The Reading / Listening - Frozen Food - Level 3

Japanese food is famous all over the world. Everyone knows sushi, tempura and tofu. A lot of Japanese food is so well presented it looks like art. It is therefore a little surprising that Japan's "dish of the year" for 2022 is frozen food. Each year, the Gurunavi Research Institute decides on the winner for its culinary award. The prize is given to food that highlights trends in what people eat. Frozen food got the prize in 2022 because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Many people did not dine out at top restaurants. Instead, they stocked up on frozen food and ate at home. The winning frozen food was very basic - no examples of haute cuisine. The judges selected a variety of frozen meat and pizzas – still in their air-tight bags.

Gurunavi said the pandemic has resulted in food companies experimenting with different ways of freezing food. They want to make sure that frozen food tastes good, even after it thaws out. One of Japan's largest supermarkets has opened a specialized food shop called @Frozen. It sells over 1,500 different frozen food items. Japan's convenience stores have expanded their frozen food sections, and frozen food vending machines are popping up everywhere. Some sell frozen sushi. Japan's Frozen Food Association said changing lifestyles have increased the popularity of frozen food. Japan's population is aging, so many older people find frozen dishes more convenient than cooking from scratch.

Try the same news story at these easier levels:

    Frozen Food - Level 0,  Frozen Food - Level 1   or  Frozen Food - Level 2

Sources
  • https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/japan-dish-of-the-year-frozen-food-intl-hnk/index.html
  • https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20221207_23/
  • https://news.yahoo.com/frozen-food-named-dish-japan-184019590.html


Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice activities, drag and drop activities, sentence jumbles, which word activities, text reconstructions, spelling, gap fills and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

Warm-ups

1. FROZEN FOOD: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about frozen food. Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?
       Japanese food / sushi / tempura / tofu / art / prize / pandemic / frozen food / pizza /
       food companies / supermarkets / convenience stores / vending machines / cooking
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. FOOD: Students A strongly believe their food is the tastiest in the world; Students B strongly believe the opposite. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
4. KINDS OF FOOD: What do you know about these kinds of food? What do you want to know? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

 

What I Know

What I Want to Know

Frozen

 

 

Microwave food

 

 

Processed food

 

 

Dried food

 

 

Raw food

 

 

Pickled food

 

 
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5. FROZEN: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "frozen". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
6. DISHES: Rank these with your partner. Put the best at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

  • Sushi
  • Fish and chips
  • Pizza
  • Samosa
  • Tacos
  • Fried rice
  • Couscous
  • Hummus

 

Vocabulary

    Paragraph 1

      1. culinary a. Go out to a restaurant to eat.
      2. award b. Make people aware of something.
      3. highlight c. A prize given in honour of an achievement or of winning something.
      4. trend d. Different things of the same type, character or quality.
      5. dine out e. Of or about cooking.
      6. stocked up f. A fashion in clothes, music, food, lifestyles, etc.
      7. variety g. Buy lots of goods or items so that you have enough of them.

    Paragraph 2

      8. pandemic h. Change from ice or being frozen, to become soft and ready to use or eat.
      9. thaw out i. A machine in the street that cells drinks, cigarettes, newspapers, etc.
      10. specialized j. From the very beginning.
      11. expanded k. Focused on one area of something to become good at it.
      12. vending machine l. Appearing suddenly in many places.
      13. popping up m. Made bigger or wider.
      14. from scratch n. A disease that is over a whole country or the world.

 

Before reading / listening

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 1-8 below are true (T) or false (F).

  1. The article says Japanese food is the most famous in the world.     T / F
  2. The article says a lot of Japanese food looks like art.     T / F
  3. Many people in Japan did not dine out during the coronavirus pandemic.  T / F
  4. The judges chose a lot of frozen fish and burgers.     T / F
  5. Companies tried to make food taste good even when it was frozen.     T / F
  6. A supermarket in Japan opened 1,500 frozen food stores.     T / F
  7. You can buy frozen sushi from some vending machines in Japan.     T / F
  8. A lot of older Japanese people prefer frozen food to cooking.     T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

