Glossary Fuel material/substance that is burned to make cars moving. Handful

Read the magazine article “White Gold or Something More” and complete the facts with salt and sugar.

Glossary
Fuel - material/substance that is burned to make cars moving.
Handful - the amount that one hand can hold.
Salary - a fixed amount of money that a man gets from people for his work for them.
BC - abbreviation for Before Christ: is used to show that the year was before the birth of Christ.
AD - abbreviation for Anno Domini: used to show that the year was/is after the birth of Christ.
Reed - a type of plant like grass that grows near water.
Gunpowder - a dangerous material from which people make a “boom” or fireworks during some holiday party.
Fireworks - small things that make "boom" with bright colours and a loud noise. Usually it is used to celebrate special events.
Insomnia - a problem when a person can't sleep even if he or she is very tired.
Mummy - a body of a dead person that is totally covered in white cloth, usually in ancient Egypt.


White Gold or Something More
some unusual facts about simple things in our life

• Around 0 to 100 AD, _______ was used to treat stomach problems in Greek and Roman civilizations.

• An adult has 250 grams of ________ in his or her body.
• _____________can be used like fuel, and today scientists are developing new fuel for cars based on sugar.
• Soldiers from Ancient Rome received their pay as a handful of ___________
. This is where the word 'salary' comes from, from the Latin word 'salarium'.
• Sea ice is drinkable, unlike _________water, because it contains only a little part of __________that sea water has.
• Lemons contain more ___________than strawberries.
• In history, the first recorded use of ___________was in Polynesia, and then people began to use it in India. Around 510 BC, ________was found in "the reed which gives honey without bees".

• 
  _________ was discovered in China in the 1st century AD, and it was used for medical purpose. _________is also a unique component used in gunpowder and fireworks.
  • Sugary products and ___________ itself have always been a symbol of status and prosperity. People even began to say "___________
  

“ to their loved ones. It is because a good man/woman is always precious like_______ 
.
• Five dollars! That was the equivalent price for a teaspoon of ________
in the 16th century.
• Refined _______ (white_______ you can find in shops) is directly connected to a lot of bad results, such as depression, allergies, insomnia, problems with skin, hair loss and even heart diseases!
• ____________ can preserve anything. During the ancient period of time Egyptians used it to preserve their mummies.
• 40% of the world's _____________ today is produced in Brazil, India, and the European Union.