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1. CONTEXT
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Universal Studios Japan

Listening Questions 1
2. QUESTIONS

1. When and where was Universal Studios Japan founded?
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2. How many Universal Studio Parks are there globally?

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3. What are the three real cities that parts of the park are based off?
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4. What are 2 examples of locations from films used at USJ?
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5. What is one of USJ’s most popular attractions and what does it include?
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Listening Questions 2

3. LISTEN

1. What features does Super Nintendo World include?
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2. What kind of technology will USJ use to immerse guests in the new area?
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3. What kind of activities can guests do with their “Power Up Bands”?
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4. What do ‘keys’ allow park guests to do when collected?
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5. How much more expensive was Super Nintendo World than the next mostexpensive area of USJ?
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Discussion Questions
1. What are some future risks and issues associated withamusement parks?
2. How can amusement parks stay relevant in the digital age?

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TRANSCRIPT 1
Located in the Kansai region of Japan is one of the premier amusement parks in the country,Universal Studios Japan. Founded in 2001 in Osaka Japan, Universal Studios Japan, or USJ forshort, is one of six Universal Studio Parks in the world. Similar to its sister parks in othercountries, USJ features attractions and amusements centered around properties owned by orlicensed by Universal Studios or its parent company NBC Universal.

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Super Nintendo World features characters and locations from the iconic Super Mario Brothers
series. This includes rides such as Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge and Yoshi’s Adventure, as
well as shopping locations and stores where park guests can purchase Nintendo-relatedparaphernalia and merchandise.
In addition, the park makes use of the latest technology to immerse guests in an authentic
Mario experience. Utilizing an augmented reality approach, park guests use “Power Up Bands”
which allow them to perform activities, such as smashing blocks, to collect coins on theirsmartphone. The collection also includes “keys,” which when collected allow access to uniquefeatures in the park. These include more games and admission to special attractions that makefurther use of the power bands.

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22Paraphernalia

1. Rodney has a ton of pro wrestling __________ in his house.
2. The best way to learn a language is to __________ yourself in it and besurrounded by it as much as possible.
3. My best friend’s engagement ring cost an __________ 3 million yen.
4. The Chinese economy is set to __________ the United States by 2030.
5. Playing video games is a great __________ from the stresses of day-to-daylife.

7. SHADOWING

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Of the various locations in the park, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is one of the mostpopular and offers diversions such as Hogwarts Castle, roller coasters, and iconic shopping
locations from the films. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter has a challenger to its status as
the most popular area of the park, after the newest area of USJ, Super Nintendo World, openedin March, 2021.

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The most popular attractions are featured around films such as Spider Man, Minions, and Harry
Potter. Some areas of the park are based on real-world locations such as San Francisco, NewYork, and Hollywood. The remaining areas are based on locations from popular films such as
Jurassic Park and Amity Village from the movie Jaws.

55Gold coins are not the only currency being invested in Super Nintendo World. USJ invested aneye-popping 60 billion yen in the development of the park. This figure eclipses the previously
most expensive attraction, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, by 15 billion yen.