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11 thirsty 16 homesick 20 excited 24 com fortable
12 frustrated 17 lonely 21 sad 25 uncom fortable
13 bored 18 confused 22 surprised
14 sic k /ill 19 afraid / scared 23 tired
15 worried

Word Partnerships

angry about
confused
embarrassed 1. How do you feel right now? Use one or more
happy words from the list.

afraid of 2. Find a picture of a person in a magazine or
proud newspaper. How do you think the person
tired feels?
® She is not smiling. She looks bored or angry.
frustrated by Maybe she Is in pain.
confused

Wave, Greet, Smile

Words in Context

Ways to greet people differ from country to country. In the
U.S., people often shake hands when they first meet. In Japan,
people frequently bow to each other. In Chile, women often
hug and kiss each other.

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great today!

1 argue 9 apologize 17
2 greet 10 compliment 18
3 visit 11 agree 19
4 shake hands 12 disagree 20
5 touch 13 comfort 21
6 have a conversation 14 bow 22
7 give a gift 15 introduce 23
8 write a letter 16 call 24

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bow greet someone new? How do they greet
wave good friends? Family members?

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Use words from the list.

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4 Venezuelan 19 Saudi Arabian
Colom bian 20 Nigerian
Peruvian 21 Russian
Brazilian 22 Indian
C h ile a n 23 Chinese
Argentine / 24 Korean
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French 28 Filipino
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Italian 30 Australian

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countries and nationalities. One person
will say a country. The other will say the \
nationality. Take turns. '
■ Student A: Brazil
■ Student B: Brazilian

2. Do you have classmates or friends from other
countries? Make a list of their nationalities.

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Places Around Town

_______________ Words in Context______________

I co m e from C o n co n , a small town in Chile. There’s a church,
a gas station, a school, and a so cce r stadium. There is no
mall, no hospital, no library, and no movie theater. Concon is
beautiful. There are parks in the town and b e a ch e s nearby.
Sometimes I get hom esick for my little town.

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Public School

1 a factory 11 a theater 21 a parking garage
2 a stadium 12 a movie theater 22 a high-rise (building)
3 a mall 13 a church 23 a ca r dealership
4 a motel 14 a post office 24 a sidewalk
5 a mosque 15 an office building 25 a corner
6 a school 16 a fire station 26 an intersection
7 a synagogue 17 a city hall / a town hall 27 a street
8 a hospital 18 a library 28 a park
9 a college 19 a courthouse
10 a police station 20 a gas station

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a narrow street
a wide school
a dead-end
a quiet
a busy

an elementary
a middle
a high
a public
a private

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Library

Words in Action

i . One person describes the location
of a building in the picture. The
other person guesses what the
building is.
■ Student A: It's between the city
hall and the courthouse.
■ Student B: The library!

Which of the places on the list are
in your town (or in the town closest
to your home)?

Shops and Stores

Words in Context

A m ericans shop a lot before holidays. Before
Thanksgiving, supermarkets sell a lot of food. Just
before Christmas, department stores and toy stores
are crow ded. Around Valentine’s Day, florists and
jewelry stores are very busy.

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1 an electronics store 11 a hair salon / 21 a pet store
2 a clothing store a beauty salon 22 a bakery
3 a shoe store 23 a laundromat
4 a gift shop 12 a barbershop 24 a fast food restaurant
5 a jewelry store 25 a departm ent store
6 a sporting goods store 13 a health club / a gym 26 a drugstore /
7 a toy store 14 a thrift shop/
8 a furniture store a pharm acy
9 a bookstore a second-hand store 27 a supermarket
10 a music store 15 a copy shop 28 an ice cream stand
16 a nail salon 29 a photo kiosk
17 a (dry) cleaner 30 a flea market
18 a video store
19 a flower stand
20 a coffee shop

Word Partnerships___

shop at a bookstore

work at a jewelry store

manage a music store

own a bakery

1. You need bread, dog food, aspirin, a swimsuit,
and a CD. Which stores will you go to?

2. What three stores In the picture do you most
like to go to? Why? Tell a partner.

These d ays m any bank customers do not want to
wait in a line for a teller. They c a n ch e ck their savings
account and checking account balances by phone or
on their com puter. They c a n also make a deposit or
withdraw m oney at an ATM.

