{"id":31148,"date":"2025-11-03T09:44:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T08:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=31148"},"modified":"2025-11-03T09:44:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T08:44:58","slug":"japans-legendary-sushi-chef-still-working-at-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/11\/japans-legendary-sushi-chef-still-working-at-100\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan’s Legendary Sushi Chef Still Working at 100"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B1 – Intermediate<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jiro Ono is a very famous\u00a0sushi\u00a0chef from Japan. He decided not to quit work even after he turned 100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chef Ono believes working is the secret to living a long and healthy life. He has no plan to stop any time soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article about Jiro Ono, the famous sushi chef in Japan who decided to continue working despite being 100 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/breakingnewsenglish.com\/2510\/251030-sushi-chef-jiro-ono.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does \u201cto retire from one\u2019s job<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cOno-san said he has no plans <\/em>to retire from his job<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em>\u201d Use the phrase in a sentence. Give a synonym.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201cto keep going<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cI plan <\/em>to keep going<\/em><\/strong> for about five more years.\u201d<\/em> Use the phrase in a sentence. Give a synonym.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201cto reach the top<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cI haven’t reached perfection yet. I’ll continue to climb and try <\/em>to reach the top<\/em><\/strong>, but nobody knows where the top is.\u201d<\/em> Use the idiom in a sentence. Give a synonym.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What is your opinion about working even at 100 years old?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Share your opinion on this: the best medicine is to work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. What do you think is the secret to living a long and healthy life?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. How do centenarians in your country usually spend their life at that age?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. What do you think about Chef Ono’s sushi restaurant’s concept? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Would you be interested to visit Sukiyabashi Jiro? Why or why not?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      B1 – Intermediate  Jiro Ono is a very famous\u00a0sushi\u00a0chef from Japan. He decided not to quit work even after he turned 100. Chef Ono believes working is the secret to living a long and healthy life. He has no plan to stop any time soon. Read the article about Jiro Ono, the famous sushi chef in Japan […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[294,376,496,295,289,293],"class_list":["post-31148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework","tag-b1-intermediate","tag-people","tag-people-and-human-interest","tag-preliminary-pet","tag-reading","tag-text"],"yoast_head":"\nJapan's Legendary Sushi Chef Still Working at 100 | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/11\/japans-legendary-sushi-chef-still-working-at-100\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Japan's Legendary Sushi Chef Still Working at 100 | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B1 – Intermediate  Jiro Ono is a very famous\u00a0sushi\u00a0chef from Japan. 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