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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 tocată

steak

[n]

/steɪk/

friptură

restaurant

[n]

/ˈrɛstərɑːnt/

restaurant

stand

[n]

/stænd/

tarabă

shop

[n]

/ˈʃɑp/

magazin

event

[n]

/ɪˈvɛnt/

eveniment

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/

mâncare

10.

patty

[n]

/ˈpæti/

chiftea

11.

beef

[n]

/bif/

carne de vită

12.

bun

[n]

/bʌn/

chiflă

13.

topping

[n]

/ˈtɑpɪŋ/

topping

14.

cheese

[n]

/tʃiːz/

brânză

15.

lettuce

[n]

/ˈlɛtɪs/

lăptucă

16.

tomato

[n]

/təˈmeɪtoʊ/

roșie

17.

onion

[n]

/ˈʌnjən/

ceapă

18.

sauce

[n]

/sɔːs/

sos

19.

ketchup

[n]

/ˈkɛtʃəp/

ketchup

20.

mustard

[n]

/ˈməstɝd/

muștar

21.

city

[n]

/ˈsɪti/

oraș

22.

meal

[n]

/miːl/

masă

23.

kind

[n]

/kaɪnd/

fel

24.

special

[adj]

/ˈspɛʃəl/

special

25.

choose

[v]

/tʃuːz/

alege

26.

cook

[v]

/kʊk/

a găti

27.

pan

[n]

/ˈpæn/

tigaie

28.

weigh

[v]

/weɪ/

a cântări

29.

almost

[adv]

/ˈɔlˌmoʊst/

aproape

30.

sell

[v]

/sɛl/

vinde

31.

make

[v]

/meɪk/

pregăti

32.

add

[v]

/æd/

adauga

capitol

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 este o mâncare populară. Are un chiftea de vită. O chiftea este o bucată plată și rotundă de carne gătită. Această chiftea se află între o pâine rotundă numită chiflă. Hamburgerul are de obicei toppinguri ca brânză, lăptucă, roșii, ceapă și sosuri cum ar fi ketchup sau muștar. Fiecare poate adăuga toppingurile preferate.

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.

Cuvântul "hamburger" provine din Hamburg, un oraș din Germania. Cu mult timp în urmă, oamenii de acolo făceau o masă cu carne tocată și o numeau friptură Hamburg. Unii germani au adus această idee de mâncare în Statele Unite când s-au mutat acolo.

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.

În Statele Unite, hamburgerii au devenit foarte populari. Erau ușor de făcut și aveau un gust bun. Oamenii au început să le vândă la tarabe și mici magazine. Una dintre primele dati când au vândut hamburgeri a fost la un eveniment din Connecticut în 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.

Restaurantele fast food au făcut hamburgerii și mai populari. Aceste restaurante puteau prepara hamburgeri rapid și să-i vândă la un preț mic. Acum, oamenii din întreaga lume mănâncă hamburgeri.

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.

A mânca un hamburger la un restaurant este distractiv. Există multe tipuri de hamburgeri. Unii sunt simpli; alții au multe toppinguri și sosuri speciale. Poți alege ce îți place.

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.

Puteți face și hamburgeri acasă. Aveți nevoie de carne de vită tocată, o chiflă și orice toppinguri vă plac. Gătitul unui hamburger este ușor. Gătiți carnea într-o tigaie, apoi o puneți pe chiflă și adăugați toppingurile dumneavoastră.

1.7

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

Fapt amuzant: Cel mai mare hamburger făcut vreodată cântărea mai mult de 1000 de kilograme. Asta e aproape greutatea unei mașini mici!

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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:

put the beef on a bun

add your toppings

cook the beef

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.