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2 False: Britain has 10,500 fish and chips shops 3 True: Joseph’s family began frying chips in a downstairs room of their house 4 True: nearby was a fried fish shop 5 True: fish and chips became a favourite with many poor people. They were tasty, chip, and quick 6 False: It was Charles Dickens who wrote about ‘fried fish warehouses’ in his book ‘Oliver Twist’

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1)In the north of England people say that a man called John Lees invented the dish

2) Because it was in that market in Mossley where John Lees began selling fish and chips in 1863

3) By 1910 there were more than 25,000 fish and chips shops across the country.

4) By the 1920s there were more than 35,000 fish and chips shops in Britain.

5) Nowadays other kinds of fast food such as burgers, kebabs, and pizzas all outsell fish and chips.

6) Fish and chips often appear on menus in fashionable restaurants in France.

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2) Joseph Malin 3) Charles Dickens 4) John Lees 5) Harry Ramsden 6) Oliver Dupart