WHo and when brought
1. Read the text and answer the following questions:
a. Who and when brought Pizza to the USA?
b. How was pizza made originally?
c. What do nutritionists think of pizza?
Pizza
Can you name a fast food known and liked by people all around the world? What do you think would be the answer to this question? The person who answers "pizza" would be right. Pizza is a favorite food of people of all ages and nationalities.
Pizza was invented in southern Italy and came to the United States after World War II. American soldiers stationed in Italy had eaten it there and loved it. Returning here, they looked for Italian restaurants with pizza in their menu.
In the 1950s the pizza business was confined to Italian neighbourhood and special restaurants. In 1958 in Topeka, Kansas, two young men opened a Pizza Hut. This was the beginning of a huge chain that spread to other states and other countries.
Today, about 10, 000 of these pizza parlors are flourishing. In 1960 Domino's Pizza started in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Now there are over 7, 000 Domino’s Pizza parlors all over the world. Making pizza has become a big industry, and sales are getting higher each year.
The demand for pizza led to the development of frozen pizza which is a popular item in supermarkets. Many of the big chain restaurants use frozen pizza. Hospitals and schools also use them. The methods used in making frozen pizza are very different from those used to make the original Italian pizza. The first pizza was made by hand in special ovens heated with wood fires. The cooks used the methods they learned from their parents and grandparents. Recently, pizzas baked in wood-burning ovens have become popular again.
Nutritionists do not recommend fast food, but they do praise pizza. They say it has good food value and usually has less fat than other fast foods. There are many different kind of pizza. In one part, cheese and tomato pizza is preferred, while in another area, people want sausage pizza. Deep dish pizza, claim pizza, and bacon pizza are some other local favorites. Whatever the type, pizzas popularity keeps on increasing.
2. Find synonyms for the following words in the text:
tiny, small -
slow -
the end -
3. Find antonyms for the following words in the text:
to come back -
to discover -
best-loved -
4. Read the statements and decide if they are True (T) or False (F).
a. Pizza is a favourite food of people only in Italy.
b. the use of frozen pizza is due to the great demand for pizza.
Grammar: Choose the right variant.
1. Is ____(a/the/-) English easy?
2. The plain is flying _____(at/in/on) the blue sky?
3. This is serious and we must take ____ (act/ action) immediately.
4. I was really _____ (amazing/ amazed) when I was offered a new job.
5. Water _____ (boils/ is boiling) at 100 degrees.
6. I _____ (go/ will go) and see Venice as I _____(reach/ will reach) Italy.
7. - When _____ (did you see/ have you seen) Jack?
- Oh, I _____ (didn't meet/ haven't met) him for ages.
8. These _____ (gentleman/ gentlemen) had problems with their _____ (tooth/ tooths/ teeth).
9. She was afraid he ____ (will feel/ would feel) depressed.
1. Read the text and answer the following questions:
a. Who and when brought Pizza to the USA?
b. How was pizza made originally?
c. What do nutritionists think of pizza?
Pizza
Can you name a fast food known and liked by people all around the world? What do you think would be the answer to this question? The person who answers "pizza" would be right. Pizza is a favorite food of people of all ages and nationalities.
Pizza was invented in southern Italy and came to the United States after World War II. American soldiers stationed in Italy had eaten it there and loved it. Returning here, they looked for Italian restaurants with pizza in their menu.
In the 1950s the pizza business was confined to Italian neighbourhood and special restaurants. In 1958 in Topeka, Kansas, two young men opened a Pizza Hut. This was the beginning of a huge chain that spread to other states and other countries.
Today, about 10, 000 of these pizza parlors are flourishing. In 1960 Domino's Pizza started in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Now there are over 7, 000 Domino’s Pizza parlors all over the world. Making pizza has become a big industry, and sales are getting higher each year.
The demand for pizza led to the development of frozen pizza which is a popular item in supermarkets. Many of the big chain restaurants use frozen pizza. Hospitals and schools also use them. The methods used in making frozen pizza are very different from those used to make the original Italian pizza. The first pizza was made by hand in special ovens heated with wood fires. The cooks used the methods they learned from their parents and grandparents. Recently, pizzas baked in wood-burning ovens have become popular again.
Nutritionists do not recommend fast food, but they do praise pizza. They say it has good food value and usually has less fat than other fast foods. There are many different kind of pizza. In one part, cheese and tomato pizza is preferred, while in another area, people want sausage pizza. Deep dish pizza, claim pizza, and bacon pizza are some other local favorites. Whatever the type, pizzas popularity keeps on increasing.
2. Find synonyms for the following words in the text:
tiny, small -
slow -
the end -
3. Find antonyms for the following words in the text:
to come back -
to discover -
best-loved -
4. Read the statements and decide if they are True (T) or False (F).
a. Pizza is a favourite food of people only in Italy.
b. the use of frozen pizza is due to the great demand for pizza.
Grammar: Choose the right variant.
1. Is ____(a/the/-) English easy?
2. The plain is flying _____(at/in/on) the blue sky?
3. This is serious and we must take ____ (act/ action) immediately.
4. I was really _____ (amazing/ amazed) when I was offered a new job.
5. Water _____ (boils/ is boiling) at 100 degrees.
6. I _____ (go/ will go) and see Venice as I _____(reach/ will reach) Italy.
7. - When _____ (did you see/ have you seen) Jack?
- Oh, I _____ (didn't meet/ haven't met) him for ages.
8. These _____ (gentleman/ gentlemen) had problems with their _____ (tooth/ tooths/ teeth).
9. She was afraid he ____ (will feel/ would feel) depressed.
6. Listen to the audio and decide which shopping list they are speaking about.