July 18 : Swiss Cheese

Switzerland imports more cheese than it exports   (13th July 2023)

Switzerland imports more cheese than it exports

vocabulary

1.a handful

b. A small number.

 

2. producing

d. Making something.

 

3. import

f. Bring things into a country from another country for sale.

 

4. export

e. Send things from your country to another country for sale.

 

5. competing

c. Trying against other people, teams or countries to be better than them, or to win something.

 

6. profit

g. The money a person or business makes (minus business costs).

     

7. population

a. All of the people in a village, town, city, area, country or the world.

     

8. eatery

h. A restaurant or cafe.

     

9. replace

j. Change one thing for another.

 

10. eater

l. A person or animal who consumes food in a particular way.

  

11. actually

m. The truth or facts of a situation; really.

 

12. average

n. The average, usual or normal.

 

13. dairy

k. About the production of milk and milk products.

      

14. farm

i. An area of land and its buildings, used for growing rice, wheat, vegetables, etc. and for keeping animals.

 

“PICNIC PREPARATIONS – SCRIPT”

Vocabulary and Sample Sentences

• supermarket (noun): a place where you buy food or other household goods, also grocery store 
  – She went to the supermarket to buy food for dinner.
• talk about (phrasal verb): discuss 
  – Let’s get together after class to talk about tonight’s party.
• pound (noun): a common measure of weight in the US, also 16 ounces
  – The turkey weighs over 25 pounds, so there should be enough to feed all our guests.
• package (noun): a container often used for food
  – He said he bought three packages of cookies to feed the kids an afternoon snack.
• you better (modal of advice): informal for “you had better” or “you’d better” and is generally used when there could be a negative consequence or result if the advice isn’t followed
  – I told her that she better make enough food for 20 people, or some of the guests won’t be happy or satisfied.
• whip up (phrasal verb): prepare quickly 
  – There’s no time to fix a big dinner, so I’ll just have to whip up a simple salad.
• bet (verb): strongly believe or have faith in
  – This cake has a nice flavor. I bet she added some cinnamon to the recipe.
• knockout (noun): a very attractive or beautiful woman
  – Hey, you’ll love her roommate. She’s a real knockout, and she isn’t dating anyone.
• nah: informal for “no”
  – Nah, I don’t want to go out to eat. Let’s just eat something easy at home.
• hit it off (phrasal verb): get along well
  – I thought they would hit it off and go on another date, but it turns out that they didn’t have much in common.