Sweet potatoes /swiːt pəˈteɪ.təʊz/
Sweet potatoes are root vegetables that grow under the ground.
They have a brown or orange skin and orange flesh inside.
People like to bake, boil, or steam sweet potatoes.
Sweet potatoes taste soft and sweet when cooked.
You can eat sweet potatoes as a snack or as part of a meal.
Sweet potatoes are healthy and give you lots of energy.
红薯是一种长在地下的根类蔬菜。
红薯的外皮是棕色或橙色的，里面是橙色的。
人们喜欢烤、煮或蒸红薯。
煮熟后的红薯口感软糯，味道甜美。
你可以把红薯当作小吃，也可以做主食吃。
红薯很健康，还能为你提供丰富能量。
配套练习✍️
🔎语境型完形填空（Contextual Cloze）
People find sweet potatoes under the ______.
（ground / water / desk）
The skin of sweet potatoes can be brown or ______.
（orange / green / purple）
Many people ______ sweet potatoes in the oven.
（bake / wash / freeze）
Sweet potatoes taste ______ and sweet after cooking.
（soft / spicy / dry）
You can eat sweet potatoes as a meal or a ______.
（snack / book / song）
📝句型模仿（Sentence Building）
My grandma loves to ______ sweet potatoes for us.
（可选词：steam, sing, carry）
🔗句型模仿（Sentence Building with Linking Words）
Sweet potatoes are a good food ______.
（可选词：because they are full of energy, as long as birds run, though shoes jump）
Some children eat sweet potatoes ______.
（可选词：when they feel hungry, unless the floor is blue, before clouds ride）
练习答案✅
完形填空：
ground
orange
bake
soft
snack
句型模仿：
My grandma loves to steam sweet potatoes for us.
句型模仿（带连接词）答案：
Sweet potatoes are a good food because they are full of energy.
Some children eat sweet potatoes when they feel hungry.
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