  1. famous
  2. surprising
  3. highlights
  4. dine
  5. basic
  6. ways
  7. thaws out
  8. expanded
  9. convenient
  10. from scratch
  1. focuses on
  2. useful
  3. simple
  4. defrosts
  5. from the beginning
  6. eat
  7. widened
  8. well known
  9. unexpected
  10. methods

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

  1. Japanese food is famous
  2. Japanese food is so well presented
  3. food that highlights trends in what
  4. they stocked up
  5. still in their air-tight
  6. frozen food tastes good, even after
  7. vending
  8. increased the popularity
  9. Japan's population
  10. more convenient than cooking
  1. people eat
  2. is aging
  3. bags
  4. from scratch
  5. of frozen food
  6. all over the world
  7. on frozen food
  8. machines
  9. it looks like art
  10. it thaws out

Gap fill

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.
surprising
dine
tofu
bags
trends
basic
award
stocked

Japanese food is famous all over the world. Everyone knows sushi, tempura and (1) _____________________. A lot of Japanese food is so well presented it looks like art. It is therefore a little (2) _____________________ that Japan's "dish of the year" for 2022 is frozen food. Each year, the Gurunavi Research Institute decides on the winner for its culinary (3) _____________________. The prize is given to food that highlights (4) _____________________ in what people eat. Frozen food got the prize in 2022 because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Many people did not (5) _____________________ out at top restaurants. Instead, they (6) _____________________ up on frozen food and ate at home. The winning frozen food was very (7) _____________________ - no examples of haute cuisine. The judges selected a variety of frozen meat and pizzas - still in their air-tight (8) _____________________.

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.
expanded
ways
convenient
popping
thaws
aging
pandemic
lifestyles

Gurunavi said the (9) _____________________ has resulted in food companies experimenting with different (10) _____________________ of freezing food. They want to make sure that frozen food tastes good, even after it (11) _____________________ out. One of Japan's largest supermarkets has opened a specialized food shop called @Frozen. It sells over 1,500 different frozen food items. Japan's convenience stores have (12) _____________________ their frozen food sections, and frozen food vending machines are (13) _____________________ up everywhere. Some sell frozen sushi. Japan's Frozen Food Association said changing (14) _____________________ have increased the popularity of frozen food. Japan's population is (15) _____________________, so many older people find frozen dishes more (16) _____________________ than cooking from scratch.

Listening — Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1) Japanese food is famous all over the world. Everyone knows sushi, ______
     a.  tempura and toffee
     b.  tempura end tofu
     c.  tempura and tofu
     d.  tempura end toffee
2)  A lot of Japanese food is so well presented it ______
     a.  looks like cart
     b.  looks lie cart
     c.  looks like art
     d.  looks lie cart
3)  Each year, the Gurunavi Research Institute decides on the winner for ______
     a.  its culinary reward
     b.  its culinary award
     c.  its culinary awe
     d.  its culinary overawed
4)  they stocked up on frozen food and ate at home. The winning frozen food ______
     a.  was very basics
     b.  was very basically
     c.  was very basic
     d.  was very bay sick
5)  The judges selected a variety of frozen meat and pizzas - still in their ______
     a.  air-tight bags
     b.  eat-tight bags
     c.  oar-tight bags
     d.  e-tight bags

6)  Gurunavi said the pandemic has resulted in food companies experimenting ______
     a.  with different weighs
     b.  with different weights
     c.  with different whys
     d.  with different ways
7)  They want to make sure that frozen food tastes good, even after ______
     a.  it flaws out
     b.  it floors out
     c.  it thaws out
     d.  it fairs out
8)  Japan's convenience stores have expanded their ______
     a.  frozen food inspections
     b.  frozen food sections
     c.  frozen food suctions
     d.  frozen food sect shuns
9)  changing lifestyles have increased the popularity of frozen food. Japan's ______
     a.  population is age in
     b.  population is age gin
     c.  population is a gin
     d.  population is aging
10)  older people find frozen dishes more convenient than ______
     a.  cooking from scratch
     b.  cooking from snatch
     c.  cooking from slats
     d.  cooking from starch

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

Japanese food is famous all (1) ____________________. Everyone knows sushi, tempura and tofu. A lot of Japanese food is so well presented it looks like art. It is therefore (2) ____________________ that Japan's "dish of the year" for 2022 is frozen food. Each year, the Gurunavi Research Institute decides on the winner for its culinary award. The prize is given to food that highlights (3) ____________________ people eat. Frozen food got the prize in 2022 because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Many people did not (4) ____________________ top restaurants. Instead, they stocked up on frozen food and ate at home. The winning frozen food (5) ____________________ - no examples of haute cuisine. The judges selected a (6) ____________________ meat and pizzas - still in their air-tight bags.

