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    ; Things that changed the world Se STARTER » 1 Make true sentences from the chart oi | 2. What is made and grown in your | fee, Lae is | madein | Eaton Peteses |e | gownin | A | Nikon cameras | Brazil | Coffee \ China. Nee fio | nee Things go better with 1 Do you drink Coca-Cola? Do you think these facts about Coca-Cola are true (/) or false (X)? picts Benicieg aivcck devine 1 Letina ese be ese 2 5 Gould in ere ot inthe hundred and sity countries. The arin sos 3D Iwas invented inthe USA. invented by Or John Pemberton in Atlanta as 3 4 nis nearly 100 years old heath drink on 8 May 1886, but ie was given the esd te ry of cacy] eA ot ex eee eae ea Baloo because it was originally made from the coca plant o ‘nthe first year only nine drinks a day were sold, The business was bought by a man called ‘Asa Candler in 1888, and the first factory was. ‘opened in Dallas, Texas, in 1895. Coca-Cola is stil ‘made there. Billions of bortes and cans have been produced since 1895, but the recipe is stil kepe seer Diet Coke has been made since 1982, and ‘over the years many clever advertisements have been used to sell the product. It is certain that Coca-Cola will be drunk far into the twenty-first ‘86 Unit T+ Things that changed the world PRACTICE Active and passive 1. Complete these sentences. Active Ty asive a 2 1. They make Rolls Royce cars in England. y Rolls Royce cars _aremade _in England. 2 They __ rice n China | Rice is grown in China 3. Bell invented the telephone in 67, The telephone__by Bell in 1876 4 Thieves two pictures from the museum lastnight. | Two pictues were stolen from the museum ast night 5. They have built three new factories this year Three new factories __ this year. 6 They __the picture for 000 The picture has been sld for £000 8 they __many cars ast year? Wire many cars made last year? 9 Bell didn't invent the televis | The television _ by Bell 2 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense, active or passive. History of the Hamburger ‘The hamburger is the most eaten food in the whole world The frst hamburgers (1) (make) and sold in Connecticut in 1895 by an ‘American chef called Louis Lassen. Louis (2) (all) them hamburgers because he (3) (give) the recipe by sailors from Hamburg in Germany. Hamburgers (4) (become) a favourite in America in the early part of the ewentieth century. Their popularity (5) (grow) even more after the Second World War, when they (6) (buy) in large quantities by teenagers who (7) ___ (prefer) fast food to family meals In 1948 two brothers, Dick and Mac McDonald (8) (open) a drive-in hamburger reseaurant in San Bernardino, California. Since then over 25,000 McDonald's restaurants (9) ___ (open) worldwide and now 35 million McDonald’: hamburgers (10) (eat) every day in 115 countries from India to the Aretic Circle, Questions and answers 3 Match the question words and answers, Louis Lassen. When? in Connecticut, Where? | tn 1895, ‘Who? 101948, why? Because the recipe came from Hamburg How many? | 25000. 35 milion, 4 Complete the questions using the passive, Ask and answer them with a partner. Listen and check. : 5 Complete the conversations and practise them with a partner. LA Are Coca-Cola and hamburgers sold only in America? No, they aren't. They ‘Was Cola-Cola invented by Louis Lassen? No,it Were the frst hamburgers made in 19487 No, they Yas the first MeDonale’s restaurant opened! in New York? B No, 5 A Have 2,500 restaurants now been opened worldwide? B No,not 2,500. GHB Listen and check, Check it 6 Underline the correct word or words in cach sentence 1 Where mas / were these shoes made? Twas piven this watch by / from my aunt. ‘Someone has stolen / has ben stolen my bag! ve newsagent sels / 1 sold stamps. IA the beer was drank / drunk by nine o'tock Have all the sandwiches eater / een eater? Poros VOCABULARY Verbs and nouns that go together 1 in each box below, one noun does not go with the verb. Which one? 2. Work witha partner. Choose two nouns from each box, and write two sentences using the verb, Read your sentences tothe clas Rice is arcwn in China, The ship carried a cargo of tobacco and cotton. 3 Which six nouns do not go with the verbs? Which verbs do they go with? Complete the sentences with the correct verbs 1 hello to your parents from me when you see them. 2 Las late for work because 1 the bus. 3 This is my grandfather's watch. He day until he died, itevery 4r just 4 good idea Let’ eat out tonight. 5 Myunde____ £500 on the stock exchange. 6 We 4 complaint to the manager because ‘our meat was so bad Unit 11+ Things that changed the world 89 READING AND SPEAKING Three plants that changed the world 1. Read the introduction to a book review. What is the book about? Seeds of Change Cf the ways in swhich the actions of men and women have 7 Which plants have changed history? pic in his fascinating and History books are full changed the world, but what about plant Henry Hobhouse, farmer and Journalist, discusses this (0 iMluminating book Seeds of Chane 2 Look at these drawings. Do you recognize the three plants? 3 ll the words below appear in the artic go with which plant? Some go with more than one Je about the plants, Which words do you think Gadi soil fabric sik plantation slaves lungcancer luxury | a da ae ia al pan sweeten refine chew harvest | 4. Work in three groups. Group A Read about tobacco, Group B Read about sugar. Group © Read about covion § Which words from exercise 3 are in your text? What are the bad effects of the plant? What ate the good effects? Discuss in your group. {6 Compare plants with two students from the other groups. Answer the questions Which plant (or plants)... vee tmen grown fr thowands of years? + waste main Amercanexpor unt 1820? «was known as white gol? Why? «became the main American export afte 1820? «was harvested by slaves? + was once thought to bea luxury? + caused the American Civil War? Why? «+ fas caused the death of many people? jk? What do you thit «+ Which ofthe three plants has most changed history? How? {Which plant has done the greatest good? Which has done the greatest harm? 90 Unit Tl ~ Things that changed the world se cone Fe hpeorpeete seater os ona marta Wi the (7th concury on sted eno St aca corre a ey aa os a

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