Japanese YouTuber Spends 35 Million Yen on Lottery Tickets
Listen to the story
Hajime Shacho is a famous YouTuber from Japan. A YouTuber makes videos for the internet.
He bought many lottery tickets. A lottery is a game where you can win money.
The tickets were called "Summer Jumbo." This is a big lottery in Japan.
He spent 35 million yen on the tickets. That is a lot of money.
He made a video to show the results. Results mean what happened.
He shouted loudly when he saw the numbers. People online watched his reaction.
Many fans left comments about his video. Comments are short messages people write online.
Some fans called it a "great experiment." An experiment is a test to learn something.
Other fans said, "This is real life." They meant winning is hard.
The video became very popular on the internet.
Vocabulary6 words
- YouTuber
- a person who makes videos for the internet
- lottery
- a game where you can win money
- results
- what happened after something
- reaction
- what a person says or does when something happens
- comments
- short messages people write online
- experiment
- a test to learn something
Quiz
Answer key
1. Hajime Shacho 2. 35 million yen 3. He shouted
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Hajime Shacho is a famous _____ from Japan.
He bought many _____ tickets.
The tickets were called "Summer _____."
He spent _____ million yen on the tickets.
He made a video to show the _____.
He shouted loudly when he saw the _____.
Many fans left _____ about his video.
Some fans called it a "great _____."
Other fans said, "This is real _____."