Fruits

Vocabulary Building
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Delicious Fruits Around the World



Fruits come in many different shapes, colors, and tastes. Some fruits are sweet, and some are sour. Let's learn about different types of fruits.

The apple is a very common fruit. It has red, yellow, white, or green skin with white flesh inside. If you cut an apple, you can see 6-8 scores inside. The pear is oval, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. Both apples and pears grow on trees.

Oranges have thick reddish-yellow skin and sweet juice. Lemons are similar to oranges but they are sour with yellow skin. Many people put lemon in their tea. Bananas are curved fruits with soft flesh and slippery skin. They are a monkey's favorite food and come from tropical places.

Watermelon is big and round with green skin and red flesh with black seeds. It is very juicy and perfect for hot days. Another type of melon is the honeydew melon, which has light-green flesh.

Small fruits include cherries, which are small, soft, and round with shiny red or black skin and a big round stone inside. Strawberries are soft red fruits with small yellow seeds on the surface. Raspberries are red, and blackberries are similar but black and grow on prickly bushes.

Some fruits have stones inside them. Plums have an oblong stone inside with sweet flesh. People make a drink called 'Palinka' from plums. Apricots have yellow-orange skin with a stone inside. Peaches are round with soft yellow skin, yellow flesh, and a big rough seed inside. Mangoes are tropical fruits with a large stone inside and soft orange flesh.

Grapes are small fruits that grow in bunches. People use them to make wine. Kiwi is a fruit with green flesh from New Zealand. Figs are sweet fruits full of small seeds that people often eat dried. Coconuts grow on palm trees and have milky liquid inside. Pineapples are large tropical fruits with thick rough skin and juicy, sweet yellow flesh.



Questions:

1. What color is the flesh of an apple?
2. What is special about the shape of a pear?
3. What do people put lemons in?
4. What color is the skin of a watermelon?
5. What fruits have stones inside?
6. Which fruit is a monkey's favorite?
7. What fruit do people use to make wine?

True/False Statements:

1. Apples have yellow flesh.
2. Bananas come from tropical places.
3. Watermelons have blue flesh with black seeds.
4. Cherries have a big round stone inside.
5. Strawberries are blue fruits.
6. Kiwi fruit comes from New Zealand.
7. Coconuts have orange juice inside.

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Personal Questions

1. Do you like banana | apple | orange | strawberry | peach?

Model answer (banana): Yes, I do. I eat bananas often because they are healthy. They taste sweet and are easy to eat. I usually have one for breakfast or after exercise. They give me energy.

2. How often do you eat watermelon | grapes | pineapple | mango | kiwi?

Model answer (watermelon): Well, actually I eat watermelon only in summer. It is very juicy and cold. I like to eat it with my family on hot days. We usually buy one big watermelon every week in July and August.

3. What's your favorite fruit?

Model answer: In fact, my favorite fruit is strawberry. I love the sweet taste and red color. I eat them fresh in summer and in yogurt all year. They are small but very delicious.

4. Does the mango | coconut | pineapple | fig | banana grow in Europe?

Model answer (mango): No, it doesn't. Mangoes grow in tropical countries like India and Brazil. They need hot weather all year. In Europe, we can buy them in shops, but they come from other countries.

5. Is the plum sweeter than the lemon | kiwi | orange | grape | peach?

Model answer (lemon): Yes, it is. Plums are much sweeter than lemons. Lemons are very sour and people don't usually eat them alone. Plums have sweet flesh and we can eat them directly from the tree.

6. Which fruit is the most healthy: apple | banana | orange | pear | kiwi?

Model answer (apple): I think apples are very healthy. They have many vitamins and fiber. I eat apples often and they help my digestion. The saying goes "an apple a day keeps the doctor away."

7. Where do you buy blackberry | strawberry | raspberry | cherry | plum?

Model answer (strawberry): I usually buy strawberries at the market in summer. Sometimes I go to a farm to pick them myself. Fresh strawberries taste better than ones from the supermarket. They are also cheaper at the market.

