Listening: The history of ice cream

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B1 | Listening from video | 11 min

Watch the video (0:07 - 4:33). You can watch more than once, then answer the questions.

A NUMBER from the video.

Fidel Castro was known to eat up to ____ scoops of ice cream after lunch.

According to the story, why did the plan to poison Castro fail?

____ The two men were stopped at the door____ The pill froze to the coils and broke____ Castro refused to drink the milkshake

Who mainly enjoyed icy treats in early civilizations?

____ Farmers and workers____ Soldiers on long trips____ Royal elites

How did ancient Persians freeze water?

____ They carried ice from the mountains____ Shallow pools lost heat to the night sky____ They mixed the water with salt

Antonio Latini wrote down a milk-based recipe in the 1500s.

____ True____ False____ Not Given

A NUMBER from the video.

George Washington is said to have spent the equivalent of $ ____ on ice cream in one summer.

Nancy Johnson's machine was used in most American homes within ten years.

____ True____ False____ Not Given

Why did many American saloons become soda fountains?

____ Alcohol was banned____ Soda became cheaper than beer____ People moved to big cities

ONE WORD from the video.

By the end of World War II, the average American home had a freezer that could hold a ____ of ice cream.

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