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2 a security guard 12 a checkbook ATM card
3 a vault
4 atelier 13 a check
5 a teller window
6 cash / money 14 a (savings account)
7 a customer passbook
8 a bank manager
9 a loan officer 15 interest
10 a (monthly) statem ent
16 a deposit
25 enter your 26 withdraw
17 a withdrawal PIN cash

SAVINGS ACCOUNT 18 a balan ce

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out the steps.

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2 a letter 13 a post office box /
3 c greeting card 8 an envelope 19 overnight mail /
4 a (return) address o R O , Box next-day mail
5 a stamp 9 a mailbox 14 a catalog
6 a (m ailing) address 10 a mail carrier / 15 a (postal) scale 20 a (postal) clerk
16 a postcard
a letter carrier 17 a p ackage

11 a mail truck

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Tomorrow. Verbs
21 address

23 put a stamp
24 mail / send

Word Partnerships

a business letter 1. What kinds of mail do you send? What kinds
do you get? What is your favorite kind of mail
a personal to receive? What is your least favorite? Discuss
with a group.
a love
2. Describe your last visit to the post office. What
a first class stamp did you do? Who did you talk to? What did
you see? Tell your partner.
a book of stamps
a sheet of 53 —
a roll of

a postage-paid envelope
a self-addressed stamped

Library Verbs

Libraries c a n ch a n g e p eo p le’s lives. In 1953, author 26 look for a 27 c h e c k out
Frank M cCourt arrived in New York City from Ireland. One book books
d a y a m an told Frank to go to a library. So Frank did. He
got a library card, checked out a book, and fell in love Reading Room
with reading. All of the reading he did at the library helped
Frank M cCourt b eco m e a successful writer. Now people
c a n read his autobiography in 30 different languages!

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28 read 29 return books 1 the periodical section 14 a p ap erback (book)
2 a m agazine 15 an atlas
3 a microfilm m achine 16 the circulation desk /
4 the reading room
5 the reference desk the checkout desk
6 an online catalog / 17 a newspaper
18 a headline
a com puterized catalog 19 a title
7 the fiction section 20 a novel
8 the nonfiction section 21 an author / a writer
9 a dictionary 22 a cookbook
10 an encyclopedia 23 a biography
11 a librarian 24 an autobiography
12 a library card 25 a picture book
13 a hardcover (book)

Word Partnerships

a library book

a good book
a boring writer

a detective novel
a romance
a science-fiction
a historical

Words In Action_____

1. Imagine you will spend an
afternoon in this library. What
will you do?

2. Discuss the following questions with
a group:
■ What is your favorite book?
■ What is your favorite magazine?
■ What is your favorite newspaper?

Daycare Center

Words in Context Word Partnerships

Parents should look for the following things at a daycare a cute
center: a newborn
• Are the children busy and happy?
• Do the childcare workers take good care of the children? a clean diaper
• is there a special room for newborns? a dirty a diaper
• Are the high chairs, potty chairs, and changing tables
change
clean?
play with
put away
share

31 o newborn 32 an in fant/
a baby

33 a toddler 34 a preschooler

1 a nipple 8 a parent 16 a bib 24 (b aby) wipes
2 a bottle 9 a baby carrier 17 a childcare worker 25 a pacifier
3 a crib 10 a rattle 18 a high chair 26 a changing table
4 a playpen 11 a stroller 19 formula 27 a (disposable)
5 a rest m at 12 a cubby 20 a potty chair
6 a baby swing 13 a girl 21 a diaper pail d ia p e r
7 a teething ring 14 a boy 22 (b aby) powder 28 training pants
15 toys 23 (b aby) lotion 29 a (cloth) diaper
30 a diaper pin

City Square

Words in Context

Prague and Marrakesh h ave interesting city squares. The
squares have outdoor cafes, street vendors, street musicians
and pedestrians. There are m any hotels, museums, and
restaurants. At night, there are plenty of tourists in the squares.

1 a hotel 6 a (traffic) cop 11 a (fire) hydrant 16 a sidewalk
2 a bank 7 a fountain 17 a pedestrian
3 an art gallery 8 a cafe 12 a street vendor 18 a crosswalk
4 a streetlight 9 a billboard 19 a sign
5 a traffic accid e n t 10 a monument 13 a travel ag ency 20 a (parking) meter
14 a handicapped
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parking sp ace
15 a curb

vwuru r a r in eraiiifjfr Words in Action____

21 a tourist an art museum 1. Imagine you are a tourist in this
information booth city square. Where will you go?
a science What will you do?
22 a street musician
a natural history 2. Think about the town or city you
23 a statue live in or near. Make a list of all
24 a museum a street sign the things you can find there.
a neon
25 a newsstand 59 —
a sidewalk cafe
an outdoor

Crime and Justice

____________ Words in Contex t____ ___ ___

Ice lan d has very little crime. There are only four prisons, and
m an y of the prisoners are part-time! There are usually only one or
two murders a year, and crim es like armed robbery are extremely
rare. There are som etim es muggings in the cap ital city of Reykjavik,
but Icelan d is still one of the safest countries in the world.

