CHECKING SCHOOL WORK ENGLISH VII (6TH COURSE)

Let´s now check your answers to the task: BENEFITS OF FRUIT

And now let´s move on to the second part: INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT FRUIT

1.   The production of strawberries in Huelva (Spain) in the 2018-2019 reached 340.000 tons ( T )       

2, The scientific name for banana is “finger” (   F   )

    “Finger” is its meaning in Arab but its scientific name is musa sapientum

 3. There are more than 5.000 varieties of apples (   F )

            The number of varieties of apples is much higher: about 8.000

4. Wild mango trees can grow up to 20-30 metres high. ( F    )

            They can grow as high as 35 to 40 metres.

5. Pineapples were brought into Europe by Christopher Columbus in 1496 back from his fifth voyage to the New Continent (   F   )

            They were brought into Europe by Columbus in 1493 when he finished his second 

voyage to America.

6. This fruit gives name to a punk-hardcore band from New Orleans founded in 2014 ( T    )

7. The cherry blossom trees are highly appreciated and beloved in China where people call 

them “Wok” (  F   )

            It´s in Japan where they are beloved and appreciated. They receive the name “Sakura” there

8. The grapefruit was first described in 1750 by Griffith Hughes who called it the "forbidden fruit"

 of Barbados, where the Madonna was born (  F    )

            Madonna was born in the USA. It´s Rihanna who was born in Barbados

    

9, Watermelons are considered both as a fruit and a vegetable ( T     )

10. This fruit gives name to a character in the videogame “Final Fantasy” (  F  )

            The character is Princess Peach from Mario Bros not Final Fantasy