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One-Minute Talking Points

Apple

1. What is an apple? (common fruit, red/green)
2. Types you know?
3. How often do you eat them?
4. Where do apples grow?
5. How do you eat them?
6. Apple juice - do you like?
7. Health benefits of apples?
8. Best season for apples?

Banana

1. What is a banana? (yellow, curved, tropical)
2. How often do you eat them?
3. Ways to eat bananas?
4. Good for breakfast? Why?
5. Banana in desserts? Examples?
6. Ripe or unripe - preference?
7. Where do bananas grow?
8. Price of bananas in shops?

Orange

1. What is an orange? (citrus, round, juicy)
2. Do you drink orange juice?
3. Easy to peel? Problems?
4. When do you eat oranges?
5. Vitamins in oranges?
6. Where do oranges grow?
7. Orange in cooking? Examples?
8. Price of oranges in shops?

Watermelon

1. What is watermelon? (big, juicy, summer)
2. When do you eat it?
3. Seeds - problem or okay?
4. How to choose good watermelon?
5. Best way to eat it?
6. Store in fridge or not?
7. Watermelon juice - tried it?
8. Summer parties with watermelon?

Strawberry

1. What is a strawberry? (red, seeds outside)
2. Where can you buy them?
3. Ever picked strawberries yourself?
4. Ways to eat strawberries?
5. In desserts? Examples?
6. Best season for strawberries?
7. Fresh or frozen - preference?
8. Good with cream or chocolate?

Pineapple

1. What is a pineapple? (tropical, yellow inside)
2. How to cut a pineapple?
3. Fresh or canned - preference?
4. Where do pineapples grow?
5. Pineapple on pizza - opinion?
6. Pineapple juice - like it?
7. Health benefits of pineapple?
8. Price of pineapples in shops?

Peach

1. What is a peach? (soft, yellow, stone)
2. Peach skin - eat or remove?
3. When are peaches available?
4. Ways to eat peaches?
5. Peach in desserts? Examples?
6. Where do peaches grow?
7. Peach juice - tried it?
8. How to choose ripe peach?

Mango

1. What is a mango? (tropical, orange inside)
2. How to cut a mango?
3. Fresh or dried - preference?
4. Where do mangoes grow?
5. Mango in cooking? Examples?
6. Health benefits of mango?
7. When did you last eat one?
8. Price of mangoes in shops?

Grapes

1. What are grapes? (small, bunches, wine)
2. Red or green - preference?
3. Seeds or seedless - preference?
4. Grapes in cooking? Examples?
5. Dried grapes - what called?
6. Where do grapes grow?
7. How often do you eat them?
8. Best season for grapes?

Kiwi

1. What is kiwi? (green inside, brown fuzzy)
2. Eat skin or peel it?
3. How to eat a kiwi?
4. Where do kiwis come from?
5. Taste of kiwi? Description?
6. Health benefits of kiwi?
7. How often do you eat them?
8. Price of kiwis in shops?

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People should eat fruit every day

Linkers: It's true, but..., I agree because..., I don't agree..., On the other hand..., For example...

For

• Fruit gives vitamins and keeps us healthy — keywords: vitamins, healthy, strong
• Fruit gives energy for school and work — keywords: energy, breakfast, power
• Fruit is natural and not full of chemicals — keywords: natural, fresh, no chemicals
• There are many kinds and fruits taste good — keywords: apple, banana, sweet
• Fruit is easy to eat and carry as a snack — keywords: snack, easy, take away

Against

• Some fruits have a lot of sugar — keywords: sugar, sweet, teeth
• Fruit can cause allergies for some people — keywords: allergy, itchy, doctor
• Fresh fruit can go bad quickly and waste food — keywords: spoil, throw away, day or two
• Some fruits are expensive or not in season — keywords: price, season, cost
• People may prefer other foods and not like fruit — keywords: prefer, dislike, eat less