bakery

Everyday

1. A bakery is a shop where bread, cakes, buns and pies are baked and sold. tree →
2. A bakery can also be the place or factory where bread is baked. tree →

In the lessons

In maths: a place that bakes and sells things: loaves or cakes made per day, prices, items sold; made − sold = left; rates per day. Everyday life: buying bread or a birthday cake; the baker works very early. In science: yeast makes bread rise. Phrases: at the bakery, the local bakery, bakery shop, bakery counter.

Examples

• The bakery bakes 120 loaves each day. tree →
• A bun at the bakery costs 1 dollar. tree →
• The bakery sold 45 of its 60 cakes. tree →
• How many loaves in a week? tree →
• The bakery smells of fresh bread. tree →
• We ordered a birthday cake from the bakery. tree →
• The baker starts work in the bakery at 4 in the morning. tree →
• The bakery sells muffins in boxes of 6. tree →

Note

Plural «bakeries». A «baker» is the person who bakes. A place with rates and sales: made − sold = left. No clue by itself. Trap: a «baker's dozen» is 13, not 12.