The Smell of Fresh Bread
- English level
- Level 1
- Topic
- Food
- Estimated reading time
- 1 min
Do you like the smell of fresh bread?
It is one of the best smells.
Bakers make bread early in the morning.
They mix flour, water, and yeast together.
The yeast makes the bread grow big.
Then the baker puts the bread in the oven.
The oven gets very hot.
The bread cooks slowly in the heat.
The smell comes out of the oven.
It fills the whole room.
The warm smell makes people feel happy.
People walk into the bakery and smile.
Fresh bread looks golden and round.
You can eat it warm with butter.
Bread is a simple food.
But its smell makes every day better.
Key Vocabulary
Bakery (n) A place where bread and cakes are made or sold.UK: ˈbeɪkəriUS: ˈbeɪkəriLearn more
Bread (n) Food made of flour, water, and yeast mixed together and baked.UK: bredUS: bredLearn more
Butter (n) A pale yellow edible fatty substance made by churning cream and used as a spread or in cooking.UK: ˈbʌtə(r)US: ˈbʌtərLearn more
Oven (n) An enclosed compartment, usually part of a cooker, for cooking and heating food.UK: ˈʌvnUS: ˈʌvnLearn more
Smell (v) The faculty or power of perceiving odours or scents by means of the organs in the nose.UK: smelUS: smelLearn more
Yeast (n) A type of fungus used in making bread and alcoholic drinks, which helps them rise or fermentUK: jiːstUS: jiːstLearn more
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