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READING & VOCABULARY: FOOD

bacon – beans – bread – butter – cake – cheese – coffee – egg – ham – ice cream –
jam – juice – lollipop – meat – pasta – salad – sandwich – sausage – soup – water
Use the words above in the correct place according to the definitions and contexts:
1. This food comes from milk and it is often sliced for sandwiches. _________________

2. It’s made from wheat and comes in various shapes. Even though its origin may be traced back to
China, most of its varieties have been an Italian creation _________________
3. This thing comes from hens and chickens are born out of it. _______________________

4. It’s the fat part of the skin in pigs and it is often eaten fried. _____________________________

5. This is smashed fruit with sugar you spread on crackers or bread. ________________________

6. Kids have no problem to eat this circular sweet thing held by a stick. ____________________

7. Children don’t usually enjoy eating this liquid food made with vegetables. ________________

8. It’s what you call the dead animals you cook and eat. ________________________

9. This slice of pork is put inside bread to get a sandwich. __________________________

10. It’s black, but it comes from a red berry and the Colombian varieties are the best. __________

11. You use it to drink, cook, bathe, and wash. _______________________

12. These legumes may be red, green, black or white and the red variety is used in the dish called
bandeja paisa. ______________
13. This red cylinder-like food comes from pork and it’s essential for a hot dog. ___________________

14. It’s a drink you make with blended fruit in water or milk. ____________________________

15. You cut and eat this decorated thing at a birthday or wedding party. ____________________

16. It’s a dish of cut, sliced, and mixed vegetables. ________________________

17. This yellow thing comes from milk and you spread it on bread or crackers. ____________________

18. It’s a mixture of milk, fruit and sugar you usually put in a cone. ________________________

19. Jesus and his disciples had this food along with wine at the Last Supper. _________________

20. Its relatives are hamburgers and hot dogs. __________________________

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READING & VOCABULARY: PLACES

bakery – bookstore – church – college – convenience store – department store – drugstore –
food court – grocery store – hardware store – housing project OR development – library –
mall – mosque – museum – parking lot – pet shop – supermarket – theater – zoo
Use the words above in the correct place according to the definitions and contexts:
1. It’s a group of houses or apartment buildings that look alike and are located in the same address.
2. The spot where you can leave your vehicle and someone keeps an eye on it.
3. A small retail business that stocks ready-made food items, candy and snacks, and also everyday
items such as toiletries, batteries, newspapers and over-the-counter medication.
4. A small supermarket where you can buy fresh or preserved food, fruit, vegetables, and spices.
5. Here you can find diverse kinds of food made of flour and baked such as bread, cookies, cakes,
pastries and pies.
6. It’s an establishment which offers goods in different categories organized by sections. It may
sell clothing, furniture, appliances, toys, cosmetics, hardware, houseware, gardening, toiletries,
sporting godos, snacks, books, jewelry, electronics, baby products, and stationery.
7. This is a modern NorthAmerican word for shopping center. It’s a large shopping area with
multiple stores composed of a building or several buildings connected by walkways.
8. It’s an area in a mall where you can find restaurants and a shared sitting space.
9. It’s a place of worship for Muslims, the people whose religion is Islam. For Christians the word
is church or temple, and for Jews it’s a synagogue.
10. This is the place where you can buy tools.
11. This place sells books.
12. This place lends books.
13. It’s a popular word for university in the U.S. A college generally offers undergraduate programs
and a university offers both undergraduate and graduate programs.
14. A prison for animals.
15. A place where treasures, historic objects, and pieces of art are kept for people to admire.
16. A place of worship for Christians of any denomination.
17. Here you can buy animals for companionship and the supplies they need.
18. A building in which plays, dramatic performances, and concerts are given.
19. Here you can get prescription and non-prescription medicines and some other items such as
toiletries, candy and snacks.
20. It’s a large grocery store with a wider variety of items.