do you like visiting an onsen? Why or why not? When is the perfect time to visit an onsen? Tell me about the best onsen you know. Furosshu is a word used in Niigata prefecture. This word means to bathe in an onsen (hot spring) where local sake (rice wine) is added. Eighteen Ryokan inns have this service. Every 26th of the month, visitors get the chance to bathe in a sake-onsen. Bathing in sake is said to be good for skin. Vocabulary: bathe – [verb] to wash in a container filled with water inn – [noun] a house where people can eat and rent…
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