Regular – Sumo Wrestler Challenge with a Chanko Nabe Lunch in Tokyo, Japan

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Warm Up

  1. What do you know about Sumo?
  2. Do you know any Sumo wrestler?
  3. Have you ever been to a Sumo match before?

Listening

Before the video: Teachers will read the following questions aloud, please prepare for listening!
After the video: Did you get it? If not, please tell your teacher specifically which part you didn’t understand. Let’s review the video again 🙂
  1. What were they watching?
  2. Once they learnt the rules of Sumo, what did they do with the Sumo wrestlers?
  3. What did they eat for lunch and what could special Japanese drink could they order?
Key Words & Phrases
Do you understand the following Key Words & Phrases? Your teacher will select Key Words & Phrases and ask you about their meanings.
If you don’t understand, your teacher can explain them. Afterwards, try to use the Key Words & Phrases to make a sentence!
  1. 00:13 Today, we are going to immerse ourselves in all things sumo
  2. 00:42 they’re showing us how they stretch and practice.
  3. 01:11 We’re so weak compared to them,
  4. 01:13 but I think I should give it a try.
  5. 01:16 Wish me luck.
  1. Do you like Martial arts? Have you ever tried any martial arts before?
  2. What famous Japanese martial arts do you like the most?
  3. Apart from fighting what do you think people learn from Martial arts?
00:07 – Sumo is a national sport of Japan
00:10 and one of the most loved parts of its culture.
00:13 Today, we are going to immerse ourselves
00:15 in all things sumo,
00:17 complete with a hot-pot lunch.
00:25 Everything’s set up.
00:26 We’re gonna see a sumo wrestler demonstration,
00:30 so let’s take our seats.
00:40 – This is so great so,
00:42 they’re showing us how they stretch and practice.
00:45 We’re seeing some of the different moves
00:47 that you can use in sumo, and the things
00:50 that you can’t do in sumo.
00:53 They’re battling it out.
00:54 It’s a lot of work to be a sumo wrestler.
01:01 So after you learn all about sumo and the rules,
01:02 and how they fight, you actually get to challenge
01:04 the sumo wrestler.
01:09 It’s good fun.
01:09 The sumo wrestler is hardly going to have to try.
01:11 We’re so weak compared to them,
01:16 Wish me luck.
01:28 – Well my favorite part was that I got to
01:30 wrestle a sumo wrestler, and it was super fun.
01:33 – I don’t think we’ll ever forget it.
01:34 – [Woman] It’s an amazing experience,
01:35 I’d highly recommend it to everybody.
01:37 – [Speaker] Today’s lunch is deep fried pork.
01:41 – Mmm, delicious.
01:43 Included in the experience is a nice lunch.
01:48 You can also order some saki, if you like.
01:51 Kampai.
01:54 This was such a fantastic way to learn about the life
01:58 of a sumo wrestler.
01:59 We got to watch them wrestle, then got to go head-to-head
02:02 with a sumo wrestler ourselves.
02:04 This was a truly hands-on way to experience