Sunday Lunch at Grandma's
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Sam tells us about Sunday lunch at Grandma's. Read the text, then answer the questions.
Reading text
lunch
the food you eat in the middle of the daychicken
a bird that people eat as meatrice
small white food that you cook in waterbread
food you make from flour; you cut it in slicessalad
a mix of cold vegetablessalad
a mix of cold vegetableschicken
a bird that people eat as meatrice
small white food that you cook in watertomatoes
soft red vegetables, good in a saladchicken
a bird that people eat as meatdessert
sweet food at the end of a mealjuice
a drink from fruitPractice exercises
Choose the correct answer
Select the option that answers the question.
1.What does Grandma make?
2.Who hates salad?
3.What does Sam's dad drink?
4.What is there for dessert?
Right or wrong?
Decide whether each sentence is correct.
5.The family has lunch at Grandma's house.
6.There is fish today.
7.Sam's brother loves chicken.
8.Sam hates Sundays.
Fill the gaps
Type the missing word.
Listen and choose
Listen once or twice, then choose what you hear.
12.What does Grandma like?
13.What does the speaker say is on the table?
14.What does Sam like with rice?
Frequently asked questions
Is this reading text good for beginners?
Yes. It uses very simple food words and short sentences with like, love, some and any.
How can I use this page to learn English?
Read the text, check the glossary, answer the questions and then listen to three sentences from the text.
Can I listen to the text?
Yes. Use the listening exercise to hear sentences from the text and choose the right answer.
Answer key
1. What does Grandma make?
Answer: Chicken and rice
The text says: She makes chicken and rice.
2. Who hates salad?
Answer: My brother
The text says: My brother hates salad, but he loves chicken.
3. What does Sam's dad drink?
Answer: Juice
The text says: I drink some water, and my dad drinks juice.
4. What is there for dessert?
Answer: A cake
The text says: Grandma has a cake for dessert.
5. The family has lunch at Grandma's house.
Answer: True
The text says: We have lunch at my grandma's house.
6. There is fish today.
Answer: False
The text says: There isn't any fish today.
7. Sam's brother loves chicken.
Answer: True
The text says: My brother hates salad, but he loves chicken.
8. Sam hates Sundays.
Answer: False
The text says: I love Sundays.
9. There ___ some bread on the table.
Answer: is
Bread is uncountable, so we use there is.
10. There isn't ___ fish today.
Answer: any
With isn't, we use any.
11. There is ___ big salad too.
Answer: a
Salad is countable, and there is one big salad, so we use a.
12. Listening question 12: Grandma likes cooking.
Answer: Cooking
The speaker says, “Grandma likes cooking.”
13. Listening question 13: There is some bread on the table.
Answer: Some bread
The speaker says, “There is some bread on the table.”
14. Listening question 14: I like rice with some tomatoes.
Answer: Tomatoes
The speaker says, “I like rice with some tomatoes.”