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Fruit and vegetables

Choose fresh food at the market and talk about what goes into your meals.

A1A210 words · 3 examples each
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Found: 10 words

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apple

noun · 3 examples
  1. I put an apple in my lunch bag.
  2. She cut the apple into small pieces.
  3. Would you like a red apple or a green one?

banana

noun · 3 examples
  1. I eat a banana after my morning run.
  2. Peel the banana before you add it to the bowl.
  3. This banana is still green, so I will eat it tomorrow.

orange

noun · 3 examples
  1. She peeled an orange for a snack.
  2. Cut the orange in half and squeeze out the juice.
  3. I took one orange from the fruit bowl.

lemon

noun · 3 examples
  1. Add a slice of lemon to your tea.
  2. Squeeze half a lemon over the fish.
  3. We need one lemon to make the salad dressing.

carrot

noun · 3 examples
  1. Wash the carrot before you eat it.
  2. She cut a carrot into thin sticks for lunch.
  3. Add one chopped carrot to the soup.

onion

noun · 3 examples
  1. Cut the onion into small pieces.
  2. He added a little onion to his sandwich.
  3. Cook the onion in oil until it is soft.

potato

noun · 3 examples
  1. Bake the potato in the oven until it is soft.
  2. She peeled a potato and cut it into pieces.
  3. I had a jacket potato with cheese for lunch.

tomato

noun · 3 examples
  1. Slice the tomato for the sandwich.
  2. This tomato is not ripe yet; it is still green.
  3. She added a chopped tomato to the sauce.

pepper

noun · 3 examples
  1. Cut the red pepper into strips for the salad.
  2. Remove the seeds from the pepper before cooking it.
  3. We filled a yellow pepper with rice and baked it.

bean

noun · 3 examples
  1. A dried bean becomes soft after soaking and cooking.
  2. She tasted one bean to check whether the soup was ready.
  3. There was one red bean left at the bottom of my bowl.

Keep building your vocabulary

  • Cooking actions

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  • Everyday meals

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  • Food and drink basics

    Name staple foods and drinks when preparing breakfast or shopping for everyday meals.

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