Corn /kɔːrn/
Corn is a yellow vegetable that grows on tall green plants.
Many people eat corn in the summer when it is fresh.
You can cook corn by boiling or grilling it.
Children like to eat corn on the cob with a little butter.
Some families add corn to soup or salads.
Corn is sweet and full of energy.
玉米是一种长在高大绿色植株上的黄色蔬菜。
很多人喜欢在夏天吃新鲜的玉米。
你可以把玉米煮着吃，也可以烤着吃。
孩子们喜欢在玉米棒上抹上一点黄油吃玉米。
有些家庭喜欢在汤或沙拉里加入玉米。
玉米味道甜，而且很有能量。
注意： Corn 在美式英语中通常指“玉米”这一作物，而 sweetcorn /ˈswiːt.kɔːn/在英式英语中专指“甜玉米”，是用来食用的、味道甜的玉米种类。两者有时候可以互换，但“sweetcorn”更强调吃的新鲜玉米粒。
配套练习✍️
🔎语境型完形填空（Contextual Cloze）
Corn is a vegetable that grows on ______ plants.
（tall / small / blue）
People like to eat corn most in the ______.
（summer / winter / night）
Children enjoy corn on the ______ with butter.
（cob / plate / pan）
You can cook corn by ______ or grilling.
（boiling / painting / reading）
Corn is added to soups to make them ______.
（tastier / colder / darker）
📝句型模仿（Sentence Building）
My father likes to ______ corn for dinner.
（可选词：grill, write, jump）
🔗句型模仿（Sentence Building with Linking Words）
Corn is tasty for snacks especially when ______.
（可选词：it is hot, shoes walk, books talk）
Many people buy corn because ______.
（可选词：it tastes good, clouds run, doors fly）
练习答案✅
完形填空：
tall
summer
cob
boiling
tastier
句型模仿：
My father likes to grill corn for dinner.
句型模仿（带连接词）答案：
Corn is tasty for snacks especially when it is hot.
Many people buy corn because it tastes good.
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