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Grade 9. Summative assessment for the 3 term
I.
READING.
WHAT'S A FILM WITHOUT POPCORN
Popcorn has been associated with cinemas and films for as long as we can rem
where did this connection begin and will
it
carry on into
th
Popcorn became a popular snack food in North America in the 19th century and
circuses and fairs. No kitchen was needed to prepare it and once the mobile steam owered popco
invented, it became possible to mass produce the snack. Popcorn had an appealing smell whe
this
attracted
many
people
to
buy
In the 1930s, people began flocking to the cinema but at first, popcorn was not sold insid
Cinema owners wanted to protect the costly carpets that they had put in their cinemas.
concerned that the sound of people eating snacks would disturb the other people watchi
enterprising salesmen set up popcorn machines outside the buildings. As lots of people began
on their way into the cinema, cinema owners understood that they could make money from t
Thus, they decided to allow the salesmen to sell popcorn in the cinema lobby for a dail
cinemas began selling snacks themselves. This decision helped save many of the cinema
out
of
Today, popcorn is still economically important to cinemas. Because popcorn is so cheap
make a lot of profits on every box they sell. Yet, there are those that suggest that popcorn
on its way out. In recent years, luxury cinemas have become increasingly popular. These
people a more "exclusive" experience by serving gourmet food in addition to
Yet despite this development, it is unlikely that popcorn will vanish comple
For many of us, eating popcorn is an integral part of the experience of watching a film.
a film on TV at home, we often make ourselves some microwave popcorn. Old habits
break!
Task 1.Paraphrase the given sentences so it has similar meaning,
Use the given beginnings of sentences.
Example: No kitchen was needed to prepare popcorn.
Preparation
Answer: Preparation of popcorn did not need any kitchen.
1 Enterprising salesmen set up popcorn machines outside the building​