Food 食物
BasicTheme words for food.
- Eight food words: rice, noodles, bread, egg, apple, banana, milk, water.
- Use eat for food and drink for drinks: eat an egg, drink milk.
- Use an before a, e, i, o, u: an egg, an apple.
文體小知識：Learn theme words.
§Text Passage
1I eat breakfast with my mother every day. I eat an egg and some bread. The egg is soft and the bread is warm. I drink a glass of milk too. Milk is good for me. It makes my bones strong.
2At school, I eat rice and noodles at lunch. My friend gives me a banana. On the way home, I eat an apple. It is sweet and crunchy. At night, we have dinner at home. We eat fish and vegetables.
3I drink water every day. Water has no colour and no taste, but it is very good for our body. I do not eat too many sweets. Good food makes me big and strong. I am happy and healthy.
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
I eat breakfast with my mother every day.
我每天同媽媽吃早餐。
I eat an egg and some bread.
我吃一個雞蛋和一些麵包。
The egg is soft and the bread is warm.
雞蛋很嫩，麵包也溫熱。
I drink a glass of milk too.
我還喝一杯牛奶。
Milk is good for me.
牛奶對我好有益。
It makes my bones strong.
他令我的骨骼很結實。
At school, I eat rice and noodles at lunch.
在學校，我午餐吃米飯同麵。
My friend gives me a banana.
我朋友給了我一根香蕉。
On the way home, I eat an apple.
回家途中，我吃一個蘋果。
It is sweet and crunchy.
他又甜又爽口。
At night, we have dinner at home.
到了晚上，我們在家吃晚飯。
We eat fish and vegetables.
我們吃魚同菜。
I drink water every day.
我每天都喝水。
Water has no colour and no taste, but it is very good for our body.
水沒有顏色也沒有味道，但是對我們的身體很好。
I do not eat too many sweets.
我不會吃太多糖。
Good food makes me big and strong.
好的食物令我長得高大又強壯。
I am happy and healthy.
我開心又健康。
1Summary 重點摘要
Theme words for food.
2Vocabulary cards Vocabulary
A white grain we eat.
Long thin strips of food.
A baked food made from flour.
A round food that comes from a hen.
A round red or green fruit.
A long yellow fruit.
A white drink from cows.
The clear drink we all need.
3Step by step Steps
- Paragraph 1: breakfastRead the sentences I eat an egg and some bread. and I drink a glass of milk. Egg, bread and milk give me energy for the morning. After reading, try to say in English what you ate for breakfast today. It does not matter if you make a mistake; trying is how we learn.
- Paragraph 2: lunch and fruitAt school you can say I eat rice and noodles. When a friend gives you a banana, say My friend gives me a banana. On the way home you eat an apple that is sweet and crunchy. Joining food words with simple adjectives makes your sentences lively and interesting.
- Paragraph 3: water firstWater has no colour and no taste, but it is very good for our body, so we should drink enough water every day. Also remember: sweets taste nice, but do not eat too many, because too much sugar is bad for your teeth and your body.
- Three food groupsPut the eight words into three groups: staples: rice, noodles, bread; fruit: apple, banana; drinks: milk, water. When words are sorted into groups, remembering one word helps you recall the whole set, so you learn faster and find the right word more easily.
- a or anUse an before egg and apple because they begin with the vowel letters e and a: an egg, an apple. Use a before banana, which begins with the consonant b, and say a glass of milk when milk comes in a glass. Check the first letter first: a, e, i, o, u take an.
- eat or drinkUse eat for solid food: I eat bread. Use drink for liquids: I drink milk. Remember that milk and water are drunk, not eaten, and soup is drunk too. Choosing the right verb makes your sentence sound natural, and people will understand you at once.
- Sentence practiceMake sentences about meals: I eat an egg for breakfast. and I drink water every day. Learn the three meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Pick one meal each day and try to say in English what you ate and what you drank at that meal.
5Worked example Example
Help Mother write a shopping list: sort the eight food words into groups, add a or an, then say your favourite with I like ...
- Read the eight words first: rice, noodles, bread, egg, apple, banana, milk, water. Watch the first letter of each word.
- Start with the staples: rice, noodles and bread. These three fill you up at every meal.
- Then sort the fruit and the drinks: apple and banana are fruit; milk and water are drinks.
- Add a or an: an apple and an egg begin with vowel sounds; a banana and a glass of milk begin with consonant sounds.
- Build one sentence: I like apples and milk. Then think of a reason and say it with because.
- Read the list one more time, check the groups and the a/an choices, and remember the eight words as you read.
- Answer: Staples: rice, noodles, bread; fruit: an apple, a banana; drinks: a glass of milk, water. Full sentence: I like apples and milk because they are sweet and healthy.
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1What do I eat for breakfast?
Q2Fill in a or an: ___ egg, ___ banana
Q3Which one is a drink: milk or apple?
Q4What is special about water?
Q5Say: I eat bread in the morning.
8Recap Recap
- Eight food words: rice, noodles, bread, egg, apple, banana, milk, water.
- Use eat for food and drink for drinks: eat an egg, drink milk.
- Use an before a, e, i, o, u: an egg, an apple.
- Milk and water are uncountable: no a, no plural s.
- Drink water every day and eat fewer sweets.