Chocolate

Chocolate

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What is your favorite way to enjoy chocolate? Is it a mug of hot chocolate on a cold day?  Is it a piece of a good chocolate bar? Perhaps you like the a taste of chocolate ice cream.  Is your favorite dessert a piece of dark chocolate cake with lots of creamy chocolate icing? Chocolate is one of the world’s favorite flavours.

Chocolate comes from the cacao tree which is native to Mexico, Central America and South America. People have been growing and using the cacao tree to make chocolate for at least 3000 years. In ancient times chocolate was not sweetened. It was a bitter drink. Today we like our chocolate sweetened. We like chocolate with sugar added to it. Chocolate has spread throughout the world. It has become one of the most popular foods in the world.

Vocabulary help:

bitter (adjective) - having a strong taste that is neither sweet nor sour.
creamy (adjective) - having the taste, color, or texture of cream. (smooth)
dessert (noun) - a sweet food served at the end of a meal.
favorite (adjective) - liked over all others.
flavor (noun) - the particular way something tastes.
icing (noun) - a sweet covering for cake. Icing is usually made of sugar, butter, and flavoring. It is sometimes called frosting.
mug (noun) - a large, heavy cup with a handle, often used for hot drinks.
perhaps (adverb) - it is possible that; maybe
sweeten (verb) - to make sweet or sweeter in taste usually by adding sugar
taste (verb) - to have a particular flavor.
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Comprehension Check:

Did you understand the story? Are these sentences true?

1. People have been eating or drinking chocolate for a very long time. Yes or no?

2. Chocolate has always been sweetened. Yes or no?

3. Chocolate is not very popular. Yes or no?

4. Chocolate can be used to flavour many things. Yes or no?


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5. Most people like their chocolate with ______________ added to it. They like it to taste sweet.

6. Chocolate comes from the __________________ tree. It is native to Mexico, Central America and _______________________

7. In ancient times, chocolate was a ___________________ drink.

8. The sweet creamy layer that is sometimes found on the top of a cake is called the ____________________.

9. Chocolate is popular all over the ___________________.

10. Chocolate is one of the world's ____________________ flavours.