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1. 3 4 8 History ▶Word Check ☞ Write the meanings of the words. ▶Phrase Check ☞ Choose the correct word or phrase for each blank. keep, like, preserving, of sealing, replaced

2. 3 4 8 History ▶Reading Comprehension 1 Canned Food Story Tasty tuna fish. Chewy vienna sausages. Sweet fruit cocktail. You can keep these canned foods fresh for a long time. Why? The secret is with the can. The history of canned foods goes back to the days of Napoleonic Wars. The French government looked for an inventor who can find a way to preserve food for soldiers. In 1809, Nicolas Appert, a French confectioner and brewer, found that food cooked inside a jar did not spoil if it was well-sealed. He then developed a method of sealing food in glass jars. However, glass jars had problems for transport. They were too fragile. In 1810, a British merchant, Peter Durand, had an idea of preserving food using tin cans. Since then, glass jars had been replaced with tin cans. Cans were cheaper. They were quicker to make. But most of all, they did not break easily like glass jars. However, canned foods were still too expensive for normal people then. During World War I and II, demand for canned food increased a lot for soldiers in the battlefield. Naturally, canned goods developed and became cheaper after the wars. Today, canned foods are very popular. Thanks to the wars, you can enjoy many different kinds of vegetables, fruits, meat, seafood, soup, and dairy products packed in cans easily. Isn’t it interesting? ☞ Choose the best answer based on the article.

3. 3 4 8 History ▶Reading Comprehension 2 Canned Food Story Tasty tuna fish. Chewy vienna sausages. Sweet fruit cocktail. You can keep these canned foods fresh for a long time. Why? The secret is with the can. The history of canned foods goes back to the days of Napoleonic Wars. The French government looked for an inventor who can find a way to preserve food for soldiers. In 1809, Nicolas Appert, a French confectioner and brewer, found that food cooked inside a jar did not spoil if it was well-sealed. He then developed a method of sealing food in glass jars. However, glass jars had problems for transport. They were too fragile. In 1810, a British merchant, Peter Durand, had an idea of preserving food using tin cans. Since then, glass jars had been replaced with tin cans. Cans were cheaper. They were quicker to make. But most of all, they did not break easily like glass jars. However, canned foods were still too expensive for normal people then. During World War I and II, demand for canned food increased a lot for soldiers in the battlefield. Naturally, canned goods developed and became cheaper after the wars. Today, canned foods are very popular. Thanks to the wars, you can enjoy many different kinds of vegetables, fruits, meat, seafood, soup, and dairy products packed in cans easily. Isn’t it interesting? ☞ Write True(T) or False(F).

4. 3 4 8 History ▶Word Check ☞ Write the meanings of the words. ▶Phrase Check ☞ Choose the correct word or phrase for each blank. keep, like, preserving, of sealing, replaced

5. 3 4 8 History ▶Reading Comprehension 1 Canned Food Story Tasty tuna fish. Chewy vienna sausages. Sweet fruit cocktail. You can keep these canned foods fresh for a long time. Why? The secret is with the can. The history of canned foods goes back to the days of Napoleonic Wars. The French government looked for an inventor who can find a way to preserve food for soldiers. In 1809, Nicolas Appert, a French confectioner and brewer, found that food cooked inside a jar did not spoil if it was well-sealed. He then developed a method of sealing food in glass jars. However, glass jars had problems for transport. They were too fragile. In 1810, a British merchant, Peter Durand, had an idea of preserving food using tin cans. Since then, glass jars had been replaced with tin cans. Cans were cheaper. They were quicker to make. But most of all, they did not break easily like glass jars. However, canned foods were still too expensive for normal people then. During World War I and II, demand for canned food increased a lot for soldiers in the battlefield. Naturally, canned goods developed and became cheaper after the wars. Today, canned foods are very popular. Thanks to the wars, you can enjoy many different kinds of vegetables, fruits, meat, seafood, soup, and dairy products packed in cans easily. Isn’t it interesting? ☞ Choose the best answer based on the article.

6. 3 4 8 History ▶Reading Comprehension 2 Canned Food Story Tasty tuna fish. Chewy vienna sausages. Sweet fruit cocktail. You can keep these canned foods fresh for a long time. Why? The secret is with the can. The history of canned foods goes back to the days of Napoleonic Wars. The French government looked for an inventor who can find a way to preserve food for soldiers. In 1809, Nicolas Appert, a French confectioner and brewer, found that food cooked inside a jar did not spoil if it was well-sealed. He then developed a method of sealing food in glass jars. However, glass jars had problems for transport. They were too fragile. In 1810, a British merchant, Peter Durand, had an idea of preserving food using tin cans. Since then, glass jars had been replaced with tin cans. Cans were cheaper. They were quicker to make. But most of all, they did not break easily like glass jars. However, canned foods were still too expensive for normal people then. During World War I and II, demand for canned food increased a lot for soldiers in the battlefield. Naturally, canned goods developed and became cheaper after the wars. Today, canned foods are very popular. Thanks to the wars, you can enjoy many different kinds of vegetables, fruits, meat, seafood, soup, and dairy products packed in cans easily. Isn’t it interesting? ☞ Write True(T) or False(F).