{"id":13472,"date":"2020-07-08T09:32:53","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T07:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=13472"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:23:57","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:23:57","slug":"japan-begins-commercial-whaling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/07\/japan-begins-commercial-whaling\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Begins Commercial Whaling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B1 &#8211; Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whaling has been part of the Japanese culture for hundreds of years. However, in 1986, it was banned. After more than 30 years of being illegal, commercial whaling is allowed again in this country. Many people are not happy about the return of whaling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read about this news and find out more about commercial whaling in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingnewsenglish.com\/1907\/190706-commercial-whaling-4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/breakingnewsenglish.com\/1907\/190706-commercial-whaling-4.html<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What is\u00a0 on whaling?<\/li><li>What is your reaction to the return of whaling in Japan?<\/li><li>Tell us about another activity that involve killing of animals in your country. What do you think of it?<\/li><li>Have you ever tried whale meat? If yes, what can you say about it? If not yet, would you like to try it? Why or why not?<\/li><li>What is the most exotic meat you have ever tried?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B1 &#8211; Intermediate Whaling has been part of the Japanese culture for hundreds of years. However, in 1986, it was banned. After more than 30 years of being illegal, commercial whaling is allowed again in this country. Many people are not happy about the return of whaling. 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