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THE ENGLISH NEWS WEEKLY PODCAST 06/11/2015 AUGUST The Emotional Robot 1 of 13 04 2017 EP I SO D E 303 F L A S H B A CK E N W 2 0 6 :

ENW 303 Introduction This week s English News Weekly podcast reports on developments from the UK where sushi sales in supermarkets are

has a somewhat underserved reputation for its culinary expertise, but the Japanese fish dish has becoming increasingly popular both in

1 THE ENGLISH NEWS WEEKLY PODCAST 06/11/2015 AUGUST The Emotional Robot 1 of EP I SO D E 303 F L A S H B A CK E N W : TH E D E A TH OF COF F E E? Sushi: The UKs New Favourite? ENW 303 Introduction This week s English News Weekly podcast reports on developments from the UK where sushi sales in supermarkets are booming. The U.K. has a somewhat underserved reputation for its culinary expertise, but the Japanese fish dish has becoming increasingly popular both in the UK and the rest of Western Europe. Why is this the case and crucially what do Japanese chefs make of British sushi? English News Weekly will try to explain all HOMEPAGE hiroshima -u.ac.jp/cms/enw.php FACEBOOK (c) Jaime Selwood TWITTER ENW Episode 219 twitter.com/enwpodcast TECHNOLOGY

2 Contents Pages Part 1 Warm Ups Odd-One-Out Page 1 Brainstorm Page 1 Popular Western Sushi Rolls Page 1 / 2 Quiz This Week Page 2 Part 2 Before Listening / Reading Jumbled Words Page 3 True or False Page 3 Vocabulary Antonyms Page 3 Part 3 Listening / Reading The News Story 411 Words Page 4 What Do You Think..? Page 4 Part 4 After Listening / Reading Q & A Page 5 A & Q Page 5 Part 5 Extra Stuff Extra English I Page 6 7 to Chinwag Page 6 Writing Activity Page 7 And Finally. Did You Know? Page 7 TV Links Page 8 The Answers Pages 8-10 A1 This symbol = Listening activity in the podcast. A1

3 1 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 [ ] Sushi: The UKs New Favourite? August 4 th 2017 Warm Up 1 Odd 1 Out Look at the four words below, which word is different from the other three? Write your reason in the box underneath. Check your answer later. a) Tesco b) Asda c) Sainsbury s d) Walmart My Reason Warm Up 2 Brainstorm How many different words can you connect to the word in the box? Can you think of at least 10 words? Why do you think this? Sushi Warm Up 3 Sushi Calorie Count Look at popular Western Style Sushi rolls. Which is the healthiest? Look at page 2 for photos and names! Sushi Dish Calories Grams Protein Grams of Fat

ROLL F: SPICY TUNA ROLL G: RAINBOW ROLL H:

Remember if you don t know use the internet

1: Which country does sushi originate in?

the first Japanese sushi restaurant open in

a: 1954 b: 1964 c: 1974 3: How many sushi

word sushi mean in its original form and

E1: What is the oldest type of sushi from

a: Makizushi b: Nigirizushi c: Narezushi

4 2 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Sushi Rolls Which is Which? A: SPIDER CRAB B: TUNA ROLL C: SALMON AVOCADO D: SHRIMP TEMPURA E: CALIFORNIA ROLL F: SPICY TUNA ROLL G: RAINBOW ROLL H: CATERPILLAR ROLL I: AVOCADO ROLL J: EEL AVOCADO Warm Up 4 A1 Quiz Read the questions about this week s news story. Remember if you don t know use the internet to help or GUESS! 1: Which country does sushi originate in? a: Japan b: China c: Korea 2: What year did the first Japanese sushi restaurant open in the UK? a: 1954 b: 1964 c: : How many sushi restaurants can be found in London in 2017? a: 300+ b: 400+ c: : At Yo! Sushi a small lunchbox of sushi and a soda costs how much? a: 6.99 b: 8.99 c: : California sushi roll (sesame seeds, tobiko) was created in what year? a: 1960s b 1970s c: 1980s 6: What does the word sushi mean in its original form and use? a: Raw Fish b: Sour Taste c: Raw Taste E1: What is the oldest type of sushi from Japan called? a: Makizushi b: Nigirizushi c: Narezushi E2: What caused sushi street vendors to move into shops in Japan in 1923? a: New Laws b: Earthquake c: Tsunami E3: Which sushi restaurant chain was founded in the UK? a: b: c: END OF PART 1

