F2F Class Notes (Raph)[R][S]

Vocabulary

Peel (v/n): 1- to remove the skin of fruit and vegetables. 2- the skin of fruit and vegetables, especially after it has been removed.
E.g.: Peel the apples and cut them in small pieces.
E.g.: What shall I do with the peel?

Edible (adj): 1- suitable or safe for eating.
E.g.: Only the leaves of this plant are edible.

Bunch (n): 1- a number of things of the same type fastened together or in a close group. 2- a group of people:
E.g.: a bunch of flowers/grapes/bananas/keys
E.g.: The reorganization will give us a whole bunch (= a lot) of problems.
E.g.: They’re a bunch of jerks.
E.g.: Your friends are a nice bunch.
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Nutrient (n): 1- any substance that plants or animals need in order to live and grow.
E.g.: Fast-food has a lot of fat and salt, and not a lot of nutrients.
E.g.: A healthy diet should provide all your essential nutrients.

Magnesium (n): 1- 镁

-60ºC = Minus sixty degrees Celsius

Grammar

Come back Shanghai. – Come back to Shanghai.

Back Indonesia. – Go back to Indonesia

Japan makes banana with peel you can eat
(Source: www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1802/180201-banana-peel.html)

It almost seems too hard to believe, but there is now a banana that has an edible peel. Most people would never think of eating the peel of a banana. However, banana farmers in Japan have created a special technique for growing bananas with a peel we can eat. The new banana-growing method is called the “freeze-thaw awakening” technique. Farmers in Okayama, in the west of Japan, keep their banana trees at a freezing cold temperature of -60° Celsius. The farmers then replant the trees in 27ºC temperatures. The huge change in temperature makes the tree suddenly grow too quickly for the peel to fully mature. This makes the skin thin, soft and sweet enough to eat.

The new variety of banana is called the “Mongee”. Farmers are now selling it in small bunches of 10 bananas. They are not cheap. One Mongee banana costs yen 650 (about six dollars). The farmers have not grown a lot of Mongee bananas, so the price is high. They want to grow more so they can sell them all over the world. This means the price will come down. Bananas are the most popular fruit in Japan. Similar to other countries, Japan imports most of its bananas. About 99% of bananas in Japanese stores are imported. The Mongee could mean Japanese people eat more home-grown bananas. The Mongee banana skin is sweet and contains nutrients such as vitamin B6 and magnesium.

Original:

The article is talk about some farmers in Japan grow up a new kind of bananas which people can eat its peel. It seems like the banana are plant in -60º and turn the temperature fast to 27º. And the farmers in Japan sell the bananas in a small bunch. The price is very high, they want to plant this kind of banana all over the world, because banana is a very popular fruit in Japan, 99% bananas in Japan is imported. They want to eat bananas by home-grown. This kind of banana has a lot of nutrients, such as vitamin B6 and magnesium.

Edited:

The article we read talks about some farmers in Japan who are growing a new kind of banana which has an edible peel. The bananas are planted at -60º C temperatures and then are quickly moved to 27º C. The farmers in Japan sell the bananas in small bunches and the price is very high. They want to plant them and sell them all over the world. Banana is a very popular fruit in Japan, but  99% of them are imported, so they want people to eat home-grown bananas. This kind has a lot of nutrients, such as vitamin B6 and magnesium.

Pronunciation

Rid: /rɪd/

Ride: /raɪd/

Sell out: /se.laʊt/

Technique: /tekˈniːk/

Edible: /ˈed.ə.bəl/

Mature: /məˈtʊr/

Variety:/vəˈraɪə.t̬i/

Vitamin:/ˈvaɪ.t̬ə.mɪn/

Nutrient: /ˈnuː.tri.ənt/