a. popular • not well
b. ill • liked by many people
c. bought • began
d. started • paid for
Complete these sentences using the words from the box.
Selling syrup soft drinks secret real Company agree other
a. Mr. Candler started The Coca-Cola___________________.
b. Dr. Pemberton made the Coca-Cola drink with___________________ and soda water.
c. The way to make Coca-Cola is a___________________.
d. Coca-Cola is one of the most famous___________________ in the world.
e. Some companies make a lot of money from___________________ things.
f. Do you___________________ that this drink is popular?
g. The___________________ very popular soft drink is Pepsi Cola.
h. Is this___________________ orange juice? It doesn't taste like it.
Choose and write the correct word.
a. We have five fingers on___________________ hand. other/each
b. Bert and Bill have___________________ to stop fighting. liked/agreed
c. Most people go out to work but some lucky people can work at___________________. home/school
d. Coca-Cola is one of the most___________________ soft drinks. better/popular
Looking for detail
Answer these questions about the passage.
a. What did Dr. Pemberton sell at first?
b. Why do you think people bought his syrups?
c. Why did he call his drink Coca-Cola?
d. What was 'the secret' that Asa Candler bought?
e. What happened in 1899?
f. How much did Asa Candler get for his part of The Coca-Cola Company?
g. What does 'these' refer to in line 23?
h. In what way is the Coca-Cola we buy today different from the Coca-Cola that John Pemberton made?
Complete these sentences. Your answers must come from the story.
a. Coca-Cola is popular because__________________.
b. At one time people could drink Coca-Cola only__________________.
c. Among other things, Coca-Cola has__________________ in it.
d. John Pemberton probably sold his secret to Asa Candler because__________________.
e. Although John Pemberton invented Coca-Cola, it was Asa Candler who__________________.
Picture comprehension
Make a tick under the picture showing the real Coca-Cola drink. Say why you think this is correct.
Organizing ideas
Read the sentences below and tick the five most important ones. Write them in the correct order to make a summary of the story.
a. He made it with soda water, sugar, coca leaves, cola nuts and some other things but he would not say what they were.
b. Dr. Pemberton lived in Atlanta.
c. Dr. John Pemberton first made Coca-Cola in 1886.
d. Dr. John Pemberton was not a real doctor.
e. Mr. Candler put Coca-cola in bottles for people to drink at home and it became very popular.
f. The drink did not sell well at first so he sold it to Asa Candler in 1892.
g. In 1919 he sold his part of the company for US $25 million.
Writing
Choose the correct word from the following pairs of words and write each one in the correct blank.
who/which secret/another last/first shops/bottles sells/sold
a. Dr. Pemberton made Coca-Cola for the__________________ time in Atlanta in 1886.
b. His friends liked his first Coca-Cola drink__________________ was made of syrup and soda water.
c. He added coca leaves and cola nuts and some__________________ things.
d. In the 1890s people had to drink their soft drinks in shops, but when Asa Candler bought the company, he put Coca-cola in__________________.
e. Mr. Candler__________________ the company in 1919, but today Coca-cola is one of the biggest companies in the world.
UNIT 19
Picnics
Pre-reading activity
1. How often do you go on a picnic?
2. What do you like to eat when you go on a picnic?
3. Where do you go on your picnics?
Most people like having a picnic. But what does the word mean? Where does it come from? What is a picnic? For most people a picnic is a meal they eat outside the home, usually in a park, by a river, or even sitting in a car if the weather is cold and wet. At one time, however, people had picnics at home at their own dinner tables.
The word picnic comes from the French word 'piquer' - which means 'to pick' or 'take' - and 'pique-nique - which means a small coin. Everyone who came to a picnic brought something to eat. They brought it on plates from which everyone took some food. They took -or picked - small pieces of food from each plate. They had a 'pique-nique'. This kind of meal was popular in Britain. The British used the French words for it but changed the letters to make 'picnic'. This is the way we write it today.
In some countries there are big picnics on special days. Lots of people go to parks on these picnics. For most people, however, a picnic is a family party. The family puts some food and drink in a basket, gets in the car and goes off to a nice place in the country or by the sea.
New words
picnic: It's a fine day. Let's get some food and have a picnic in the park.
meal: I do not want anything to eat now. I have just had a big meal.
park: We went to the park and played with our friends.
French: When you are in France you must speak French.
coin: Mary bought an apple with a small coin.
party: A party of school children went to the country.
Main idea
