The Reading / Listening - Ramen - Level 1

Ramen is popular around the world. It is Chinese-style wheat noodles in a soy sauce or miso broth. Common toppings include pork, dried seaweed, and bamboo shoots. The Witch Cat Kwai restaurant in Taiwan has added a new ingredient – crocodile foot. Photos of it have spread on social media. Internet users call it "Godzilla ramen". There is a long waiting list to eat at the restaurant. It is fully booked.

At $50 a bowl, the ramen is not cheap. It takes about three hours to cook. The chef makes just 10 feet a day. He uses 40 types of ingredients. First, he cleans the foot. Then, he puts spices on it. Finally, he cooks it in the broth. Some customers are "afraid" to try it. The chef said: "A lot of customers say crocodile meat tastes like chicken." In Taiwan, it is legal to eat crocodiles that are not protected species.

Try the same news story at these levels:

    Ramen - Level 0 Ramen - Level 2   or  Ramen - Level 3

Sources
  • https://people.com/crocodile-leg-appears-to-crawl-out-of-ramen-bowl-at-restaurant-taiwan-7554832
  • https://edition.cnn.com/travel/crocodile-ramen-taiwan-intl-hnk/index.html
  • https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12242131/Godzilla-Ramen-featuring-crocodile-leg-hangs-edge-bowl-hit-Taiwan.html


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Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. Ramen is popular
  2. It is Chinese-style
  3. soy
  4. Common toppings
  5. dried
  6. bamboo
  7. added a new
  8. Photos of it have spread
  1. seaweed
  2. sauce
  3. on social media
  4. shoots
  5. around the world
  6. ingredient
  7. wheat noodles
  8. include pork

Paragraph 2

  1. the ramen is not
  2. The chef makes just
  3. He uses 40 types
  4. he puts spices
  5. he cooks it in
  6. customers are "afraid"
  7. customers say crocodile meat
  8. crocodiles that are
  1. to try it
  2. of ingredients
  3. not protected
  4. cheap
  5. tastes like chicken
  6. on it
  7. the broth
  8. 10 feet a day

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

Ramen (1) ___________________ the world. It is Chinese-style (2) ___________________ a soy sauce or miso broth. Common (3) ___________________, dried seaweed, and bamboo shoots. The Witch Cat Kwai restaurant in Taiwan (4) _________________ new ingredient – crocodile foot. Photos of it have (5) ___________________ media. Internet users call it "Godzilla ramen". There is a long waiting list to eat at the restaurant. It (6) ___________________.

At $50 a bowl, the (7) ___________________ cheap. It takes about three hours to cook. The (8) ___________________ 10 feet a day. He uses (9) ___________________ ingredients. First, he cleans the foot. Then, he (10) ___________________ it. Finally, he cooks it in the broth. Some customers are "afraid" (11) ___________________. The chef said: "A lot of customers say crocodile meat tastes like chicken." In Taiwan, it (12) ___________________ eat crocodiles that are not protected species.

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

Ramenispopulararoundtheworld.ItisChinese-stylewheatnoodlesin
asoysauceormisobroth.Commontoppingsincludepork,driedseawee
d,andbambooshoots.TheWitchCatKwairestaurantinTaiwanhasadde
danewingredient–crocodilefoot.Photosofithavespreadonsocialmedi
a.Internetuserscallit"Godzillaramen".Thereisalongwaitinglisttoeata
ttherestaurant.Itisfullybooked.At$50abowl,theramenisnotcheap.It
takesaboutthreehourstocook.Thechefmakesjust10feetaday.Heuse
s40typesofingredients.First,hecleansthefoot.Then,heputsspicesoni
t.Finally,hecooksitinthebroth.Somecustomersare"afraid"totryit.The
chefsaid:"Alotofcustomerssaycrocodilemeattasteslikechicken."InT
aiwan,itislegaltoeatcrocodilesthatarenotprotectedspecies.

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.

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Discussion — Write your own questions

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