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1 auto theft 18 a criminal Word Partnerships
2 bribery 19 handcuffs
3 burglary 20 a police officer a fair trial
4 theft 21 atria l
5 drug dealing 22 a jury a speedy
6 drunk driving 23 a judge
7 arson 24 a lawyer / commit a crime
8 graffiti witness
9 mugging an attorney report
10 murder 25 a courtroom
11 shoplifting 26 a jail / a prison go to prison
12 vandalism 27 a prisoner spend time in
13 gang violence get out of
14 arm ed robbery
15 an arrest Words in Action
16 a victim
17 a witness 1. Talk with a group. Which crimes are
most common in your community?
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2. Put the crimes in a list from the least
serious crime to the most serious
crime. Discuss your list with a partner.

Types of Homes

____________ Words in Context___________

Do you live in a house, an apartment, or a condo?
There a re m an y other kinds of homes, too. For exam p le,
som e peop le in the Sah ara Desert live in tents. Some
people in the U.S. live in mobile homes. And som e
peop le near the North Pole live in igloos.

Word Partnerships

live in a house
an apartment

a dorm

live on a houseboat
a ranch

1 o house 20 the city / an urban area
2 a tent
3 a cottage 21 the suburbs
4 o (log) cabin
5 a chalet 22 a small town
6 a duplex / o two-family house
7 a mobile home
8 a farmhouse
9 an apartm ent
10 a condominium / a condo
11 a villa
12 a townhouse
13 a houseboat
14 a p a la ce
15 an igloo
16 a ranch
17 c retirement home
18 a dormitory / a dorm
19 a castle

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23 +he country / a rural area

Words in Action

1. What kinds of homes have you lived in
or stayed in? Tell your class.

2. You can stay in three of these homes.

Which three will you choose? Why?

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Finding a Place to Live

Are you looking for an apartment? It isn’t always
easy. Read the classified ads in newspapers and talk
to your friends. Make appointments to see a lot of
apartments. Before you sign a lease, talk to the landlord.
Ask questions like these:
• How much is the security deposit?
• When is the rent due?
• When can I move in?

Renting an Apartment
1 look for an apartm ent
2 make an appointm ent
(with the landlord)
3 m eet the landlord
4 see the apartment
5 ask questions
6 sign the lease
7 p ay a security deposit
8 get the key
9 pack

10 load a van or truck
11 unpack
12 arrange the furniture
13 d eco rate the apartm ent
14 pay the rent
15 m eet the neighbors

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Buying a House
16 call a realtor
17 look a t nouses
18 m ake a decision
19 m ake on offer
20 negotiate the price
21 inspect the nouse
22 apply for a loan
23 m ake a dow n paym ent
24 sign the loan docum enis
25 move in
26 m ake tho (house) paym ent

Word Partnershios

look for an apartment In the classified ads _ Words in Action_________
pay
online 1. Work in pairs. Cover the words. Say what's
happening in one of the pictures. Your partner
with a realtor will find and point to this picture. Take turns.

the rent early 2. Have you rented an apartment or bought a
late house? Tell your group what steps you took.
on time
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Apartment Building

I’m the superintendent of an apartment building in Los
Angeles. We have 30 unfurnished apartments. Most of these
are studios. We have a laundry room in the basement. There’s
no doorman, but I watch everyone who com es in the lobby.
I take good care of my building.

1 a storage sp ace 7 a basement 20 an unfurnished
2 a dumpster 8 a parking sp ace apartm ent
3 a superintendent /
9 a studio 21 a furnished
a super (apartm ent) apartm ent
4 stairs
5 a furnace 10 a tenant 22 a lobby
6 a water heater 23 an elevator
11 a roommate 24 a revolving door
25 a doorman
12 a hallway 26 a peephole
13 a one-bedroom 27 a door chain
28 a dead-bolt (lock)
apartm ent 29 a doorknob
14 an air conditioner 30 an intercom
15 a workout room / 31 a key

a gym
16 a balcony

17 a courtyard
18 a laundry room

a fire escap e

Word Partnerships

the ground floor

the first

the second

the third
the fourth

1. Role-play with a partner. One of you Is the
super of this building. The other Is looking for
an apartment.
■ Student A: Is there a laundry room?
* Student B: Vfes. It's In the basement.

