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Bristol - Wine trade
Watch the video clips to find out more about the wine trade in Bristol. Try the questions to check that you understand. Use the Score button below to check your answers. To see the words, click the Text button.
Great Britain
The Great Britain

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Question 1
 Great Britain Watch
video
 When did Bristol become a busy port?
 the 19th Century
the 20th Century
the middle of the 18th century
over 300 years ago
Question 2
 The Matthew Watch
video

   What was The Matthew used for?
 transporting wool and cloth
transporting wine
finding new places and investigating them
carrying slaves

Question 3 & 4
Tavern Watch
video

 

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According to the video:
which of these sentences is true?
 French wine was better than Spanish wine
Britain imported Spanish, Portuguese and French wines
 French wine was actually produced in other countries
Britain imported wine from a number of countries except France

which of these sentences is true?
 Poor people drank more wine than rich people
The oldest pub in Bristol is 700 years old
 Rich people couldn't drink in taverns
Some people used to buy large quantities of wine
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