[IELTS Reading] – Frozen food

Complete the notes. Write ONE WORD ONLY from the text in each gap.

The history of frozen food

2,000 years ago, South America

• People conserved the nutritional value of (1) , using a method of freezing then drying.

1851, USA

• (2) was kept cool by ice during transportation in specially adapted trains.

1880, Australia

• Two kinds of (3) were the first frozen food shipped to England.

1917 onwards, USA

• Clarence Birdseye introduced innovations including:
  • quick-freezing methods, so that (4) did not spoil the food.
  • packaging products with (5) so the product was visible.

Early 1940s, USA

• Frozen food became popular because of a shortage of (6)

1950s, USA

• A large number of homes now had a (7)