Masumi Kuwata to Appear on Radio Show, Talk About His Son
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Masumi Kuwata is a famous former baseball player from Japan.
He played for the Yomiuri Giants baseball team.
Kuwata will go on a radio show on August 30.
The show is called "Ikushima Hiroshi's Sunday 9 O'Clock."
Ikushima Hiroshi is the host of the show.
The radio station is called Bunka Broadcasting.
Kuwata will talk about "practice to win against yourself."
This means training to become stronger inside.
He will also talk about his second son.
His son's name is Matt.
Kuwata will share his feelings about Matt.
Many fans want to hear this interview.
Vocabulary15 words
- radio show
- a program you listen to on the radio
- host
- the person who leads a show
- win
- to do better than others
- interview
- a talk where someone answers questions
- practice
- doing something many times to get better
- feelings
- what someone thinks and feels inside
- former
- something that was true in the past, not now
- famous
- known by many people
- team
- a group of people who play a sport together
- second son
- a man's second boy child
- share
- to tell others about something
- broadcasting
- sending TV or radio programs to people
- station
- a place that sends radio or TV programs
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- training
- learning or practicing to get better
Quiz
Answer key
1. He was a baseball player 2. August 30 3. His second son Matt
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Masumi Kuwata is a famous former _____ player from Japan.
He played for the Yomiuri _____ baseball team.
Kuwata will go on a _____ show on August 30.
The show is called "Ikushima Hiroshi's Sunday 9 O'Clock."
Ikushima Hiroshi is the _____ of the show.
The radio station is called Bunka _____.
Kuwata will talk about "practice to _____ against yourself."
This means training to become stronger inside.
He will also talk about his second _____.
His son's name is _____.
Kuwata will share his _____ about Matt.
Many fans want to hear this _____.