Debate Grows Over "Chiikawa" Movie Bonus Stickers Being Resold
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The movie "Chiikawa" gives fans a special sticker with each ticket.
Some people buy many tickets. They keep the sticker and sell it online. This is called resale.
Many fans are angry about this. They say it is not fair to other fans.
Writer Osamu Suzuki talked about this problem. He said giving bonus items is not a bad business idea.
He thinks the real problem is people who resell the items, not the company.
The Chiikawa movie is very popular in Japan. It is about small, cute characters.
There is also a new Chiikawa bag. You can get it from a capsule toy machine.
The bag has five different designs. It comes from the "mermaid island" story in the movie.
One movie fan wrote a review about the film. The fan said the story is good for children.
But the fan said the movie has some strange parts for adults.
Vocabulary15 words
- sticker
- a small piece of paper you can stick on things
- resale
- selling something again after you buy it
- bonus
- an extra free thing you get
- business
- buying and selling to make money
- Chiikawa
- a popular Japanese cartoon about small cute animals
- bag
- something you use to carry things
- capsule toy
- a small toy inside a round plastic ball from a machine
- review
- what someone thinks about a movie or product
- fair
- right and equal for everyone
- fan
- someone who likes something very much
- popular
- liked by many people
- design
- how something looks
- movie
- a film you watch in a theater
- children
- young people
- strange
- not normal
Quiz
Answer key
1. A special sticker 2. They are not a bad business idea 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The movie "Chiikawa" gives fans a special _____ with each ticket.
Some people buy many tickets. They keep the sticker and sell it online. This is called _____.
Many fans are angry about this. They say it is not _____ to other fans.
Writer Osamu Suzuki talked about this problem. He said giving _____ items is not a bad business idea.
He thinks the real problem is people who _____ the items, not the company.
The Chiikawa movie is very _____ in Japan.
There is also a new Chiikawa bag. You can get it from a _____ machine.
The bag has five different _____. It comes from the "mermaid island" story.
One movie fan wrote a _____ about the film.
But the fan said the movie has some _____ parts for adults.