2. Describe an apartment building you know.

House and Garden

Words in Context

Different cultures h ave different kinds of houses.
North A m erican houses often have yards with lawns.
People co o k on their grills and relax on a patio,
porch, or deck. Som e Arab and M exican houses have
courtyards. Even windows are different from p la ce to
p la ce . In France, windows open like doors. In G re ece
and North Africa, windows are painted blue.

1 a chim ney 11 a shutter 21 o garden
2 an attic 12 o door 22 a patio
3 a skylight 13 a doorbell 23 a gate
4 o roof 14 a porch 24 a fence
5 o deck 15 steps 25 hedge clippers
6 a grill / a barbecue 16 a garage 26 a wheelbarrow
7 a hammock 17 a rake 27 a (garden) hose
8 a lawn / grass 18 o driveway 28 a walk(w ay)
9 c lawn mower 19 o garbage can / 29 a sprinkler
10 a window
a trash can
20 a yard

_ Word Partnerships___ j Words in Action

a flower garden 1. Cover the word list. Name as many parts of
the house as you can. Start at the top of the
a vegetable house and work your way down.

a chain-link fence 2. Draw your dream house. Label all the parts.
a picket Show your dream house to a partner. How are
a barbed wire they similar? How are they different?

a front door
a screen
a garage

Kitchen and Dini

Words in Context

Before 1900, few kitchens had electricity. People used
candles for light. There were no refrigerators, no ovens,
no dishwashers, and no blenders. There were no faucets,
either. To wash dishes, people had to get water from
outdoors and heat it over a fire.

1 a m icrowave (oven) 21 a stool
2 a cabinet 22 a chair
3 dishes 23 a plate
4 a shelf 24 a bowl
5 a counter(top) 25 a glass
6 a stove 26 a placem at
7 a (te a ) kettle 27 silverware
8 an oven 28 a candle
9 a potholder 29 a teapot
10 a coffeem aker 30 a mug
11 a spice rack 31 a napkin
12 a blender 32 a table
13 a toaster
14 a dishwasher a dining room table
15 a sink a kitchen chair
16 a drying rack / a dish rack stove
17 a g arbage disposal an electric
18 a dish towel a gas the dishwasher
19 a freezer
20 a refrigerator load
start / turn on
empty



Living Room

Some people like lots of furniture in their living rooms—
a sofa, a love seat, a coffee table, chairs, a wall unit, and
several lamps. Others like just a rug and a couple of easy
chairs. In the Middle East, people often sit on cushions or
low benches instead of chairs. And in som e Asian countries,
people sit on the floor.

1 a bench 9 a (throw) pillow 17 a ceiling 25 a thermostat
2 a cushion 10 a window seat 18 a smoke detector 26 a mantel
3 an armchair / 11 a love seat 19 blinds 27 a fireplace
12 a coffee table 20 c curtain 28 a fire screen
an easy chair 13 an ottoman 21 a wall 29 a house plant
4 an end table 14 the floor 22 a bookcase 30 a fire
5 a lamp 15 c curtain rod 23 a vent 31 a rocking chair
6 a lampshade 16 a (ceiling) fan 24 a (light) switch 32 an outlet
7 a wall unit
8 a sofa / a couch

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in an armchair Words in Action
in a rocking chair
on a sofa 1. How is your living room similar to this one? How is
on the floor it different? Discuss with a partner.
on a cushion » I have a fireplace like the one in the picture.
a My sofa is bigger than the one in the picture.

2. Draw your perfect living room. Label all the items
in the drawing.

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i l l Bedroom and Bathroom

Feng shui is a Chinese art. It suggests w ays to m ake
hom es healthy and happy. For a calm bedroom, your bed
should not fa c e a door. Your bedspread should not touch
the floor. In the bathroom, the toilet should not fa ce the door.
You should h ave m any mirrors. Mirrors bring happiness.

