This short exercise lets you read or listen to some facts about pizza. After, can you answer the three questions?
Pizza is not only a great food, it also has a long and interesting history. The pizza is said to have started life in Italy over 200 years ago. Pizzas need to be cooked at a very high temperature and in the past, families would make the pizza at home and then take it to the bakery to be cooked. The first pizzas did not have cheese on them. It wasn't until 1889 that the first pizza was made with a cheese topping. Today, pizzas are enjoyed around the world with over 3 billion pizzas said to be sold each year!
Pizza is not only a great food, it also has a long and interesting history. The pizza is said to have started life in Italy over 200 years ago. Pizzas need to be cooked at a very high temperature and in the past, families would make the pizza at home and then take it to the bakery to be cooked. The first pizzas did not have cheese on them. It wasn't until 1889 that the first pizza was made with a cheese topping. Today, pizzas are enjoyed around the world with over 3 billion pizzas said to be sold each year!
You're listening to Joanna
She has an American accent and expects you to use American spelling.
Here are your questions
When was the first pizza made?
When was a cheese topping first added to a pizza?
How many pizzas are sold each year?
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