Scorpions on the nail (爪の上のさそり)– Level 2

Let’s read aloud first. 最初に声を出して読んでみましょう。

Nail art has been popular in the world for the past few decades. People in Mexico put scorpions on their nails. It is not just the scorpion picture or paintings but baby scorpions are being glued to the nails. The tiny baby scorpions are put on the nails after it has been killed with some bug spray. The artists use tweezers to put them on nails. The scorpions are dangerous and yet people are using them. One bite from them causes death.

decade (10年間), glue (接着する), bug spray (殺虫用スプレー), tweezer (ピンセット)

Questions:

  1. Why are scorpions dangerous?
  2. Where are the scorpions put on the nail?
  3. What do the artists use to put the scorpions on the nails?
  4. Have you ever seen the real scorpions?
  5. Do you like the nail art? How is the scorpion nail art?
  6. Is nail art popular in Japan as well?
  7. What is your opinion?
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