Fourteen students hospitalized after eating spicy chips

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Date: 2024/07/20

Difficulty: Intermediate B1

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Vocabulary Match

nausea -   - sickness
complained -   - cautions
recovery -   - told
warns -   - truly
sincerely -   - moaned
reported -   - get better

Article

Fourteen students from Rokugo Koka High School in Tokyo were taken to the hospital after eating very spicy potato chips. The incident happened on Tuesday around 12:40 p.m.

Thirteen girls and one boy, all first-year students, complained of nausea, as well as stomach and mouth pain. They ate chips called "18+ curry chips," which one student brought to school.

The chips are made by Isoyama Corp., a company from Ibaraki Prefecture. They said, "We sincerely wish for the swift recovery of those who have reported feeling unwell."

The company warns on its website that people under 18 should not eat these chips because they are too spicy. They ask spice lovers to be careful when eating them.

Quiz

  1. Who was taken to the hospital?
  2. Why were they taken to the hospital?
  3. What are the chips called?
  4. Why shouldn't children eat the chips?

Conversation

A: Hey everyone, check out these chips!
B: "18+ curry chips"? Mmmm... sounds spicy!
A: Who wants one?
B: I'll have one! (Me, too! And me! Yeah, I want one as well!)
A: Go on then. Help yourselves. There's enough for everybody!
B: Wait, aren't you having any?
A: Me? No way! I don't want to go to hospital!

Discussion

  1. Have you ever eaten something really spicy?
  2. What's your favorite snack to take to work or school?
  3. Have you ever become sick from something you ate?
  4. If you worked for Isoyama Corp., what novelty food would you create?

Vocabulary Answers

nausea → sickness
complained → moaned
recovery → get better
warns → cautions
sincerely → truly
reported → told

Quiz Answers (examples)

  1. Fourteen students from Rokugo Koka High School in Tokyo.
  2. They complained of nausea, as well as stomach and mouth pain.
  3. They're called "18+ curry chips".
  4. Because they are too spicy.

Source Material

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240716/p2g/00m/0na/043000c

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