There Are Different Kinds of Hot Springs

Answers to S1 - Pronunciation Practice

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1.  go to a hot spring

2.  has a lot of sulphur

3.  this is good for our blood

4.  water with a lot of sulfur

5.  There's an onsen in Fukushima

Paragraph 2

1.  you should try a hot spring

2.  the water is acidic

3.  The acid helps

4.  I read that acidic water is good

5.  people who are worried about wrinkles

Paragraph 3

1.  you should sit in a carbonated water onsen

2.  This is tansan-sen in Japanese

3.  The water is full of tiny, tiny bubbles

4.  help your blood to move around your body

5.  A famous one is Nagayu Onsen in Oita

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1.  If you are stressed

2.  this was another type of hot spring

3.  water contains tiny amounts of radioactive minerals

4.  There is a famous one in Misasa

5.  the water there is safe

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1.  If you are not into bad egg smells

2.  acidic water or radioactive water

3.  There are more of these in Japan

4.  any other kind of onsen

5.  which is always a great thing

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