Vocabulary 🔤
What does this phrase mean:
Trial and error
Trying things until something works
Why was canned bread invented?
To preserve bread and keep it soft for emergencies!
To help people in need!
Fix the mistake:
Canned bread were made in Japan and it can be stored for many years.
Canned bread was made in Japan and it can be stored for many years.
What request did an earthquake victim make to Akimoto?
They asked him to 'create a bread that keeps for a long time but stays soft.'
What is a best-before date?
The date before which the product is at its highest quality.
Create a sentence using the following words:
seal, preserve
We can seal bread in a can to preserve it!
Who told Akimoto that only having hard biscuits was depressing?
A victim of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.
Change the verbs in this sentence into the correct form:
The earthquake victims needed eat, so Akimoto decided baking bread rolls.
The earthquake victims needed to eat, so Akimoto decided to bake bread rolls.
Find a sentence that describes a problem that Akimoto faced when making canned bread.
Example Answers:
'However, after a week, the bread was covered in mold.'
'The bread baked nicely, but it stuck to the can and would not come out.'
Find a sentence that shows Akimoto had a new problem to solve
Example Answers:
'Akimoto had a new challenge.'
'He now needed to prevent his bread from going to waste.'
Which words have similar meanings to:
time-honored
dispose
overseas
traditional
throw away/get rid of
abroad
What happened when vacuum-packing or freezing bread?
When was canned bread first donated overseas?
The bread lost its softness.
In 2004. It was donated to Sri Lanka.
Fix the 2 mistakes:
He realize that he need to sterilize the can.
He realized that he needed to sterilize the can.
Before canned bread, what did the earthquake victims have to eat? Why do you think they did not like that food?
Hard Biscuits
Example Answer:
Hard biscuits are dry and hard to eat. They also probably don't taste good.
Describe how the system of purchasing and donating canned bread works
1) A company or local government buys the canned bread
2) A year before its best-before date they get a replacement set
3) The old canned bread is sent overseas to people in need
Create a sentence using the following words:
donate, overseas, go to waste
If we donate canned bread overseas, it will not go to waste!
Why is canned bread donated overseas?
Who first started ordering Akimoto's canned bread?
To feed hungry people and to stop it from going to waste.
Companies and local governments in Japan.
Create a sentence using the following verb:
to invent
Example Answer:
Akimoto decided to invent canned bread to help people.
Why was Akimoto disappointed after hearing that half of his bread rolls were thrown away?
Example Answers:
His plan to help the victims had partly failed.
A lot of food was wasted.
He had spent a lot of time baking the bread.
Explain why the system works well for the purchasers of canned bread and the people who eat it.
Purchasers get fresh canned bread and don't have to throw any away.
Starving people get to eat nice bread.
Read this phrase: 'Children’s faces light up with delight'.
Is 'light up' literal (文字通りの) or metaphorical (比喩的な)?
Explain what it means in this phrase.
The term 'light up' is a metaphor.
When the children's faces 'light up' it means they have become happy or excited!
What gave Akimoto the idea to can bread?
Why is the dough wrapped in paper before baking?
When do purchasers of canned bread receive replacement sets?
A farmer canning bamboo shoots.
To stop it from sticking to the can.
A year before the best-before date.
Create a sentence to show how Akimoto felt after starting the Kyu-Can-Cho project.
Use two perceptual verbs (知覚動詞).
Example Answers:
When he heard how much food waste was prevented, Akimoto felt happy!
Seeing the children's faces light up made Akimoto feel proud!
What qualities of Akimoto’s character can you learn from this story? Please list 2.
Example Answers:
He is kind and likes to help people in need
He does not give up
He is smart and good at baking
Why do you think Akimoto has personally delivered canned bread to people overseas?
Example Answers:
He wanted to see how his invention helped people.
Seeing people's faces light up as they eat his bread makes him proud!