Popcorn Answers

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Free English Class: About Popcorn
Get the answers for the Popcorn listening lesson

True or false

Read the sentences. Choose the correct answer.

  1. F (before WW2)
  2. F (50 to 70% of the theatre’s profit)
  3. T
  4. T
  5. F (before popcorn, theatres had no snack counter)

Synonym match

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

1. notice – d. detect
2. depression – a. collapse
3. parked – e. placed
4. hard to find – b. scant
5. revenue – c. earnings




ESL listening activity: anagrams

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

  1. NOOPNCMTE – component
  2. OTRFPI – profit
  3. UEENVER – revenue
  4. AATOSSECI – associate
  5. OUVOISB – obvious
  6. AVECEIH – achieve

Writing practice

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

  1. Sweet snacks were hard to find because of a sugar shortage.
  2. Finding work was hard and most people didn’t have much money for entertainment.
  3. So, theatre owners need other ways to generate income, like selling really expensive popcorn.
  4. A bag of fresh popcorn was a cheap snack and people loved to eat it while watching a movie.
  5. After watching popcorn sellers achieve remarkable success with little investment, movie theatre owners copied the idea.