Popcorn
The British like to have their traditional food —sandwiches, porridge, fish and chips, tea with milk. But nowadays more and more British children prefer eating fast food — hamburgers, hot dogs and popcorn.
The history of popcorn started many years ago. The American Indians popped corn a long time ago. They knew that there were three kinds of corn — sweet corn for eating, corn for animals and corn for popping.
When the first people from Europe came to live in America, the American Indians taught them how to grow potato, pumpkin, how to hunt wild turkeys. The Europeans thanked the Indians and invited then to the party — the first Thanksgiving dinner. The Indians came; they also brought some food with them. One Indian brought popcorn!
Since that time Americans have loved popcorn. First they popped corn at home but in 1945 there was a new machine that changed the history of popcorn. This eclectic machine popped corn outside the home. Soon cinemas started to sell popcorn to make more money and popcorn became more popular. Today people eat popcorn in the cinema not only in America but in Britain and Russia too.
Many people like to put salt and butter on their popcorn, but some eat it without salt or butter. Either way —most children love traditional Indian food!
You can’t use every corn for popping. The corn must have 14% of water in it to pop. If there is less water, it won’t pop! It won’t make that ‘pop’ noise that has given the food its name!
1. Some British like to have hamburgers, hot dogs and popcorn.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
2. Popcorn came from America.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
3. Native Americans knew how to grow corn and to hunt.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
4. Popcorn became popular in the middle of 20th century.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
5. Today some people have electric machines to make popcorn at home.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
6. Some people eat popcorn with salty butter.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
7. If you want to make popcorn, you should put the corn in water.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
8. We don’t know why people call this fast food ‘popcorn .
1) True 2) False 3) Not state
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