1. Fresh Fruits ESL Lesson Beginning Level
Lesson Note: Fruits are good for your health. People should eat three or more servings of fresh fruit per day. Fresh fruits contain fiber and are low in calories. They taste sweet and are filling.
ESL Lesson
Beginning Level

2. apple
Common American saying: “An apple a day keeps the doctor away!”

3. orange
Oranges are high in vitamin C. They grow on trees.

4. plum
Plums are purple, small, and oval. Their skins are smooth, and they have a single large stone (seed) inside.

5. mango
Mangoes grow on tropical fruit trees. They have smooth skin and a large hairy seed inside.

6. lime
Limes grow on lime trees. They are small, green, and oval. They taste a bit like lemons.

7. lemon
Lemons are yellow. They grow on lemon trees. They have small seeds inside, and they taste sour. Lemons are used to make lemon juice.

8. kiwi
Kiwis are fuzzy brownish-green egg-shaped fruits. People peel them and eat the inside. They have small black seeds inside, which can be eaten along with the pulp.

9. blackberry
Blackberries grow on bushes. They are black or very dark purple. They are an aggregate fruit. This means that they have parts that stick together.

10. honeydew melon
Honeydew melons have a smooth white outside rind and greenish flesh inside. People eat the remove the rind and the seeds and eat the inside.

11. strawberry
Strawberries are red with tiny yellow seeds on the outside. They are often sliced and put in cold cereal.

12. watermelon
Watermelons are sold by the pound. They are large oval-shaped fruits with green rinds, red inside flesh, and black seeds.

13. pomegranate
Pomegranates grow on trees. They are round reddish-brown fruits with many seeds inside. They have a juicy red pulp inside.

14. guava
Guavas grow on shrubby trees. They have yellow/green skin and pink pulp with many seeds.

15. bananas
Bananas grow in clusters. They turn from green to yellow as they ripen. People peel them before they eat them.

16. peach
Peaches grow on trees. They are light orange and have a soft fury skin. Inside, there is a large stone (seed). Peaches are often used to make pies and jellies.

17. grapefruit
Grapefruits are yellow outside and pink or light yellow inside. They range in taste from sweet to sour.

18. pineapple
Pineapples have a tough sectioned outer skin. The insides are are eaten fresh or canned. They are often used to make cakes and juices.

19. pear
Pears turn from green to yellow as they ripen. They grow on trees and have a smooth thin skin. The inside is slightly gritty and sweet.

20. grapes
Grapes grow on woody vines. They grow in clusters and are green, red, or purple. Grapes are used to make jellies and wines.

21. blueberries
Blueberries are small and round with flared "crowns”. They turn indigo blue as they ripen. They provide vitamins A and C, potassium, and fiber.

22. cherries
Cherries grow on cherry trees. They are small, red, and round. Inside the cherry is a small stony seed. Cherries are often used to make pie.

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