5 3 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Pre-Listening / Reading 1 Jumbled Sentences The sentence below is from a paragraph in the news story. Un-jumble the words and put them into the correct order. sushi of supermarkets do chefs restaurants think in the and what being some So Japanese in prestigious dishes UK? sold 2 Is British Sushi an Oxymoron? So what do some Pre-Listening / Reading 2 A2 True or False Read the headline of News Story ~ Is British Sushi an Oxymoron? Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 5 are True or False! 1 Yo! Sushi was founded in London by a Japanese businessman. [T] [F] 2 Many UK towns have Indian, Asian & Caribbean restaurants. [T] [F] 3 Ajimura was the first sushi restaurant to open in London. [T] [F] 4 Tesco is the name of a British supermarket chain. [T] [F] 5 British supermarkets sell 90,000 sushi lunchboxes per week. [T] [F] Pre-Listening / Reading 3 Antonyms An antonym is a word with an opposite meaning. Match the 10 words on the left with their antonyms on the right. All the antonyms in black are from the News Stories. 1 Finest 6 Prestigious A Unimportant F Appalled 2 Integrating 7 Reluctantly B Closed Down G Doubting 3 Thinking 8 Impressed C Unpleasant H Minor 4 Founded 9 Vital D Low-grade I Obscure 5 Major 10 Quality E Keenly J Dividing END OF PART 2

6 4 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Listening / Reading Listening Is British Sushi an Oxymoron? Gap Fill Help Listen / Read the news story below and check your understanding. Then write a correct word for each space. 303 Is British Sushi an Oxymoron? 1 English food is not generally considered to be amongst the 1: culinary delights that people salivate over at the thought of for their evening meal. However this is actually unfair, as the UK, due to its colonial past, has a long history of 2: food from a number of contrasting global cuisines. It is easy in most British towns and cities to find Indian, Caribbean and Asian food restaurants. Although it would be fair to say that when 3: of dishes you could find in the UK great sushi would probably not be the first thought! 2 Sushi has become incredibly popular in the UK since the first Japanese restaurant Ajimura opened in London in The first conveyor-belt restaurant was Moshi Moshi in 1994 and the first British sushi restaurant chain, Yo! Sushi opened in the late 1990s 4: by English businessman Simon Woodroffe. There are now more than 300 sushi restaurants in London alone and all 5: British supermarkets such as Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury s and Morrison s sell sushi lunchboxes. An article in The Independent newspaper in 2008 even called sushi Britain s New National Dish! 3 So what do some 6: Japanese chefs think of the sushi dishes being sold in supermarkets and restaurants in the UK? Crazy. No, no, no! was the initial reaction to a supermarket prawn nigiri by top Japanese sushi chef Yuya Kikuchi. Chef Kikuchi who has worked in some of the best sushi restaurants in Japan, Australia and Europe and who opened his own sushi restaurant in London in 2013 was really not 7: by any of the British supermarket sushi offered to him. 4 In an experiment in The Guardian newspaper, Chef Kikuchi 8: was asked to try another mouthful of supermarket sushi this time a wrapped tuna maki. His expert opinion? It s too dry. Sushi looks simple: rice, fish and wasabi. But the correct temperature and texture is 9:. Another chef interviewed, Teruya Noriyoshi head sushi chef of the expensive Nobu s sushi restaurant agreed with his compatriot. It is important to make sushi by hand, not machine. It takes at least a year to learn how to cook good quality rice. This is toy sushi! 5 Yet despite Chefs Kikuchi s and Noriyoshi s appalled reaction, one of the leading UK supermarket chains Sainsbury s sells 90,000 packs of sushi a week. The UK s love-affair with raw fish, wasabi, soy sauce and rice looks likely to continue to gain in popularity. Perhaps the 10: will also get better as well END OF PART 3 [411 Words]

7 5 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Post-Listening / Reading 1 A3 Q & A How much can you remember from News Story? Read / Listen to the questions below and choose the correct answer. If you can t remember any answers, guess! Q1 Which supermarket sells 90,000 sushi packs per week? Q2 What was the name of the first conveyer-belt sushi restaurant? Q3 Which UK newspapers are mentioned in the news article? Q4 Which sushi restaurant chain did Simon Woodroffe start? Q5 What two sushi dishes did Chef Yuya Kikuchi not enjoy eating? Q6 What is the name of the head sushi chef at Nobu s Restaurant? E1 Which newspaper described sushi as UKs New National Dish!? E2 How many chefs are mentioned in the news story? Post-Reading 2 A & Q How much can you remember from the news story? Read the answers below and write the correct question. There is more than one possible correct question for each one! A1 Ajimura? A2 4? A3 The Independent? A4 90,000? A5 300.? END OF PART 4

8 6 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 English Extra I Wasei Eigo Japanese Made English The English language has some interesting words and phrases that originate from the Japanese language. Examples: Morning Call = When the front desk of a hotel telephones to wake you up. Can you match the phrase with the correct meaning? A Key holder D Baby Car G Guard Man J Order Made B Cooler E Potato Fry H Mug Cup K Consent C Free Size F Morning Call I Note Persocon L O.L. 1 This is used for your morning coffee or evening cocoa. 2 A push chair. 3 This means custom made or made-to-order. 4 When the front desk of a hotel telephones to wake you up. 5 Very popular and cheap tourist gift. 6 Refers to any woman who works in an office. 7 This is what is used in Japan for an air-conditioner. 8 A laptop. 9 Another Japanese English word for security guard 10 An item of clothing that doesn t adhere to a specific size. 11 In British English they call these chips. 12 Slightly unusual this means power outlet or plug socket. 7 to Chinwag This Week s ENW Podcast ENW Podcast Topic Is British Sushi an Oxymoron? Ask / Answer the questions below on this week s ENW Podcast Topic! 1 What did you think when you read this week s ENW topic box? 2 What is your favourite fish dish? Why? 3 What is your favourite national dish to cook / make? Why? 4 What type of restaurant is your favourite to go to? Why? 5 Would you be willing to try and make sushi at home? Why / Why not? 6 What overseas food is most popular in your hometown? Why? EX FREE QUESTION!

