Level Pre A1 | English

Competencia: Lee diversos tipos de textos

en inglés como lengua extranjera.
Actividad: We Need Vegetables

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TEXT 1

We Need Different Foods

(It is important to eat different foods)

of corn or maize. In China, The United States,

Staple Food
Most regions have a traditional or local diet.
This is called “staple food” or “food staple”.
For example, rice, wheat, corn or maize,
cassava and potatoes are types of staple food
because they are the most important food
in the diet of a group of people.
rice wheat corn /maize
India, Russian and France, people grow a lot
of wheat. In the Amazon rainforest of South
America and West Africa, people grow a lot
of cassavas. Finally, in China, Russia, India,
The United States, Ukraine and the Andes
Mountains in South America, people grow
a lot of potatoes.
A Healthy Diet
For a healthy diet, we need different
foods. Staple foods are good, but we also
need “accompanying foods”. People eat
accompanying foods in small quantities. For
example: fruits, vegetables, meats, and eggs
are accompanying food.

cassava potatoes

Food in the World fruits vegetables

All over the world, people eat different types

of foods, so they grow different foods.
In China, India and Indonesia, people grow a
lot of rice. In the Americas, people grow a lot meats eggs

“A well-balanced diet has staple food and accompanying food.”

Text created by Karen A. Meza Fernandez

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National Geographic. (n.d.) Encyclopedia Entry: Food staple. Recuperado el 02 de noviembre del
2021 de https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/food-staple/