7-form SEMESTER II. READING " The first frozen desserts "

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4^th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told of exotic kings who enjoyed this strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy,

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.

II. Put "+" next to the true sentences and "-" next to the false ones.

1. Marco Polo told of exotic kings who enjoyed strange frozen dessert.

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4^th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told of exotic kings who enjoyed this strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy,

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.

 II. Put "+" next to the true sentences and "-" next to the false ones.

2. People in China invented ice cream in about 2000 BC.

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4^th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told of exotic kings who enjoyed this strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy,

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.

 II. Put "+" next to the true sentences and "-" next to the false ones.

3. Legend says that Alexander the Great enjoyed icy drinks.

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4^th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told of exotic kings who enjoyed this strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy,

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.

 II. Put "+" next to the true sentences and "-" next to the false ones.

4. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Marco Polo.

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4^th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told of exotic kings who enjoyed this strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy,

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.

 II. Put "+" next to the true sentences and "-" next to the false ones.

5. All people could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings.

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4^th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told of exotic kings who enjoyed this strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy,

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.

 II. Put "+" next to the true sentences and "-" next to the false ones.

6. Marco Polo returned with recipes from Australia.

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4^th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told of exotic kings who enjoyed this strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy,

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.

III. Complete the sentences.

1. Invention of … brought ice cream into the lives of ordinary people.

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4^th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told of exotic kings who enjoyed this strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy,

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.

III. Complete the sentences.

2. Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East …

a. in 1295.                               b. in 1300                             c. in 1500

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4^th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told of exotic kings who enjoyed this strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy,

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.

III. Complete the sentences.

3. Catherine de Medici of Italy … cream-ice to France.

a. brought                                b. was brought                     c. were brought

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4^th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told of exotic kings who enjoyed this strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy,

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.

III. Complete the sentences.

4. Cafes specializing in ice cream had appeared all over Europe …

a. in 1533                                b. in 1500s                           c. by the 1700s.

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4^th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told of exotic kings who enjoyed this strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy,

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.

III. Complete the sentences.

5. … was the food of the kings and presidents.

a. pizza                                    b. cream                               c. ice-cream

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4^th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told of exotic kings who enjoyed this strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy,

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.

III. Complete the sentences.

6. To prove that his stories were true … produced recipes.

a. Alexander the Great            b. Marco Polo                      c. Catherine de Medici