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Fast Food

Hamburger - Food and Drinks

40 chapters

beginner

Read fun and easy passages about fast food to help you learn English while exploring burgers, pizza, and more!

Vocabulary

ground beef

[n]

/ɡɹˈaʊnd bˈiːf/

steak

[n]

/steɪk/

restaurant

[n]

/ˈrɛstərɑːnt/

stand

[n]

/stænd/

shop

[n]

/ˈʃɑp/

event

[n]

/ɪˈvɛnt/

all over the (world|globe)

[phrase]

/ˈɔːl ˌoʊvɚ ðə wˈɜːld ɔːɹ ɡlˈoʊb/

hamburger

[n]

/ˈhæmˌbɝːɡɚ/

food

[n]

/fuːd/

10.

patty

[n]

/ˈpæti/

11.

beef

[n]

/bif/

12.

bun

[n]

/bʌn/

13.

topping

[n]

/ˈtɑpɪŋ/

14.

cheese

[n]

/tʃiːz/

15.

lettuce

[n]

/ˈlɛtɪs/

16.

tomato

[n]

/təˈmeɪtoʊ/

17.

onion

[n]

/ˈʌnjən/

18.

sauce

[n]

/sɔːs/

19.

ketchup

[n]

/ˈkɛtʃəp/

20.

mustard

[n]

/ˈməstɝd/

21.

city

[n]

/ˈsɪti/

22.

meal

[n]

/miːl/

23.

kind

[n]

/kaɪnd/

24.

special

[adj]

/ˈspɛʃəl/

25.

choose

[v]

/tʃuːz/

26.

cook

[v]

/kʊk/

27.

pan

[n]

/ˈpæn/

28.

weigh

[v]

/weɪ/

29.

almost

[adv]

/ˈɔlˌmoʊst/

30.

sell

[v]

/sɛl/

31.

make

[v]

/meɪk/

32.

add

[v]

/æd/

Practice

ground beef

[n]

/ɡɹˈaʊnd bˈiːf/

steak

[n]

/steɪk/

restaurant

[n]

/ˈrɛstərɑːnt/

stand

[n]

/stænd/

shop

[n]

/ˈʃɑp/

event

[n]

/ɪˈvɛnt/

all over the (world|globe)

[phrase]

/ˈɔːl ˌoʊvɚ ðə wˈɜːld ɔːɹ ɡlˈoʊb/

hamburger

[n]

/ˈhæmˌbɝːɡɚ/

food

[n]

/fuːd/

10.

patty

[n]

/ˈpæti/

11.

beef

[n]

/bif/

12.

bun

[n]

/bʌn/

13.

topping

[n]

/ˈtɑpɪŋ/

14.

cheese

[n]

/tʃiːz/

15.

lettuce

[n]

/ˈlɛtɪs/

16.

tomato

[n]

/təˈmeɪtoʊ/

17.

onion

[n]

/ˈʌnjən/

18.

sauce

[n]

/sɔːs/

19.

ketchup

[n]

/ˈkɛtʃəp/

20.

mustard

[n]

/ˈməstɝd/

21.

city

[n]

/ˈsɪti/

22.

meal

[n]

/miːl/

23.

kind

[n]

/kaɪnd/

24.

special

[adj]

/ˈspɛʃəl/

25.

choose

[v]

/tʃuːz/

26.

cook

[v]

/kʊk/

27.

pan

[n]

/ˈpæn/

28.

weigh

[v]

/weɪ/

29.

almost

[adv]

/ˈɔlˌmoʊst/

30.

sell

[v]

/sɛl/

31.

make

[v]

/meɪk/

32.

add

[v]

/æd/

ground beef

[n]

/ɡɹˈaʊnd bˈiːf/

carne macinata

steak

[n]

/steɪk/

bistecca

restaurant

[n]

/ˈrɛstərɑːnt/

ristorante

stand

[n]

/stænd/

bancarella

shop

[n]

/ˈʃɑp/

negozio

event

[n]

/ɪˈvɛnt/

avvenimento

all over the (world|globe)

[phrase]

/ˈɔːl ˌoʊvɚ ðə wˈɜːld ɔːɹ ɡlˈoʊb/

in every part of the world

hamburger

[n]

/ˈhæmˌbɝːɡɚ/

hamburger

food

[n]

/fuːd/

cibo

10.

patty

[n]

/ˈpæti/

polpetta

11.

beef

[n]

/bif/

manzo

12.

bun

[n]

/bʌn/

panino

13.

topping

[n]

/ˈtɑpɪŋ/

rivestimento

14.

cheese

[n]

/tʃiːz/

formaggio

15.

lettuce

[n]

/ˈlɛtɪs/

lattughe

16.

tomato

[n]

/təˈmeɪtoʊ/

pomodoro

17.

onion

[n]

/ˈʌnjən/

cipolla

18.

sauce

[n]

/sɔːs/

salsa

19.

ketchup

[n]

