Chocolate

Listen and decide if the following statements are True, False or No Information.

The Mayas used the cacao beans for drinking.

Because cacao was bitter, the Spaniards thought it was a medicine.

Milk chocolate was cheap and popular.

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

We now think of chocolate as sweet, but once it was bitter. We think of it as a candy, but once it was a medicine. Today, chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or just a snack. Sometimes it’s an ingredient in the main course of a meal. Mexicans make a hot chocolate sauce called mole and 6.1 it over chicken. The Mexicans also eat chocolate with spices like chili peppers.

Chocolate is a product of the tropical cacao tree. The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys say “ugh!” and run away. Workers must first dry and then roast the beans. This removes the bitter taste.

The word “chocolate” comes from a Mayan word. The Mayas were an ancient people who once lived in Mexico. They valued the cacao tree. Some used the beans for money, while others crushed them to make a drink. 

When the Spaniards came to Mexico in the sixteenth century, they started drinking 6.2 too. Because the drink was strong and bitter, they thought it was a medicine. No one had idea of adding sugar. The Spaniards took some beans back to Europe and opened cafes. 6.3 people drank cacao and said it was good for the 6.4.

In the 1800s the owner of a chocolate factory in England discovered that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao. It quickly became a cheap and popular drink. Soon 6.5, a factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate. Later on, another factory mixed milk and chocolate together. People liked the taste of milk chocolate even better.

Besides the chocolate candy bar, one of the most popular American snacks is the chocolate chip cookie. Favorite desserts are chocolate cream pie and, of course, an ice cream sundae with hot fudge sauce.

Read the passage and answer the questions.

Chocolate

We now think of chocolate as sweet, but once it was bitter. We think of it as a candy, but once it was a medicine. Today, chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or just a snack. Sometimes it’s an ingredient in the main course of a meal. Mexicans make a hot chocolate sauce called mole and pour it over chicken. The Mexicans also eat chocolate with spices like chili peppers.

Chocolate is a product of the tropical cacao tree. The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys say “ugh!” and run away. Workers must first dry and then roast the beans. This removes the bitter taste.

The word “chocolate” comes from a Mayan word. The Mayas were an ancient people who once lived in Mexico. They valued the cacao tree. Some used the beans for money, while others crushed them to make a drink. 

When the Spaniards came to Mexico in the sixteenth century, they started drinking cacao too. Because the drink was strong and bitter, they thought it was a medicine. No one had idea of adding sugar. The Spaniards took some beans back to Europe and opened cafes. Wealthy people drank cacao and said it was good for the digestion.

In the 1800s the owner of a chocolate factory in England discovered that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao. It quickly became a cheap and popular drink. Soon afterward, a factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate. Later on, another factory mixed milk and chocolate together. People liked the taste of milk chocolate even better.

Besides the chocolate candy bar, one of the most popular American snacks is the chocolate chip cookie. Favorite desserts are chocolate cream pie and, of course, an ice cream sundae with hot fudge sauce.

Source: Thoughts and Notions

What must workers do to the chocolate beans? 

According to the passage what are some popular foods that use chocolate as an ingredient?

Which of the following were added to chocolate?

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.

1. Mexicans make a hot chocolate sauce called mole and 11.1 it over chicken.
2. The Spaniards took some beans back to Europe and opened cafes. 11.2 people drank cacao and said it was good for the 11.3.
3. When the Spaniards came to Mexico in the sixteenth century, they started drinking 11.4 too.
4. It quickly became a cheap and popular drink. Soon 11.5, a factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate.

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for the words in the text.

1. A glass of milk after meals is supposed to help the 12.1.
2. That 12.2 man owns several businesses.
3. He painted the steps and 12.3 went out for pizza.
4. Calvin 12.4 milk into his cereal bowl.
5. A portion of the land was used for growing various crops like cardamom, coffee, and 12.5.