Gurunavi said the pandemic (7) ____________________ food companies experimenting with different ways of freezing food. They want to make sure that frozen food tastes good, even after (8) ____________________. One of Japan's largest supermarkets has opened a specialized food shop called @Frozen. (9) ____________________ 1,500 different frozen food items. Japan's convenience stores have expanded their frozen food sections, and frozen food (10) ____________________ popping up everywhere. Some sell frozen sushi. Japan's Frozen Food Association said changing lifestyles have increased (11) ____________________ frozen food. Japan's population is aging, so many older people find frozen dishes more convenient than (12) ____________________.

Comprehension questions

  1. Where does the article say Japanese food is famous?
  2. What does well-presented Japanese food look like?
  3. What does the prize highlight?
  4. What are people not doing at top restaurants?
  5. What were the selected pizzas and meat inside?
  6. When do food companies want frozen food to taste good?
  7. How many frozen food items are in the store @Frozen?
  8. What does the article say is popping up everywhere?
  9. What has increased the popularity of frozen food?
  10. Who prefers frozen food to cooking?

Multiple choice quiz

1)  Where does the article say Japanese food is famous?
a) Tokyo
b) all over the world
c) the USA
d) Asia
2)  What does well-presented Japanese food look like?
a) sculptures
b) heaven
c) art
d) perfection
3)  What does the prize highlight?
a) Japanese cuisine
b) tofu
c) nutritious food
d) trends in what people eat
4)  What are people not doing at top restaurants?
a) tipping
b) dining
c) getting drunk
d) talking
5)  What were the selected pizzas and meat inside?
a) air-tight bags
b) shopping bags
c) pies
d) fridges

6)  When do food companies want frozen food to taste good?
a) after it thaws
b) next year
c) when it's in people's stomachs
d) when it's heated
7)  How many frozen food items are in the store @Frozen?
a) exactly 1,500
b) just fewer than 1,500
c) around 1,500
d) more than 1,500
8)  What does the article say is popping up everywhere?
a) popcorn makers
b) sushi
c) frozen food vending machines
d) temperatures
9)  What has increased the popularity of frozen food?
a) ice
b) global warming
c) TV cooking shows
d) changing lifestyles

10)  Who prefers frozen food to cooking?
a) penguins
b) older people in Japan
c) chefs
d) environmentalists

Role play

Role  A – Sushi
You think sushi is the tastiest dish in the world. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their dishes aren't as tasty. Also, tell the others which is the least tasty of these (and why): fish and chips, pizza or hummus.

Role  B – Fish and chips
You think fish and chips is the tastiest dish in the world. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their dishes aren't as tasty. Also, tell the others which is the least tasty of these (and why): sushi, pizza or hummus.

Role  C – Pizza
You think pizza is the tastiest dish in the world. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their dishes aren't as tasty. Also, tell the others which is the least tasty of these (and why): fish and chips, sushi or hummus.

Role  D – Hummus
You think hummus is the tastiest dish in the world. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their dishes aren't as tasty. Also, tell the others which is the least tasty of these (and why): fish and chips, pizza or sushi.

After reading / listening

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words...

'frozen'

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    • and 'food'.

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    • • Share your findings with your partners.

    • Make questions using the words you found.

    • Ask your partner / group your questions.

    2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

    •Share your questions with other classmates / groups. •Ask your partner / group your questions.

