Jiro @ 100 Eiken 3 (Writing)

​Jiro Ono @ 100

🧠 Eiken Grade 3 Vocabulary from the Article

#	English Word	Japanese	Romaji	Meaning
1	famous	ゆうめいな	yuumei na	famous / well-known
2	restaurant	レストラン	resutoran	restaurant
3	birthday	たんじょうび	tanjoubi	birthday
4	health	けんこう	kenkou	health
5	medicine	くすり	kusuri	medicine
6	plan	よてい / けいかく	yotei / keikaku	plan / schedule
7	work	はたらく	hataraku	to work
8	movie	えいが	eiga	movie / film
9	small	ちいさい	chiisai	small
10	perfect	かんぺきな	kanpeki na	perfect / flawless

​Reading

A famous sushi chef in Japan is still working at 100 years old.
His name is Jiro Ono.
He had his 100th birthday on October 27th.
He said he wants to keep working because he believes work is good for his health.
Mr. Ono said, “The best medicine is to work.”
He plans to work for five more years.

Jiro Ono was born in 1925.
He started working in a restaurant when he was seven years old.
Later, he moved to Tokyo and became a sushi chef.
He opened his own restaurant, Sukiyabashi Jiro, in 1965.
It is a small restaurant in Ginza, a famous area of Tokyo.

In 2007, his restaurant got three stars in the Michelin Guide, a book that gives awards to the best restaurants.
In 2011, a movie about him called “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” was made.
He said in the movie, “I haven’t made perfect sushi yet, but I will keep trying.”

A famous sushi chef in Japan is still working at 100 years old.
His name is Jiro Ono.
He had his 100th birthday on October 27th.
He said he wants to keep working because he believes work is good for his health.
Mr. Ono said, “The best medicine is to work.”
He plans to work for five more years.

Jiro Ono was born in 1925.
He started working in a restaurant when he was seven years old.
Later, he moved to Tokyo and became a sushi chef.
He opened his own restaurant, Sukiyabashi Jiro, in 1965.
It is a small restaurant in Ginza, a famous area of Tokyo.

In 2007, his restaurant got three stars in the Michelin Guide, a book that gives awards to the best restaurants.
In 2011, a movie about him called “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” was made.
He said in the movie, “I haven’t made perfect sushi yet, but I will keep trying.”

Multiple Choice

Jiro Ono is a very ______ sushi chef.

• angry

• tired

• hungry

• famous

Multiple Choice

Jiro Ono was 100 years old on October __.

• 27st

• 27th

• 27rd

• 27nd

Fill in the Blank

He was born in ____.

Fill in the Blank

Jiro started working in a ______ when he was seven years old.

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He opened his own restaurant, ​

Select answer

, in 1965.

Multiple Choice

In 2007, his restaurant got (_) stars in the Michelin Guide

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 3

Reorder

The (_) (_) (_) (_) work

• best

• medicine

• is

• to

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Drag and Drop

In 2011, a ​

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about Jiro Ono was made.​

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

movie

picture

book

song

painting

Reorder

It (_) (_) (_) (_) (_) Ginza

• is

• a

• small

• restaurant

• in

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

Jiro said, “I haven’t made ______ sushi yet.”

• funny

• perfect

• small

• cold

🍣 Writing Task – Working at 100 Years Old

Prompt:
Jiro Ono is 100 years old and still works as a sushi chef.
Do you think old people should keep working if they want to?
Is it good for their health? Why or why not?

📝 Your Task:
Write 80–100 words in English.

Use some of these words:
famous, health, work, restaurant, perfect, plan, movie, small, medicine, birthday

💡 Tips for writing:

• 1️⃣ Introduction: Who is Jiro Ono?

• 2️⃣ Opinion: What do you think about old people working?

• 3️⃣ Reason: Why do you think that? Give an example.

• 4️⃣ Conclusion: One final idea or wish.

🎯 Goal:
Write clearly, use new words, and share your opinion!

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