Una pequeña lectura acerca de los alimentos. Con preguntas para comprobar su comprensión.
1.- Foods - Text
Many of the foods we eat today come from different countries around the world. In the past, European explorers traveled to what they called the New World and brought back many different kinds of foods that they had not seen before.
In 1492, Christopher Columbus made the first of his four voyages to the Americas and discovered many of the things you buy and eat nowadays. Things like sweet corn, peppers, tomatoes, beans, and turkey come from the Americas.
In the case of tomato, this soft, red fruit arrived in Europe at the end of the 15th century, and it was not grown in Britain until the end of the 16th century. When the explorers brought it to Europe, people were afraid to eat it because they thought it could be poisonous. Today, we eat it in salads or cooked in sauces.
2.- Questions on the text
a.- Where do all the foods come from?
b.- How many journeys did Christopher Columbus make?
c.- Where do peppers and tomatoes come from?
d.- Are tomatoes poisonous?
