KFC Japan to Sell 2027 Lucky Bag with Barrel-Shaped Dish
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KFC Japan has a new lucky bag for 2027.
A lucky bag is a special bag of items. People buy it without knowing everything inside.
This lucky bag costs 3,900 yen.
It has coupons worth 5,280 yen. Coupons let you get food for less money.
The bag also has a special ceramic dish. Ceramic is a hard material made from clay.
The dish looks like KFC's famous barrel. The barrel is the round box KFC uses for chicken.
People cannot just buy the lucky bag. They must join a lottery first.
A lottery picks winners by chance.
The lottery starts on November 13.
KFC announced this in a press release. A press release is an official message from a company.
Many people like lucky bags in Japan. They are popular every New Year.
Vocabulary7 words
- KFC
- a big company that sells fried chicken
- lucky bag
- a bag of surprise items sold for a special price
- coupons
- papers that let you pay less for something
- ceramic
- a hard material made from baked clay
- barrel
- a round container; here, KFC's chicken box
- lottery
- a game where winners are chosen by chance
- press release
- an official message a company sends to news people
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1. 3,900 yen 2. A ceramic dish shaped like a barrel 3. By joining a lottery
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KFC Japan has a new _____ for 2027.
A lucky bag is a special bag of items. People buy it without knowing everything _____.
This lucky bag costs _____ yen.
It has _____ worth 5,280 yen.
The bag also has a special _____ dish.
The dish looks like KFC's famous _____.
People cannot just buy the lucky bag. They must join a _____ first.
The lottery starts on _____ 13.
KFC announced this in a _____.
Many people like lucky bags in Japan.
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