    3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

    4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

    5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:

    • famous
    • art
    • winner
    • dine
    • examples
    • variety
    • ways
    • thaws
    • opened
    • sells
    • popping
    • older

    Student survey

    Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

    (Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

    Discussion - Frozen Food

    STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

    1. What did you think when you read the headline?
    2. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'frozen'?
    3. What do you know about Japanese food?
    4. What do you think of frozen food?
    5. What do you think of sushi, tempura and tofu?
    6. What do you think is 'food of the year'?
    7. Did coronavirus change your eating habits?
    8. Do you like dining out at restaurants?
    9. What's your favourite restaurant, and why?
    10. What do you think of frozen pizzas?

    STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

    1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
    2. What do you think of when you hear the word 'food'?
    3. What do you think about what you read?
    4. What do you think of Japanese food?
    5. What are the good and bad things about frozen food?
    6. How does frozen food taste?
    7. What do you think of frozen food vending machines?
    8. Do you think frozen sushi is a good idea?
    9. Do you like to cook from scratch?
    10. What questions would you like to ask one of the judges?

    Discussion — Write your own questions

    STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

    (a) ________________

    (b) ________________

    (c) ________________

    (d) ________________

    (e) ________________

    STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

    (f) ________________

    (g) ________________

    (h) ________________

    (i) ________________

    (j) ________________

    Language — Cloze (Gap-fill)

    Japanese food is famous (1) ____ over the world. Everyone knows sushi, tempura and tofu. A lot of Japanese food is so (2) ____ presented it looks like art. It is therefore a little surprising that Japan's "dish of the year" for 2022 is frozen food. Each year, the Gurunavi Research Institute decides (3) ____ the winner for its culinary award. The prize is given to food that highlights (4) ____ in what people eat. Frozen food got the prize in 2022 because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Many people did not (5) ____ out at top restaurants. Instead, they stocked up on frozen food and ate at home. The winning frozen food was very basic - no examples of haute cuisine. The judges selected a variety (6) ____ frozen meat and pizzas - still in their air-tight bags.

    Gurunavi said the pandemic has resulted (7) ____ food companies experimenting with different ways of freezing food. They want to make sure that frozen food tastes good, even after it thaws (8) ____. One of Japan's largest supermarkets has opened a specialized food shop called @Frozen. It sells over 1,500 different frozen food (9) ____. Japan's convenience stores have expanded their frozen food sections, and frozen food vending machines are (10) ____ up everywhere. Some sell frozen sushi. Japan's Frozen Food Association said changing lifestyles have increased the (11) ____ of frozen food. Japan's population is aging, so many older people find frozen dishes more convenient than cooking from (12) ____.

    Which of these words go in the above text?

    1. (a)     whole     (b)     all     (c)     entire     (d)     every    
    2. (a)     goodly     (b)     well     (c)     goodness     (d)     good    
    3. (a)     up     (b)     of     (c)     as     (d)     on    
    4. (a)     trendy     (b)     trends     (c)     trending     (d)     trendiness    
    5. (a)     dining     (b)     dine     (c)     dinner     (d)     dines    
    6. (a)     at     (b)     to     (c)     of     (d)     up    
    7. (a)     on     (b)     of     (c)     in     (d)     at    
    8. (a)     in     (b)     up     (c)     out     (d)     down    
    9. (a)     itemize     (b)     item     (c)     itemed     (d)     items    
    10. (a)     hopping     (b)     mopping     (c)     shopping     (d)     popping    
    11. (a)     popularity     (b)     popular     (c)     popularize     (d)     populate    
    12. (a)     itch     (b)     slash     (c)     scratch     (d)     such

    Spelling

    Paragraph 1

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    Paragraph 2

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    Put the text back together

