1. Cornish Pasties
I'm having a fantastic time here in the UK and I thought I'd write (1) ........ tell you about somthing
I've eaten which I loved!
As you know, I'm in a place called Cornwall, (2) ........ is in the south west. They have something
called a Cornish Pasty. It looks like a parcel made of pastry and the pastry holds together a mixture
of meat and vegetables. Cornish pasties have (3) ........ interesting history. In the past, they were the
basic meal for Cornish miners who worked underground digging for tin. After a hard morning's
work the miners would sit down to eat (4) ........ lunch. But because of the job they were doing, their
hands (5) ........ covered in dangerous materials. The design of the pasty meant they could eat the
meat and vegetables before throwing away the dirty pastry.
I don't know if it's true and (6) ........ seems a shame that they couldn't eat all of it! You can get
Cornish pasties anywhere in the UK but I've been told the best ones are in Cornwall.
2. Coldplay’s first hit
«Yellow» is a song (1) ____________ English alternative rock band Coldplay. The band wrote the
song and co-produced it (2) ____________ British record producer Ken Nelson. It was for their
first album Parachutes. The song’s lyrics are a reference to band vocalist Chris Martin’s unreturned
love.
The song was released (3) ____________ the world in June 2000. It was the second single off the
album following «Shiver». It was the lead single in (4) ____________ United States. The single
reached number four in the UK Singles Chart. This gave the band (5) ____________ first top-five
hit in the United Kingdom.
Helped by heavy rotation and usage in promotions, the song made the band very popular.
Various recording artists worldwide have since made their own versions of «Yellow». It remains
one of the band’s (6) ____________ popular songs.
