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Supported: Word Work (Fri W8)

 

Response to text: Fast Food

 Fast Food

Highlight the correct answer, or type in what you think is correct.

1. What is fast food?

a) A place where food is prepared and served quickly             b) A dairy

c) A place where people dine in and order fancy food              d) I don’t know

2. Who created McDonald’s? 

a) Colonel Sanders         b) Ben and Jerry

c) Richard and Maurice McDonald         d) Dave Thomas

3. What was the first KFC restaurant called?

a) Kentucky Fried Chilli b) Kentucky Fried Chicken

c) no one knows d) McDonald’s

4. Describe what the word franchise means:

→an authorization granted by a government or company to an individual or group enabling them to carry out specified commercial activities, for example acting as an agent for a company's products.

5. True or False: Richard and Maurice (Mac) McDonald were father and son.

a) True b) False

6. What is the name of Burger King in Australia?

a) Burger King, duh! b) KFC

c) Georgie Pie d) Hungry Jacks

7. Why is it not called Burger King in Australia?

→as the name had been trademarked by a takeaway chain based in Adelaide

8. What is your favourite fast food restaurant and why?

→ mcdonald cause is very yummy and they have the best shaker fries

4 Facts: Burger King

 

Thursday: Word Work of the Day (T4W8D4)

 

Response to text: Celebrities

 Celebrities

Highlight the correct answer, or type in what you think is correct.

1. What is a celebrity?

a) Your next door neighbour b) A famous person 

c) A teacher             d) Anyone

2.What TV show made George Clooney famous? 

a) Shortland Street            b) Lost 

c) Grey's Anatomy        d) ER 

3. Where was Ariana Grande born?

a) Boca Raton, Florida             b) Auckland, New Zealand 

c) Lexington, Kentucky d) Akron, Ohio

4. How did Ariana Grande become famous?

→ playing Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television series Victorious

5. True or False: LeBron James is a professional baseball player for Los Angeles.

a) True b) False

6. What was the name of Oprah Winfrey’s talk show?

a) Dr Phil             b) The Oprah Winfrey Channel

c) The Oprah Winfrey Show d) Jeremy Kyle

7. Explain why Oprah is not called by her real name?

→was named after a biblical figure in the Book

8. In the article it refers to Oprah as a philanthropist - what is this?

→ In her words, Oprah Winfrey's philosophy of philanthropy demonstrates her

4 Facts: Betty White