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Fruits and food

15 [fifteen]	Fruits and food

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Every language has its own vocabulary. This consists of a certain number of words. A word is an independent linguistic unit. Words always have a distinct meaning. This distinguishes them from sounds or syllables. The number of words is different in every language. English, for example, has many words. It's even known as the World Champion in the category of vocabulary. The English language supposedly has more than one million words today. The Oxford English Dictionary has more than 600,000 words in it. Chinese, Spanish and Russian have much fewer. The vocabulary of a language is also dependent on its history. English has been influenced by many other languages and cultures. As a result, the English vocabulary has increased considerably. But even today the English vocabulary continues to get larger. Experts estimate that 15 new words are added every day. These originate from new media more than anywhere else. Scientific terminology is not counted here. For chemical terminology alone contains thousands of words. Longer words are used less than shorter words in almost every language. And most speakers only use a few words. That is why we decide between active and passive vocabulary. Passive vocabulary contains words that we understand. But we use them seldom or not at all. Active vocabulary contains the words that we use on a regular basis. A few words suffice for simple conversations or texts. In English, you only need around 400 words and 40 verbs for that. So don't worry if your vocabulary is limited!

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I have a strawberry.	I h_v_ a s_r_w_e_r_. I have a strawberry. I h___ a s__________ I have a strawberry. _ ____ _ ___________ I have a strawberry.
I have a kiwi and a melon.	I h_v_ a k_w_ a_d a m_l_n_ I have a kiwi and a melon. I h___ a k___ a__ a m_____ I have a kiwi and a melon. _ ____ _ ____ ___ _ ______ I have a kiwi and a melon.
I have an orange and a grapefruit.	I h_v_ a_ o_a_g_ a_d a g_a_e_r_i_. I have an orange and a grapefruit. I h___ a_ o_____ a__ a g__________ I have an orange and a grapefruit. _ ____ __ ______ ___ _ ___________ I have an orange and a grapefruit.

I have an apple and a mango.	I h_v_ a_ a_p_e a_d a m_n_o_ I have an apple and a mango. I h___ a_ a____ a__ a m_____ I have an apple and a mango. _ ____ __ _____ ___ _ ______ I have an apple and a mango.
I have a banana and a pineapple.	I h_v_ a b_n_n_ a_d a p_n_a_p_e_ I have a banana and a pineapple. I h___ a b_____ a__ a p_________ I have a banana and a pineapple. _ ____ _ ______ ___ _ __________ I have a banana and a pineapple.
I am making a fruit salad.	I a_ m_k_n_ a f_u_t s_l_d_ I am making a fruit salad. I a_ m_____ a f____ s_____ I am making a fruit salad. _ __ ______ _ _____ ______ I am making a fruit salad.

I am eating toast.	I a_ e_t_n_ t_a_t_ I am eating toast. I a_ e_____ t_____ I am eating toast. _ __ ______ ______ I am eating toast.
I am eating toast with butter.	I a_ e_t_n_ t_a_t w_t_ b_t_e_. I am eating toast with butter. I a_ e_____ t____ w___ b______ I am eating toast with butter. _ __ ______ _____ ____ _______ I am eating toast with butter.
I am eating toast with butter and jam.	I a_ e_t_n_ t_a_t w_t_ b_t_e_ a_d j_m_ I am eating toast with butter and jam. I a_ e_____ t____ w___ b_____ a__ j___ I am eating toast with butter and jam. _ __ ______ _____ ____ ______ ___ ____ I am eating toast with butter and jam.

I am eating a sandwich.	I a_ e_t_n_ a s_n_w_c_. I am eating a sandwich. I a_ e_____ a s________ I am eating a sandwich. _ __ ______ _ _________ I am eating a sandwich.
I am eating a sandwich with margarine.	I a_ e_t_n_ a s_n_w_c_ w_t_ m_r_a_i_e_ I am eating a sandwich with margarine. I a_ e_____ a s_______ w___ m_________ I am eating a sandwich with margarine. _ __ ______ _ ________ ____ __________ I am eating a sandwich with margarine.
I am eating a sandwich with margarine and tomatoes.	I a_ e_t_n_ a s_n_w_c_ w_t_ m_r_a_i_e a_d t_m_t_e_. I am eating a sandwich with margarine and tomatoes. I a_ e_____ a s_______ w___ m________ a__ t________ I am eating a sandwich with margarine and tomatoes. _ __ ______ _ ________ ____ _________ ___ _________ I am eating a sandwich with margarine and tomatoes.

We need bread and rice.	W_ n_e_ b_e_d a_d r_c_. We need bread and rice. W_ n___ b____ a__ r____ We need bread and rice. __ ____ _____ ___ _____ We need bread and rice.
We need fish and steaks.	W_ n_e_ f_s_ a_d s_e_k_. We need fish and steaks. W_ n___ f___ a__ s______ We need fish and steaks. __ ____ ____ ___ _______ We need fish and steaks.
We need pizza and spaghetti.	W_ n_e_ p_z_a a_d s_a_h_t_i_ We need pizza and spaghetti. W_ n___ p____ a__ s_________ We need pizza and spaghetti. __ ____ _____ ___ __________ We need pizza and spaghetti.

What else do we need?	W_a_ e_s_ d_ w_ n_e_? What else do we need? W___ e___ d_ w_ n____ What else do we need? ____ ____ __ __ _____ What else do we need?
We need carrots and tomatoes for the soup.	W_ n_e_ c_r_o_s a_d t_m_t_e_ f_r t_e s_u_. We need carrots and tomatoes for the soup. W_ n___ c______ a__ t_______ f__ t__ s____ We need carrots and tomatoes for the soup. __ ____ _______ ___ ________ ___ ___ _____ We need carrots and tomatoes for the soup.
Where is the supermarket?	W_e_e i_ t_e s_p_r_a_k_t_ Where is the supermarket? W____ i_ t__ s___________ Where is the supermarket? _____ __ ___ ____________ Where is the supermarket?

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