TV Show "Suiyoubi no Downtown" Announces Break, Fans React Online
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A TV show in Japan is called "Suiyoubi no Downtown". The show has an official account on X. X is a social media app.
The account made an announcement. The show will not be on TV for five months. This will start in April.
Many fans read the news. They wrote comments online. Some fans said "I am worried". Some fans said "That is too many months". Other fans said "I was looking forward to it".
The news became very popular online. Many people talked about it. Fans want the show to come back soon.
The show is popular in Japan. People enjoy watching it every week. Now they must wait longer to see new episodes.
Vocabulary5 words
- account
- a page on the internet for one person or group
- announcement
- important news that people tell to everyone
- official
- real and approved by the company
- fans
- people who like something very much
- episode
- one part of a TV show
Quiz
Answer key
1. A TV show 2. Five months 3. Worried and disappointed
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A TV show in Japan is called "Suiyoubi no Downtown". The show has an official _____ on X. X is a social media app.
The account made an _____. The show will not be on TV for five months. This will start in _____.
Many _____ read the news. They wrote _____ online. Some fans said "I am worried". Some fans said "That is too many months". Other fans said "I was looking forward to it".
The news became very _____ online. Many people talked about it. Fans want the show to come back soon.
The show is _____ in Japan. People enjoy watching it every week. Now they must wait longer to see new _____.