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Dear Akari,
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Thank you for your email! How are you?
I got a great dog! I really liked how
Hachiko was a good friend and always
waited for Ueno at the station. It was so
sad when Ueno didn't come home and
Hachiko kept waiting for him at the
station. I always wanted a dog that loved
me like that! Now I want to watch the
American film about Hachiko. I read on
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the Internet that they didn't make the
film in Japan, but in America. I think
that's okay, because the story is the
same. Can you tell me some more
Japanese comic books to read?
Take care,
Bethany
52 WORKBOOK UNIT 6
The
he story of Hachiko the dog is a beautiful one. Ueno, a profes
university wanted to get an Akita dog. One of his students told the
adopt Hachiko They soon became friends. Every morning. Hachiko
the station with Ueno where he got on the train to go to
university. Every afternoon, Hachiko walked to the station,
waited for Ueno to come back and they went back home
together.
Sadly, one day in 1925 Ueno died at the university. Hachiko
went to the station and waited, but his friend never came
home. Hachiko missed his friend and went to the station
every day to wait for him. He did this every day for
nearly ten years until he died at age 11. He
became famous in Japan and people even took
food to the station for him.
Hachiko is a national hero to the Japanese! He
has his own bronze statue next to Shibuya Train
Station in Tokyo, where every day hundreds of
people have their photograph taken with
him. There are lots of books, two films,
and a comic book about his story.
*Read the texts and decide if the statements (1-5) are true (1), false (F) or
esn't say (DS).
1/Ueno was Hachiko's owner.
2 Ueno died at the station.
3 There is a film and two comic books about Hachiko
4 Bethany has a pet dog like Hachiko
5 The American film has the same story the comic
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** Read the texts and for questions 1-5 choose the best answer (A, B or C).
1 Where did Ueno go to work every morning?
A the station
B the university
2 What happened in 1925?
A Ueno died at work.
C Hachiko went to the university
B Ueno missed his train.
3 How long did Hachiko wait for Ueno?
A a day
B almost ten years
4 Where did Bethany get the information about the comic?
A a book
B the Internet
5 What does Bethany want to do?
A watch the Japanese film
C home
C eleven years
3 Hachiko went to the station every day to
4 Bethany thinks that Hachiko was
5 Bethany wants Akari to recommend some more
C Akari
B read the American comic c watch the Amer
read the American
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*** Read the texts and then complete the sentences. Use up to four words
1 Every day, Hachiko waited for his friend Ueno at
2 In 1925, Ueno didn't come home from work because he
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