Rakugo in English

This man is Katsura Kaishi. According to the passage, what does he do? What is his occupation?

• He plays Rakugo CD on a radio station.

• He performs Rakugo in English only in foreign countries.

• He was a Rakugo storyteller.

• He is a Rakugo performer.

• He is standing in front of the Statue of Liberty.

Why does Rakugo performers need a fan when they perform a Rakugo? Which of the followings is NOT true?

• To make themselves feel cooler.

• For using it as it were a chopsticks.

• Because they pretend to do something with.

• Because the audience feel hot.

According to Lesson1, what are the students and their ALT doing?

• They are discussing an international probelm.

• They are interviewing Kaishi Katsura.

• They are askng what his name is.

• They are checking if he will come to the party or not.

According to the passage, how many cities has he visited to play rakugo?

• More than 100.

• Over 20.

• Less than 100.

• Just 100.

Why did he sit on a table like the one in the picture?

• Because people in New York like the style.

• Because a Rakugo performer sits higher than the audience.

• Because there was no stage to perform on.

• Because he had to stand with one leg on a table.

Rakugo performers turn their head to the right or left

• in order to make the audience laugh.

• so that the audience can understand Kaishi's humor.

• because he can perform different people in a story in that way.

• to be relaxed.

Why does Kaishi think even foreigners understand the humor of rakugo?

• Because he doesn't think human lifestyles are the same.

• Because he thinks nationalities or cultures are important in understanding the humor of rakugo.

• Because he doesn't think nationalities or cultures are important in understanding the humor of rakugo.

• Because he thinks human lifestyles are similar.

What does Kaishi want to mean by saying "Rakugo is an art of words, expressions, and actions"?

• He means that his word can make his audience laugh at his rakugo story.

• He means that he needs to be skillful in these three things to make an audience laugh at him.

• His expressions are so beautiful that everyone in the world loves his performance.

• The three things are very useful to improve English.

Performing rakugo helps improve English abilities because

• you have only to perform rakugo to know the listeners understood your English.

• you will practice a rakugo story many times to perform English rakugo in front of the audience.

• your English will be brushed up by the English rakugo master.

• the English rakugo seminar by Yoshimoto Company will teach how to perform English rakugo.

What did Kaishi learn in India?

• People must respect a thing that the people in a country think is important.

• A cow is a holy animal in India.

• People in India will get angry if a foreigner does bad things to cows.

• A cow is very important in India, so people there do not eat pork curry.