    (...)  machines are popping up everywhere. Some sell frozen sushi. Japan's Frozen Food Association said changing
    (...)  of freezing food. They want to make sure that frozen food tastes good, even after it thaws
    (...)  items. Japan's convenience stores have expanded their frozen food sections, and frozen food vending
    (  1  ) Japanese food is famous all over the world. Everyone knows sushi, tempura and tofu. A lot of Japanese food is so
    (...)  to food that highlights trends in what people eat. Frozen food got the prize in 2022 because of the Coronavirus
    (...)  year, the Gurunavi Research Institute decides on the winner for its culinary award. The prize is given
    (...)  cuisine. The judges selected a variety of frozen meat and pizzas - still in their air-tight bags.
    (...)  pandemic. Many people did not dine out at top restaurants. Instead, they stocked
    (...)  up on frozen food and ate at home. The winning frozen food was very basic - no examples of haute
    (...)  well presented it looks like art. It is therefore a little surprising that Japan's "dish of the year" for 2022 is frozen food. Each
    (...)  older people find frozen dishes more convenient than cooking from scratch.
    (...)  Gurunavi said the pandemic has resulted in food companies experimenting with different ways
    (...)  lifestyles have increased the popularity of frozen food. Japan's population is aging, so many
    (...)  out. One of Japan's largest supermarkets has opened a specialized food shop called @Frozen. It sells over 1,500 different frozen food

    Put the words in the right order

    1. is   over   all   famous   food   Japanese   world   .   the
    2. so   it   like   well   presented   looks   It's   art   .
    3. trends   people   that   highlights   in   Food   what   eat   .
    4. dine   out   restaurants   .   not   did   at   People   top
    5. stocked   on   home   .   They   food   at   frozen   up
    6. different   experimenting   freezing   of   ways   with   food   .   They're
    7. Make   that   good   .   frozen   tastes   sure   food
    8. vending   machines   are   food   Frozen   up   popping   everywhere   .
    9. food   .   frozen   popularity   Lifestyles   of   have   the   increased
    10. Frozen   cooking   .   dishes   more   convenient   than   are

    Circle the correct word (20 pairs)

    Japanese food is famous all / every over the world. Everyone knows sushi, tempura and tofu. A lot of Japanese food is so good / well presented it looks like art. It is therefore a little / small surprising that Japan's "dish of the year" for 2022 is frozen food. Each / Both year, the Gurunavi Research Institute decides on the winning / winner for its culinary award. The prize is given to food that highlights trends on / in what people eat. Frozen food got the prize in 2022 because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Many people did not dine up / out at top restaurants. Instead, they stocked up / down on frozen food and ate at home. The winning frozen food was very basic / basically - no examples of haute cuisine. The judges selected a variety of frozen meat and pizzas - still / since in their air-tight bags.

    Gurunavi said the pandemic was / has resulted in food companies experimenting with different weighs / ways of freezing food. They want to make / take sure that frozen food tastes good, even / ever after it thaws out / in. One of Japan's largest supermarkets has opened a specialized food shop called @Frozen. It sells over 1,500 different frozen food item / items. Japan's convenience stores have expanded them / their frozen food sections, and frozen food vending machines are popping / piping up everywhere. Some sell frozen sushi. Japan's Frozen Food Association said changing lifestyles have / has increased the popularity of frozen food. Japan's population is aging, so many older people search / find frozen dishes more convenient than cooking from scratch.

    Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct. Look up the definition of new words.

    Insert the vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

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    G_r_n_v_  s__d  th_  p_nd_m_c  h_s  r_s_lt_d  _n  f__d  c_mp_n__s  _xp_r_m_nt_ng  w_th  d_ff_r_nt  w_ys  _f  fr__z_ng  f__d.  Th_y  w_nt  t_  m_k_  s_r_  th_t  fr_z_n  f__d  t_st_s  g__d,  _v_n  _ft_r  _t  th_ws  __t.  _n_  _f  J_p_n's  l_rg_st  s_p_rm_rk_ts  h_s  _p_n_d  _  sp_c__l_z_d  f__d  sh_p  c_ll_d  @Fr_z_n.  _t  s_lls  _v_r  1,500  d_ff_r_nt  fr_z_n  f__d  _t_ms.  J_p_n's  c_nv_n__nc_  st_r_s  h_v_  _xp_nd_d  th__r  fr_z_n  f__d  s_ct__ns,  _nd  fr_z_n  f__d  v_nd_ng  m_ch_n_s  _r_  p_pp_ng  _p  _v_rywh_r_.  S_m_  s_ll  fr_z_n  s_sh_.  J_p_n's  Fr_z_n  F__d  _ss_c__t__n  s__d  ch_ng_ng  l_f_styl_s  h_v_  _ncr__s_d  th_  p_p_l_r_ty  _f  fr_z_n  f__d.  J_p_n's  p_p_l_t__n  _s  _g_ng,  s_  m_ny  _ld_r  p__pl_  f_nd  fr_z_n  d_sh_s  m_r_  c_nv_n__nt  th_n  c__k_ng  fr_m  scr_tch.

