• Intermediate
  • Listening

The origins of some plants

Listen and answer the questions.
A discussion about the history of cultivated plants.
Choose True or False
1 The potato had been the staple food of Europe until the 16th century
2 The potato had a great impact on the European’s lives
3 Millions of people suffered from starvation in Ireland because of the crop disease
4 The first tobacco was planted in Europe
5 The northern states and the southern states had a war because of tobacco plants
6 The American Revolution came about as the result of tax policy
A little English, every day. Keep practising with us. Join the English Rooms Telegram channel.
Join Telegram