Food Classification Activities - Teaching Notes
This activity is for pupils new to English to teach the names of a
variety of food items, and where food comes from. The food
pictures show food from many cultural backgrounds. They are a
good resource for including global foods in other curriculum
areas, such as science.
English to Polish Translation: Tom Janota
Fruit
English Polish Phonetics Polish
apple yapko jabłko
banana banan banan
cherry cherreshnya czereśnia
grapes (a bunch of) veenogrrona (keesh’ch’) winogrona (kiść)
guava gooava guawa
lime leemonka limonka
mango mango mango
melon melon melon
orange pomarrancha pomarańcza
pear grrooshka gruszka
pineapple ananas ananas
strawberry trrooskafka truskawka
Vegetables
broccoli brrokoowy brokuły
carrot marrhefka marchewka
cucumber ogoorrek ogórek
mushroom gzhip grzyb
onion tseboola cebula
peas grroshek groszek
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Vegetables
English Polish Phonetics Polish
peppers paprrika papryka
potato zhyemnyak ziemniak
radish zhotkyefka rzodkiewka
red cabbage chervona kapoosta czerwona kapusta
sweet corn swotka kookooridsa słodka kukurydza
tomato pomeedorr pomidor
More vegetables
aubergine bakwazhan bakłażan
beetroot boorrak chervoni burak czerwony
cassava manyok maniok
chillies cheelee chili
garlic chosnek czosnek
marrow kabachek kabaczek
mooli zhotkef yapon’skah rzodkiew japońska
okra okrrah okra
plantain plantan (banan) plantan (banan)
spinach shpeenak szpinak
sweet potato swotkee zhyemnyak słodki ziemniak
yam pokshin pochrzyn
Meat
burger hamboorrgehrr hamburger
chicken drumstick ootko koorchaka udko kurczaka
fish rriba ryba
kebab kebap kebab
sausages kyewbaskee kiełbaski
stew goolash gulasz
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Dairy
English Polish Phonetics Polish
butter maswo masło
cheese serr ser
eggs yuyka jajka
milk mleko mleko
paneer (Indian cheese) panerr paneer
yoghurt yogoorrt jogurt
Cereals
blinis bleeni bliny
bread hlep chleb
chapatti chyabatta ciabatta
cornflakes pwatkee kookooridj’yane płatki kukurydziane
dumplings pyerogee pierogi
nan bread hlep nan chleb nan
noodles klooskee kluski
pasta makarron makaron
pitta bread hlep peetta chleb pitta
porridge ofsh’yanka owsianka
rice rrizh ryż
sabaayad (Somali pancake) nalesh’neekee sabaayad naleśniki sabaayad
Categories
English Polish Phonetics Polish
grows on/in roshnye na / v (takes locative) rośnie na / w
plants rrosh’leenah roślinach
trees dzhevah drzewach
ground zyemee ziemi
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Categories
English Polish Phonetics Polish
comes from pohodzee od (takes genitive) pochodzi od
cow krrovi krowy
pig sh’feenee świni
chicken koorrchaka kurczaka
goat kozi kozy
has ma (takes plural accusative = nominative) ma
seeds nash’yona nasiona
pips pestkee pestki
has ma (takes single accusative) ma
stone pestkeh pestkę
skin skoorrkeh skórkę
Language Structures
English Where does this grow?/ Where do these grow?
Polish Phonetics g-djyeh rrosh’nye …? / g-djyeh rrosnom …?
Polish Gdzie rośnie …? / Gdzie rosną …?
English It grows on a tree./They grow on a
Polish Phonetics … rrosh’nye na dzhevye. / … rrosnom na
Polish … rośnie na drzewie. / … rosną na
English Where does milk come from? Where do eggs come from?
Polish Phonetics skont sh’yem byezhe mleko? skont sh’yem byorrom yuyka?
Polish Skąd się bierze mleko? Skąd się biorą jajka?
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Language Structures
English It comes from a cow./They come from chickens.
Polish Phonetics mleko dayeh krrova / koorra znosh’ee yuyka
Polish Mleko daje krowa. / Kura znosi jajka.
English What kind of seeds does this fruit/vegetable have?
Polish Phonetics yakye pestkee ma ten ovots / to vazhyvo?
Polish Jakie pestki ma ten owoc / to warzywo?
English It has/they have seeds/pips/a stone.
Polish Phonetics … ma / mayom nash’yona / pestkee.
Polish … ma / mają nasiona / pestki.
Funded by
Food Classification Activities
Additional Materials and Editors: Harvinder Bilkhu, Deborah Barkham
and Thomas Hatton
Designed by Bristol City Council, Corporate Design
Polish Translator: Tom Janota
Bristol EMAS: May 2007