    Punctuate the text and add capitals

    japanese food is famous all over the world everyone knows sushi tempura and tofu a lot of japanese food is so well presented it looks like art it is therefore a little surprising that japans dish of the year for 2022 is frozen food each year the gurunavi research institute decides on the winner for its culinary award the prize is given to food that highlights trends in what people eat frozen food got the prize in 2022 because of the coronavirus pandemic many people did not dine out at top restaurants instead they stocked up on frozen food and ate at home the winning frozen food was very basic  no examples of haute cuisine the judges selected a variety of frozen meat and pizzas  still in their airtight bags

    gurunavi said the pandemic has resulted in food companies experimenting with different ways of freezing food they want to make sure that frozen food tastes good even after it thaws out one of japans largest supermarkets has opened a specialized food shop called frozen it sells over 1500 different frozen food items japans convenience stores have expanded their frozen food sections and frozen food vending machines are popping up everywhere some sell frozen sushi japans frozen food association said changing lifestyles have increased the popularity of frozen food japans population is aging so many older people find frozen dishes more convenient than cooking from scratch

    Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

    Japanesefoodisfamousallovertheworld.Everyoneknowssushi,tempu
    raandtofu.AlotofJapanesefoodissowellpresenteditlookslikeart.Itisth
    ereforealittlesurprisingthatJapan's"dishoftheyear"for2022isfrozenf
    ood.Eachyear,theGurunaviResearchInstitutedecidesonthewinnerfo
    ritsculinaryaward.Theprizeisgiventofoodthathighlightstrendsinwha
    tpeopleeat.Frozenfoodgottheprizein2022becauseoftheCoronavirus
    pandemic.Manypeopledidnotdineoutattoprestaurants.Instead,they
    stockeduponfrozenfoodandateathome.Thewinningfrozenfoodwasv
    erybasic-noexamplesofhautecuisine.Thejudgesselectedavarietyof
    frozenmeatandpizzas-stillintheirair-tightbags.Gurunavisaidthepa
    ndemichasresultedinfoodcompaniesexperimentingwithdifferentwa
    ysoffreezingfood.Theywanttomakesurethatfrozenfoodtastesgood,e
    venafteritthawsout.OneofJapan'slargestsupermarketshasopenedas
    pecializedfoodshopcalled@Frozen.Itsellsover1,500differentfrozenf
    ooditems.Japan'sconveniencestoreshaveexpandedtheirfrozenfoods
    ections,andfrozenfoodvendingmachinesarepoppingupeverywhere.
    Somesellfrozensushi.Japan'sFrozenFoodAssociationsaidchanginglif
    estyleshaveincreasedthepopularityoffrozenfood.Japan'spopulationi
    saging,somanyolderpeoplefindfrozendishesmoreconvenientthanco
    okingfromscratch.

    Free writing

    Write about frozen food for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.

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    Academic writing

    Frozen food is great for the environment. Discuss.

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    Homework

    1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
    2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about this news story. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
    3. FROZEN FOOD: Make a poster about frozen food. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
    4. VENDING MACHINES: Write a magazine article about creating more frozen food vending machines to help busy people. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against this.
    Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
    5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
    6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on frozen food. Ask him/her three questions about it. Give him/her three of your opinions on it. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

    A Few Additional Activities for Students

    Ask your students what they have read, seen or heard about this news in their own language. Students are likely to / may have have encountered this news in their L1 and therefore bring a background knowledge to the classroom.

    Get students to role play different characters from this news story.

    Ask students to keep track of this news and revisit it to discuss in your next class.

    Ask students to male predictions of how this news might develop in the next few days or weeks, and then revisit and discuss in a future class.

    Ask students to write a follow-up story to this news.

    Students role play a journalist and someone who witnessed or was a part of this news. Perhaps they could make a video of the interview.

    Ask students to keep a news journal in English and add this story to their thoughts.

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