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New Words
☐ canned
[kænd]
☐ feed
[fi:d]
newsletter
[n(jú:zlètǝr]
specially
[spéfǝli]
emergency
[imardzǝnsi]
freshly
[fréfli]
☐ originate
[aridzanéit]
baker
[beikar
☐ victim
[viktim]
Odistribute
[distribju:t]
depressing
[diprésiŋ]
You are reading a newsletter article about canned bread.
Canned Bread to Feed the rid
Have you ever heard of canned bread? This specially pa
bread is designed as emergency food. When you open the can
tastes as delicious as freshly baked bread.
The idea of canned bread originated in the Great Hans
Awaji Earthquake of 1995. Immediately after the earthqua
a baker named Akimoto Yoshihiko baked 2,000 rolls and s
them to the victims. A few days later, he got bad news. Half
the rolls went bad before they could be distributed to people
need. Therefore, they were thrown away. Akimoto
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disappointed to hear that.
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A little while later, one of the earthquake victims said to hi
"It was so depressing to have only hard biscuits to eat. I'd like
to create bread that keeps for a long time but stays saf
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Akimoto decided to rise to the challenge.
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1. What did Mr. Akimoto do immediately after the earthquake?
2. What happened to the rolls that Mr. Akimoto sent?
3. What did Mr. Akimoto decide to create?
Opinion
1. Have you ever eaten canned bread? If you have, how did it taste? If you haven't, what
do you think it tastes like?
go bad ex. The milk will go bad if you don't put it in the fridge.
rise to the challenge ex. Our team rose to the challenge and won the tournament.
