Ketchup History Answers

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ESL articles ketchup history
Critical listening stories for ELL students

True or false

Read the sentences. Choose the correct answer.

  1. F (Vietnam)
  2. T
  3. T
  4. T
  5. F (the British were first)

Synonym match

MATCH THE WORD OR PHRASE ON THE LEFT WITH THE CORRECT SYNONYM.

1. trade – a. lethal
2. global – b. origins
3. poisonous – c. commerce
4. combination – d. international
5. roots – e. mixture



ESL listening activity: anagrams

MOVE THE LETTERS. MAKE A WORD FROM THE ESL LISTENING STORY.

  1. NOMDDTIEA – dominated
  2. UESCA – sauce
  3. SRIVENO – version
  4. SMROUOHSM – mushrooms
  5. YILPRPOTUA – popularity
  6. TOEPRX – export

Writing practice

Write the sentences. Put the words in the correct order.

  1. He removed the fish and added more tomatoes and some sugar.
  2. The history of ketchup is a story about trade and change.
  3. Chinese sailors frequently traveled to Asian ports in search of trade opportunities.
  4. Around the 1600s, Chinese sailors met traders from England.
  5. It’s changed a lot since it was discovered in Asia about 500 years ago.

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