9 7 The English News W eekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Writing This Week The last meal of a condemned person is the final meal they can eat before execution. Many states in the US allow a condemned prisoner a final meal choice. If you were to have one final meal what would it be and explain in detail why! END OF PART 5 And Finally X & Z A4 Did You Know? The End

10 8 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Visual TV Links You Tube (USA) 1: [03:22] History of Sushi Buzz Feed (USA) 2: [02:41] Japanese Sushi Chef Reviews Cheap Sushi Chef Gordon Ramsey (UK) 3: [02:41] Western Chef Learns to Make Sushi Podcast Key A1 These activities are audio and can be listened to on the podcast. Answers Part 1 Warm Up 1-4 Warm Up 1 Odd-1-Out D Walmart Warm Up 3 Popular Sushi Rolls! A / B / C are all UK Supermarket chains, D is American. 1 D 2 G 3 J 4 H 5 A 6 C 7 F 8 E 9 B 10 I A1 Warm Up 4 Quiz 1 B 2 C 3 A 4 A 5 A 6 B E1 A E2 B E3 A Answers Part 1 Warm Up 1-4 Jumbled Sentences So what do some prestigious Japanese chefs think of the sushi dishes being sold in supermarkets and restaurants in the UK? A2 True or False 1 T 2 F 3 F 4 T 5 T Antonyms 1 C 2 J 3 G 4 B 5 H 6 I 7 E 8 F 9 A 10 D

11 Answers Part 3 9 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Listening 303 Is British Sushi an Oxymoron? 1 English food is not generally considered to be amongst the finest culinary delights that people salivate over at the thought of for their evening meal. However this is actually unfair, as the UK, due to its colonial past, has a long history of integrating food from a number of contrasting global cuisines. It is easy in most British towns and cities to find Indian, Caribbean and Asian food restaurants. Although it would be fair to say that when thinking of dishes you could find in the UK great sushi would probably not be the first thought! 2 Sushi has become incredibly popular in the UK since the first Japanese restaurant Ajimura opened in London in The first conveyor-belt restaurant was Moshi Moshi in 1994 and the first British sushi restaurant chain, Yo! Sushi opened in the late 1990s founded by English businessman Simon Woodroffe. There are now more than 300 sushi restaurants in London alone and all major British supermarkets such as Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury s and Morrison s sell sushi lunchboxes. An article in The Independent newspaper in 2008 even called sushi Britain s New National Dish! 3 So what do some prestigious Japanese chefs think of the sushi dishes being sold in supermarkets and restaurants in the UK? Crazy. No, no, no! was the initial reaction to a supermarket prawn nigiri by top Japanese sushi chef Yuya Kikuchi. Chef Kikuchi who has worked in some of the best sushi restaurants in Japan, Australia and Europe and who opened his own sushi restaurant in London in 2013 was really not impressed by any of the British supermarket sushi offered to him. 4 In an experiment in The Guardian newspaper, Chef Kikuchi reluctantly was asked to try another mouthful of supermarket sushi this time a wrapped tuna maki. His expert opinion? It s too dry. Sushi looks simple: rice, fish and wasabi. But the correct temperature and texture is vital. Another chef interviewed, Teruya Noriyoshi head sushi chef of the expensive Nobu s sushi restaurant agreed with his compatriot. It is important to make sushi by hand, not machine. It takes at least a year to learn how to cook good quality rice. This is toy sushi! 5 Yet despite Chefs Kikuchi s and Noriyoshi s appalled reaction, one of the leading UK supermarket chains Sainsbury s sells 90,000 packs of sushi a week. The UK s love-affair with raw fish, wasabi, soy sauce and rice looks likely to continue to gain in popularity. Perhaps the quality will also get better as well [411 Words] Answers Part 4 Post-Listening / Reading A3 Q & A 1 Sainsbury s 5 Tuna Maki / Prawn Nigiri 2 Moshi Moshi 6 Teruya Noriyoshi 3 Guardian / Independent E1 The Independent 4 Yo! Sushi E2 Two A & Q Example Questions A1 What was the name of the first sushi restaurant in London? A2 How many supermarkets are mentioned in the news story? A3 Which newspaper described sushi as the UKs new national dish? A4 How many packs of sushi do Sainsbury s sell per week? A5 How many sushi restaurants are now in London?

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