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Read and translate the text What Are the Differences Between Fruits and Vegetables?
The answer to this question is actually a bit complicated, thanks to some disagreements among botanists about the term egetable! and the efforts of the grocery industr", which ha e further clouded the difference between fruits and egetables# Simply put, a fruit is the o ar" of a $lant, which means that it ma" contain seeds, while a egetable is a $lant $art, which does not contain seeds, although some egetables ma" be used in $lant re$roduction# What is the meaning of these words? %ome e&am$les of fruits include well'known a$ricots, cherries, blueberries, and a$$les, but tomatoes, $um$kins, cucumbers, and (ucchini are also considered to be fruits botanicall", e en though man" $eo$le refer to these fruits as egetables! because the" are savory, rather than sweet# This is the result of convenience labeling used in the grocer" industr", where fruits and egetables are differentiated on the basis of whether the" are sweet or sa or", rather than with the use of an" firm botanical criteria#
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actuall" com$licated effort grocer" cloud - erb. sim$l" $ut contain refer A egetable, on the other hand, is sim$l" a $lant $art like a flower, sa or" stem, root, or leaf# Broccoli, for e&am$le is a egetable which a$$ears in the form of a flower, while celery is a stalk egetable, and con enience celeriac is a root egetable# Vegetables like $otatoes are technicall" firm tubers, not roots, meaning that the" are s$eciall" designed $lant stem structures which store nutrients for the $arent $lant# %ome e&am$les root of leaf egetables include s$inach, cabbage, and lettuce# celer" nutrients The difference between fruits and egetables should be fairly clear fairl" now) basicall", if it has seeds, it*s a fruit, and if it doesn*t, it*s a egetable# +owe er, there are some interesting little facts about fruit addition which ma" interest "ou) for e&am$le, all nuts are technicall" fruits, in classified
addition to being classified as nuts, because the" are $lant o aries# ,rains are also fruits, because the" are sim$l" o ersi(ed seeds#

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Find the Mistake and explain WHY

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Discussion questions 1. 2. 3. !. $. %. '. ). *. 1-. 11. 12. 13. Do you like to eat fruits? What's your favorite one? How often do you eat fresh fruit? In your opinion, what's the most deli ious fruit? Do you like ve"eta#les? What's your favorite one? Do you think that fruits and ve"eta#les are "ood for your health? Why or why not? &re you or would you like to #e ve"etarian? How often do you drink fruit (ui e? What kind of fruit (ui e do you drink? What kind of ve"eta#les and fruits do you #uy at the supermarket? What does the sayin" mean+ ,&n apple a day keeps the do tor away?, What are the most ommon fruits and ve"eta#les in your ountry? .an fruits and ve"eta#les help you ure diseases? .an fruits and ve"eta#les help you lose wei"ht if you are on a diet? Do you ultivate fruits or ve"eta#les in your "arden?

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