KFC Japan Launches "Colonel's Birthday Pack" for a Limited Time
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KFC in Japan has a new food pack. It is called the "Colonel's Birthday Pack." The pack costs 990 yen.
The pack has two popular kinds of chicken. Customers can try both kinds together. This is a good deal for chicken fans.
The pack is only here for a limited time. This means you cannot buy it forever. You must buy it soon.
The offer saves customers 290 yen. This makes the pack cheaper than buying the items alone.
KFC often makes special packs like this. People in Japan like KFC chicken very much.
Vocabulary15 words
- pack
- a group of food items sold together
- limited time
- only for a short period, not forever
- customer
- a person who buys something
- discount
- a lower price than normal
- popular
- liked by many people
- chicken
- a common meat from a bird, sold by KFC
- deal
- a special price or offer
- save
- to keep money by paying less
- offer
- a special price for a short time
- brand
- the name of a company or its products
- launch
- to start selling something new
- price
- how much something costs
- kind
- a type of something
- special
- different and better than usual
- yen
- the money used in Japan
Quiz
Answer key
1. 990 yen 2. Two 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
KFC in Japan has a new food _____. It is called the "Colonel's Birthday Pack." The pack costs _____ yen.
The pack has _____ popular kinds of chicken. Customers can try both kinds together. This is a good _____ for chicken fans.
The pack is only here for a limited _____. This means you cannot buy it forever. You must buy it _____.
The offer saves customers _____ yen. This makes the pack cheaper than buying the items alone.
KFC often makes special _____ like this. People in Japan like KFC chicken very much.