Intro
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You know it’s summer when fruit trees become heavy with peaches, apples, pears, and plums. Some people are lucky to have fruit trees in their own backyard, but others can visit an orchard. Picking fresh fruit is one of life’s simple pleasures. And small orchards do not often use dangerous pesticides. Sure, it’s possible to find a worm inside your fresh, juicy apple, but worms don’t eat much.
When you have a lot of fresh fruit, you need to decide what to do with it. You probably can’t eat all of it fresh. You might bake a cherry pie or make plum sauce. You could even make wine or cider. Many people like to put these foods into cans or bottles so they can enjoy the fresh taste of summer during the cold winter months.
Kelsey’s best friend lives on an orchard, and she thinks it’s amazing. But Andy is skeptical. Listen to today’s English lesson to learn why.
Dialog
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Kelsey: Did you know that my best friend actually lives on an orchard?
Andy_H: Wow!
Kelsey: It’s pretty amazing. She has beautiful fruit trees growing everywhere… peach trees, pears, plums, apples… It’s incredible.
Andy_H: That’s nice, but you know, I like going to the store and getting the apples they have at the store. It makes me feel safe.
Kelsey: OK, but can you imagine walking into your backyard and picking fruit from a tree that’s not bruised. It’s fresh and juicy.
Andy_H: But what if that apple has some kind of worm in it. Or, I don’t know, maybe, there’s some pesticides all over.
Kelsey: I can see you’re very skeptical, but I promise you that it’s amazing.
Andy_H: Oh boy! Maybe, I do need to try some fresh fruit.
Kelsey: Did you try the apple cider I made last week?
Andy_H: I did. It was really good.
Kelsey: That was from apples from my friend’s orchard.
Andy_H: No way! I thought you bought that.
Kelsey: Nope.
Andy_H: Well, well, well… Maybe, I should go pick some fruit with you.
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Discussion
Kelsey is excited because her best friend lives on an orchard. She loves picking fruit in her friend’s orchard and has even made fresh apple cider from her friend’s apples. She thinks it’s amazing to be able to go into the backyard and pick fresh fruit at any time during the summer.
Kelsey tells Andy about the orchard, but Andy is skeptical. He prefers to buy his fruit from the store. It makes him feel safer to know that there isn’t a worm in his apples or fresh pesticides on his fruit. However, Kelsey tells him that he already drank apple cider from her friend’s orchard. Maybe, it’s time for Andy to try some fresh fruit after all.
Where do you get your fruit? What do you like to make with fruit?
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