3 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 ber, 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.A. Vocabulary solid snack discovered bitter digestion favorite ——_—product. valued ancient medicine ingredient crushed 1. In the 1800s the owner of a chocolate factory in England that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao. 2. Wealthy people drank cacao and said it was good for the 3. They the cacao tree. 4, Soon afterward, a factory made the first block of sweetened chocolate. 5. desserts are chocolate cream pie and, of course, an ice cream ‘sundae with hot fudge sauce. 6. We now think of chocolate as sweet, but once it was 7. We think of it as a candy, but once it was a 8. Today, chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or just a 9. Some used the beans for money, while others them to make a drink. 10. Chocolate is a of the tropical cacao tree. 11. Sometimes it’s an’ in the main course of a meal. 12. The Mayas were an people who once lived in Mexico, B. Vocabulary (new context) medicine product ancient solid digestion favorite valued snack crushed discovered ingredient bitter 1. Mrs, Mendez said Pavarotti was her singer. Her daughter chose Madonna. 2. The main of IBM is computers. 3. The lemonade was so that nobody wanted to drink it. 4, The Smithsons some dinosaur bones on their farm. 5. Aglass of milk after meals is supposed to help the 6. The doctor knew that the body didn’t like so he added sugar. 7. Most Civilizations had some sort of writing system. 8. The huge machines the stones to make gravel for the new road. 9. The family the chair very highly, because it belonged to their grandfather. 9510. I'm so hungry! And | didn’t even bring a with met 11. The main in that cake is chocolate. 12. The pond is frozen We can go skating. €. Vocabulary Review sacred valleys order ahead teammates manage forbids pleasant originates experiences dairy chemicals 1. Cows are milked at the each morning, 2. The he had in building tree houses as a child led him to architecture in later life. 3. The are still covered in snow at this time of year. 4. They can the easy lessons by themselves, but they'll need help with the harder ones. 5. She kept her father’s photo. His memory was to her. 6. This delicious goat cheese from Greece, 7. Atown law Us to park on that side of the street. 8. The in some food products can be harmful to our health. 9. The trip was a experience for all the family except Grandma. She found the weather too hot. 10. “Why do you think you can me around like that?" asked Jason. “You're not my father.” 11. In basketball you have four to help you, in curling you have three, 12. What's that in the road ? Not another traffic jam! D. Comprehension: True/False/No Information The Spaniards arrived in Mexico in the seventeenth century. Chocolate was always considered a sweet food, It wasn’t until the twentieth century that sugar was added to chocolate. The cacao tree grows in tropical countries. Because chocolate was bitter, people thought it was a medicine. The Mayas lived in Argentina. The Mayas used the cacao beans as ornaments. Workers must soak the cacao beans before they can be used, In the Philippines, people drink chocolate for breakfast. 10. People once believed chocolate was good for the digestion 96