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Sumo wrestlers
I can summarise a text.
THINK! Look at the photo. What do you know about sumo wrestlers?
The sports interview ...
SUMO STYLE
Those sumo wrestlers are big! How much do they weigh?
Most top wrestlers weigh more than 140 kilos. The heaviest are around 190 kilos.
Is it a popular sport?
Well, there aren't many sumo wrestlers these days. It isn't a healthy lifestyle.
(1) __________________
They get up early and train from 5 a.m. until about 1 p.m.
What do they have for breakfast?
They don't have breakfast - so they're very hungry at lunchtime and they eat a lot!
(2) __________________
They have a special dish called chankonabe. There's a lot of meat or fish in chankonabe and there are also a lot of vegetables.
(3) __________________
Well, it's full of vitamins and there isn't much fat in it, but they eat enormous quantities - sometimes six or seven bowls - and then maybe five bowls of rice.
But they exercise a lot.
Yes, but not after meals. After lunch they sleep, then they get up and eat more chankonabe.
(4) __________________
Yes, some eggs, salads, some desserts maybe; but always chankonabe. So, if you want to be sumo size, eat and sleep a lot. If not, maybe do sports which are healthier!
1. Read the text. Complete the interview with questions a-d.
a. What do they have for lunch?
b. Do they ever eat any different foods?
c. What's their typical day?
d. Is it healthy?
| SKILLS STRATEGY |
| How to do the gap filling exercise: • First, look at the photo and scan the interview for gist. • Next, read the four sentences and scan the interview to find the answer to the first gap. • After that, work through finding answers to the gaps in turn. • Finally, check that all the sentences make sense. |
2. 🎧2.05 Read the Skills Strategy. Then listen to the text again and complete the summary with five of the words in the box.
| eat is before healthy mornings sleep isn't after unhealthy afternoons |
USE IT! Work in pairs. Do you think a sumo wrestler's life is interesting? Why / Why not? What is your favourite dish?