/ˈkɛtʃəp/

ketchup

20.

mustard

[n]

/ˈməstɝd/

senape

21.

city

[n]

/ˈsɪti/

città

22.

meal

[n]

/miːl/

pasto

23.

kind

[n]

/kaɪnd/

tipo

24.

special

[adj]

/ˈspɛʃəl/

speciale

25.

choose

[v]

/tʃuːz/

scegliere

26.

cook

[v]

/kʊk/

cucinare

27.

pan

[n]

/ˈpæn/

padella

28.

weigh

[v]

/weɪ/

pesare

29.

almost

[adv]

/ˈɔlˌmoʊst/

quasi

30.

sell

[v]

/sɛl/

vendere

31.

make

[v]

/meɪk/

preparare

32.

add

[v]

/æd/

aggiungere

capitolo

Hamburger

Read a short passage about how a simple sandwich of beef and bread became a global favorite.

1.1

A hamburger is a popular food. It has a beef patty. A patty is a flat and round piece of cooked meat. This patty goes between a round bread called a bun. Hamburger usually has toppings like cheese, lettuce, tomato, onions, and sauces like ketchup or mustard. Everyone can add their favorite toppings.

Un hamburger è un cibo popolare. Ha una polpetta di manzo. Una polpetta è un pezzo di carne cotta piatto e rotondo. Questa polpetta va tra un pane rotondo chiamato panino. L'hamburger di solito ha condimenti come formaggio, lattuga, pomodoro, cipolle e salse come ketchup o senape. Ognuno può aggiungere i propri condimenti preferiti.

1.2

The word "hamburger" comes from Hamburg, a city in Germany. A long time ago, people there made a meal with ground beef and called it a Hamburg steak. Some Germans brought this food idea to the United States when they moved there.

La parola "hamburger" viene da Amburgo, una città in Germania. Molto tempo fa, le persone lì preparavano un pasto con carne macinata e lo chiamavano bistecca di Amburgo. Alcuni tedeschi portarono questa idea di cibo negli Stati Uniti quando vi si trasferirono.

1.3

In the United States, hamburgers became very popular. They were easy to make and they tasted good. People started to sell them at food stands and small shops. One of the first times they sold hamburgers was at an event in Connecticut in 1900.

Negli Stati Uniti, gli hamburger sono diventati molto popolari. Erano facili da preparare e avevano un buon sapore. La gente ha iniziato a venderli alle bancarelle di cibo e nei negozietti. Una delle prime volte che sono stati venduti hamburger è stato a un evento nel Connecticut nel 1900.

1.4

Fast food restaurants made hamburgers even more popular. These restaurants could make hamburgers quickly and sell them for a low price. Now, people all over the world eat hamburgers.

I ristoranti fast food hanno reso gli hamburger ancora più popolari. Questi ristoranti potevano preparare hamburger rapidamente e venderli a un prezzo basso. Ora, persone in tutto il mondo mangiano hamburger.

1.5

Eating a hamburger at a restaurant is fun. There are many kinds of hamburgers. Some are simple; others have many toppings and special sauces. You can choose what you like.

Mangiare un hamburger in un ristorante è divertente. Ci sono molti tipi di hamburger. Alcuni sono semplici; altri hanno molti condimenti e salse speciali. Puoi scegliere quello che ti piace.

1.6

You can also make hamburgers at home. You need ground beef, a bun, and any toppings you like. Cooking a hamburger is easy. You cook the beef on a pan, then put it on the bun, and add your toppings.

Puoi anche fare gli hamburger a casa. Hai bisogno di carne macinata, un panino e qualsiasi condimento ti piaccia. Cucinare un hamburger è facile. Cuoci la carne in una padella, poi la metti sul panino e aggiungi i tuoi condimenti.

1.7

Fun fact: The biggest hamburger ever made weighed more than 1000 kilograms. That is almost the weight of a little car!

Curiosità: L'hamburger più grande mai realizzato pesava più di 1000 chilogrammi. Quasi il peso di una piccola automobile!

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QuizSkip the quiz

What is a hamburger made of?

Chicken and rice

Bread and cheese

A beef patty and a bun

Fish and pasta

Where does the word "hamburger" come from?

Paris, France

Hamburg, Germany

Rome, Italy

New York, USA

Put the steps of making a hamburger in order:

add your toppings

cook the beef

put the beef on a bun

Match the words to their meanings:

Patty

Toppings

Bun

The round bread for a burger

A flat, round piece of meat

Extra food on top of a burger

Complete the table with the correct word:


Topping
Sauce
Meat

Cheese

Ketchup

Beef

Which one is TRUE?

Hamburgers were first made in Japan.

Hamburgers are only eaten in the United States.

The biggest hamburger ever made weighed more than 1000 kg.

People cannot make hamburgers at home.

Which one is FALSE?

Hamburgers are only made with chicken.

Fast food restaurants made hamburgers popular.

People can add different toppings to their hamburgers.

Hamburgers can be cooked at home.