Reading Comprehension Form 7B Term II The first frosen dessert

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th 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 about the exotic kings who enjoyed that 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.

Task 1. True or False?

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

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th 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 about the exotic kings who enjoyed that 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.

Task 1. True or False?

1. 2. People in Japan invented ice-cream in about 2000 BC.

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th 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 about the exotic kings who enjoyed that 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.

Task 1. True or False?

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

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th 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 about the exotic kings who enjoyed that 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.

Task 1. True or False?

1.4. 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 4th 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 about the exotic kings who enjoyed that 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.

Task 1. True or False?

1.5. All people could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th 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 about the exotic kings who enjoyed that 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.

Task 1. True or False?

1.6. Marco Polo returned with recipes from Australia.

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th 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 about the exotic kings who enjoyed that 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.

Task 2. Complete the sentense.

2.1. The 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 4th 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 about the exotic kings who enjoyed that 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.

Task 2. Complete the sentense.

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

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th 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 about the exotic kings who enjoyed that 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.

Task 2. Complete the sentense.

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

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th 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 about the exotic kings who enjoyed that 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.

Task 2. Complete the sentense.

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

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th 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 about the exotic kings who enjoyed that 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.

Task 2. Complete the sentense.

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

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th 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 about the exotic kings who enjoyed that 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.

Task 2. Complete the sentense.

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

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th 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 about the exotic kings who enjoyed that 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.

Task 3. Translate the word.

1) з'явилися

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th 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 about the exotic kings who enjoyed that 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.

Task 3. Translate the word.

2) мандрівник

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th 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 about the exotic kings who enjoyed that 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.

Task 3. Translate the word.

3) звичайні громадяни

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th 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 about the exotic kings who enjoyed that 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.

Task 3. Translate the word.

4) винахід

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th 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 about the exotic kings who enjoyed that 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.

Task 3. Translate the word.

5) Далекий Схід

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th 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 about the exotic kings who enjoyed that 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.

Task 4. Make up a phrase from the text.

1) the time of ...

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th 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 about the exotic kings who enjoyed that 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.

Task 4. Make up a phrase from the text.

2) icy ...

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th 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 about the exotic kings who enjoyed that 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.

Task 4. Make up a phrase from the text.

3) all over...