Comprehension Japan's Ex-princess: Andalucía 2006

COMPREHENSION

JAPAN'S EX-PRINCESS

ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS.
1) What does the display of the imperial kimono mean?

• THAT THE PRINCESS IS GOING TO MARRY A MEMBER OF THE ARISTOCRACY AND SHE IS NOT GOING TO LOSE HER TITLE

2) Why is there a crisis in the Japanese monarchy?

• BECAUSE NO BABY-BOY HAS BEEN BORN FOR A LONG TIME

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT.
3) Sayako’s wedding respected the royal protocol.

• FALSE: THE CEREMONY, WHICH TOOK PLACE IN TOKYO'S STYLISH IMPERIAL HOTEL, WAS AN INFORMAL AFFAIR BY ROYAL STANDARDS (lines 4-5)

4) The Princess was so angry that she left her family the weekend before the wedding.

• FALSE: THE PRINCESS HAD SAID HER FORMAL FAREWELLS TO THE REGAL FAMILY AT THE PREVIOUS WEEKEND. . . BUT HER FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS WERE UNCHANGED. (lines 6 and 8)

5) The Princess knew how to carry a normal life.

• FALSE: THE PRINCESS HAD TO TAKE DRIVING LESSONS AND PRACTISE SHOPPING AT THE SUPERMARKET. (lines 9-10)

6) The new couple will face financial difficulties from now on.

• FALSE: THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN A $1.2MILLION PAYMENT FROM THE STATE. AND THE HUSBAND IS A BUREAUCRAT (lines 10 and 3)

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