Krispy Kreme Launches Pokémon Doughnut Collection
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Krispy Kreme is a big doughnut shop. It sells sweet round cakes with holes in the middle. Now it has new doughnuts about Pokémon.
Pokémon is a famous franchise. A franchise is a big group of games, shows, and toys with the same characters. Pokémon started 30 years ago. This year is its anniversary. An anniversary is the day something special happened before.
Krispy Kreme made a special collection of doughnuts for this anniversary. A collection is a group of things made together. The doughnuts show Pokémon characters and colors.
The company is also giving a freebie to some customers. A freebie is something you get for free. People do not need to pay for it.
Fans like Pokémon because they can catch different characters in games. To catch means to get or take something. Many people want to collect all the Pokémon doughnuts, just like they collect Pokémon characters.
This is a fun way for Krispy Kreme to bring old and new customers together. Many people who loved Pokémon as children now buy the doughnuts too.
Vocabulary6 words
- doughnut
- a sweet round cake with a hole
- franchise
- a big group of games, shows, or toys with the same characters
- anniversary
- the day something special happened before
- collection
- a group of things made or kept together
- freebie
- something you get for free
- catch
- to get or take something
Quiz
Answer key
1. A Pokémon doughnut collection 2. Pokémon's 30th anniversary 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Krispy Kreme is a big _____ shop.
It sells sweet round cakes with holes in the middle.
Now it has new doughnuts about _____.
Pokémon is a famous _____.
Pokémon started 30 years ago.
This year is its _____.
Krispy Kreme made a special _____ of doughnuts for this anniversary.
The company is also giving a _____ to some customers.
A freebie is something you get for _____.
Fans like Pokémon because they can _____ different characters in games.
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