1 a closet 7 a mirror 10 anight table 14 c bed
2 a blanket 8 a (window) shade 11 a pillowcase 15 a sheet
3 a carpet 9 an alarm clock 12 a pillow 16 a comforter
4 a rug 13 a mattress 17 a bedspread
5 a drawer

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18 o shower 22 a (bath)tub 26 a towel 30 a toilet brush
19 a shower curtain 27 a faucet 31 a wastebasket
20 a drain 23 a plunger 28 a sink
21 a m edicine cab in et 29 a washcloth
24 toilet paper /
toilet tissue

25 a toilet

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a twin bed Words in Action
a double
a queen-size sheet i . Draw your bedroom and label the things in it.
a king-size the toilet Then describe it to a partner.
a bunk bed ■ There Is a big b e d with three red pillows.
There's also a dresser with five drawers.
a fitted
a flat 2. What things are usually already in a bedroom
and bathroom when you move into a house
flush or apartment? What things do you usually
need to bring? Make lists with a partner.
goto
get out of
make the

Household Problems

Words in Context

A: Our kitchen sink is clogged.
B: C all a plumber right aw ay.
A: And the power is out.
B: C all an electrician.
A: And the roof is leaking, too.
B: C all a real estate agent. You need a new house!

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27 c o c k ro a c h e s

1 The power is out. 12 a breaker panel
2 The toilet is clogged. 13 a circuit breaker
3 The roof leaks. 14 an electrician
4 The wall is cracked . 15 a plumber
5 The faucet drips. 16 a roofer
6 The lightbulb is burned out. 17 a handyman
7 The heater doesn’t work. 18 an exterminator
8 The pipes are frozen. 19 a water meter
9 The basement is flooded. 20 a gas meter
10 The window is broken. 21 a meter reader
11 The lock is jam m ed. 22 a locksmith

read the meter
turn on the circuit breaker
shut off

flip
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Words in Action

1. Discuss these questions: What household
problems did you have last year? Who did
the repairs?

2. Describe a household problem. Your
partner will tell you who to call.
■ Student A: I c a n 't open the front door.
The lock isjammed.
■ Student B: Call a locksmith.

Household Chores

Words in Context

In m any houses, men and wom en share household
chores. For exam p le, in som e houses women do the
cooking, an d m en wash the dishes. Sometimes women
do the laundry, an d men fold the clothes. Sometimes
wom en weed the garden, and men rake the leaves.
What chores do you do in your fam ily?

1 make the bed 7 vacuum the carpet 15 weed the garden
2 ch an ge the sheets 8 dust
3 do the laundry 9 polish the furniture 16 wash the car
4 sweep the floor 10 clean the sink
5 fold the clothes 11 scrub the toilet 17 mow the lawn /
6 pay the bills 12 mop the floor mow the grass
13 empty the wastebasket
14 shake out the rug 18 water the lawn

19 take out the trash /
put out the trash

20 rake the leaves

21 do the dishes/
wash the dishes

22 cook / do the cooking

23 dry the dishes

24 put aw ay the dishes

Word Partnerships

clean the house
the bathroom
your bedroom

polish the car
the silver
the floor

_________ Words in Action________

1. Name two household chores you like to do
and two you hate to do.

2. Work in a group. Imagine your group is a
family—a mother, a father, and teenage
children. Divide the household chores on the
list among yourselves. Who will do what?

Cleaning Supplies

___________ Words in Context__________

Do you want to wash a window? Follow these steps:
• Put on rubber gloves.
• Mix a gallon of warm water with a little ammonia.
• Put the liquid on the window with a clean sponge.
• Pull a squeegee across the window.
• Wipe the squeegee with a rag or a paper towel

and repeat.

1 a feather duster 17 a rag

2 a dustpan 18 rubber gloves

3 a vacuum cleaner bag 19 cleanser

4 vacuum cleaner 20 a scrub brush
attachm ents 21 a sponge
22 a fiyswatter
5 a vacuum (cleaner) 23 a stepladder
6 o squeegee 24 c mousetrap
7 paper towels 25 a recycling bin
8 trash bags 26 a mop
9 furniture polish 27 a dust mop
10 a dust cloth 28 a broom
11 glass cleaner
12 dishwasher detergent

13 dish soap / Word Partnerships
dishwashing liquid
heavy-duty trash bags
14 c scouring pad 20-gallon
plastic
15 bug sp ray/
insect spray a sponge
a string
16 a bucket / a pail a floor

Words in Action

Name cleaning supplies you use often. What
do you use each item for?

You need to clean your living room, your
bathroom, and your kitchen. Which cleaning
items will you use for each room?

Fruits and Nuts

Words in Context

Grapes are one of the most popular fruits in

the world. Every day, millions of people enjoy them.

