THE GRAPES WEREN’T SWEET. THEY WERE A LITTLE SOUR

 In this topic, you will learn how to describe food taste using adjectives like sweet, sour, and a little. You’ll also practice the past simple tense to talk about past meals and how they tasted.

Examples:

• The grapes weren’t sweet.

• They were a little sour.

• I didn’t like the taste very much.

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📘 GRAMMAR

1. Past Simple – Negative and Affirmative:

• The grapes weren’t sweet.

• They were a little sour.

• She didn’t enjoy the flavor.

• He liked the sweet ones more.

2. Adjectives for Taste:

• Sweet, sour, bitter, salty, spicy, mild.

• The lemon is sour. / The cake is sweet.

3. Comparatives and Superlatives:

• These grapes are sweeter than those.

• The sour flavor was the strongest.

4. Modal Verbs:

• You should try sweeter grapes next time.

• You mustn’t eat unwashed fruit.

• You can add sugar to reduce sourness.

5. Future Tense:

• I will buy a different fruit next time.

• We are going to choose sweeter ones tomorrow.

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📗 VOCABULARY (10 Words)

1. Grapes – small round fruits, usually sweet or sour

2. Sweet – with a sugary taste

3. Sour – having a sharp, acidic taste

4. Flavor – the taste of something

5. Fruit – food like apples, grapes, bananas, etc.

6. Snack – a small amount of food

7. Juicy – full of juice

8. Taste – to check the flavor by eating

9. Sugar – sweet white crystals used in food

10. Bitter – a strong, sharp, and unpleasant taste

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💬 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• These grapes are too sour.

• They weren’t sweet at all.

• I prefer sweeter fruit.

• Next time, I’ll get a different kind.

• It didn’t taste good.

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📋 SENTENCES

Positive:

• The grapes were fresh and juicy.

• I liked the sweet ones better.

Negative:

• The grapes weren’t sweet.

• I didn’t enjoy the taste.

Questions:

• Were the grapes sweet?

• Did you eat them all?

Answers:

• No, they were a little sour.

• Yes, I ate a few.

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🗣️ CONVERSATION

Emma: Hey! How were the grapes?

Josh: Honestly, they weren’t sweet. They were a little sour.

Emma: Oh no! I thought they looked tasty.

Josh: They looked good, but the taste was not great.

Emma: Did you eat them all?

Josh: No, just a few. I’m going to buy apples next time.

Emma: Good idea. Apples are usually sweeter.

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📖 READING

At the Market

Last weekend, Mia went to the local market. She bought some grapes and bananas. When she got home, she tasted the grapes. They weren’t sweet. In fact, they were a little sour. Mia didn’t enjoy them, so she made a fruit salad with bananas and yogurt instead. The bananas were sweet and soft. She decided not to buy grapes again from that seller.

Questions:

1. Where did Mia go?

2. What fruit did she buy?

3. How did the grapes taste?

4. What did she do with the bananas?

5. Will she buy grapes again?

Answers:

1. To the local market.

2. Grapes and bananas.

3. They were a little sour.

4. She made a fruit salad.

5. No, she won’t.