broccoli

Everyday

1. Broccoli is a green vegetable with a thick stalk and many small tight flower buds on top that look like tiny trees. tree →
2. A floret is one small piece of the broccoli head. tree →

In the lessons

In health lessons broccoli is a healthy food full of vitamins and fibre, often in the vegetable group of the food pyramid or Eatwell plate. In science, the parts we eat are actually flower buds and stem. In everyday life children may have it steamed, in stir-fries or with cheese sauce. Phrases: «a head of broccoli», «broccoli florets», «eat your broccoli».

Examples

• Broccoli looks like a little green tree. tree →
• Eat your broccoli; it's good for you. tree →
• We steamed the broccoli for five minutes. tree →
• Broccoli has lots of vitamin C. tree →
• The broccoli florets went into the stir-fry. tree →
• My dog likes broccoli stalks. tree →
• The part of broccoli we eat is the flower buds. tree →
• If broccoli turns yellow, it is old. tree →

Note

Usually uncountable: «some broccoli», not «a broccoli» (but «a head of broccoli»). Spelling trap: two c's and one l: broccoli. Say «BROK-uh-lee». It belongs to the cabbage family, like cauliflower and kale.