Many people also like apples. Apples first cam e

from Afghanistan. Oranges, lemons, and limes are

also popular around the world. These fruits cam e

from China. ^0 —

Fruits 19 a p each
1 a pear 20 a lime
2 a kiwi 21 cherries
3 an orange 22 figs
4 a pom egranate 23 olives
5 grapes 24 dates
6 a waterm elon 25 strawberries
7 a pineapple 26 raspberries
8 a mango 27 raisins
9 a grapefruit 28 a tangerine
29 a banana
10 an avocad o
11 an apple Nuts
12 a cantaloupe 30 pecans
13 a coconut 31 almonds
14 d em o n 32 pistachios
15 a plum 33 peanuts
16 an apricot 34 walnuts
17 blueberries
18 a pap aya

Word Partnerships____ _______ Words in Action______

peel a banana 1. What are your five favorite fruits? Rank
them in order. Share your list with your
an orange class. Is your list similar to other students'
lists?
an apple
2. Create a recipe for a delicious fruit
crack (open) a nut drink. Use at least four fruits.

ripe fruit 83
juicy
canned
dried
citrus
tropical

Vegetables

Words in Context

Cabbage Slaw Recipe
Cut a h ead of cabbage into thin slices. Then cut a
large cucumber, a bell pepper, a carrot, and an onion
(or three scallions) into small pieces. Mix everything
together with a little salt. Add a little oil and vinegar and
mix everything again.

broccoli 10 ch ickp eas/ kidney beans
garbanzo beans a carrot
asparagus bean sprouts
spinach 11 a zucchini lima beans
lettuce 12 an eggplant a sweet potato
squash 13 an artichoke a bell pepper
a tomato 14 celery corn
15 an onion a cucumber
16 cauliflower

pinto beans :i potato

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27 green onions / Word Partnerships Words in Action
scallions
a head of cabbage 1. Which vegetables do you have in
28 green beans / cauliflower your house right now? Which ones do
string beans lettuce you eat raw? Which ones have you
never eaten?
29 gariic an ear of corn
2. Make two lists: Vegetables I like and
30 peas a spinach leaf Vegetables I d o n 't like. Compare
a lettuce your lists with a partner.
31 a radish
fresh vegetables 85
32 a mushroom frozen
raw
organic

Meat, Poultry, and

Fish and shellfish are healthy foods. They contain very little
fat. The Koreans and the Ja p a n e se eat a lot of seafood. Clams,
oysters, shrimp, and tuna are favorite foods in these countries.
However, A m ericans love meat. The a ve ra g e A m erican eats
27 pounds (12.3 kilogram s) of ground beef a ye ar—mostly
in ham burgers.

■UK 1 lamb chops 11 roast beef 22 cod
2 leg of lamb 12 liver 23 swordfish
3 pork chops 13 veal cutlets 24 salmon
4 ham 14 lobster 25 trout
5 salami 15 oysters 26 tuna
6 sausages 16 clams 27 thighs
7 pork roast 17 mussels 28 wings
8 ground beef 18 crab 29 breasts
9 ribs 19 scallops 30 turkey
10 steak 20 shrimp 31 chicken
21 filet of sole 32 duck
33 drumsticks / legs

Word Partnerships

raw fish
fresh
frozen
grilled

fatty meat
lean

a rare steak
a medium
a well-done

Words in Action

1. Pick your favorite items from the m eat poultry,
and seafood sections. Compare your favorites
with a partner.

2. Imagine you are having a barbecue. What
m eat poultry, and seafood will you buy?

Inside the Refrigerator

_______________ Words in Context_______________

Do you want a well-organized refrigerator? Here are some
suggestions. Keep fruit and vegetables in the drawers. Put milk,
apple juice, and orange juice in the door rack. Eggs are safe in
the egg container in the door. Always keep raw m eat, poultry, and
fish on the bottom shelf. Ice cream and frozen vegetables stay
frozen in the freezer.

1 frozen vegetables 18 salad
2 frozen waffles 19 (salad) dressing
3 ice cream 20 bacon
4 ice tray 21 cold cuts
5 soda 22 (Cheddar) cheese
6 margarine 23 butter
7 mayonnaise 24 (Swiss) cheese
8 sour cream 25 eggs
9 iced tea 26 milk
10 pickles 27 orange juice
11 tofu 28 apple juice
12 yogurt
13 syrup fruit salad
14 cream potato eggs
15 bottled w ater pasta cheese
16 cake
17 jam scrambled
fried
hard-boiled
poached

mozzarella
Parmesan
cottage