Verbs (Review 37–41) and Food History

October 23, 2025

VERBS (Lessons 37–41)

English Pronunciation Lithuanian
to be over /ˈəʊvə/ baigtis
to call /kɔːl/ vadinti
to change /ˈtʃeɪndʒ/ keisti
to dye /daɪ/ dažyti
to gather /ˈɡæðə/ rinkti
to get up atsikelti
to phone /fəʊn/ (pa)skambinti
to roll /rəʊl/ ridenti
to scamper /ˈskæmpə/ šuoliuoti
to shed (shed, shed) /ʃed/ mesti lapus
to solve /sɒlv/ (iš)spręsti
to take place /pleɪs/ įvykti

FOOD – NUTS AND FRUITS

English Pronunciation Lithuanian
hazelnut /ˈheɪzlnʌt/ lazdyno riešutas
peanut /ˈpiːnʌt/ žemės riešutas
walnut /ˈwɔːlnʌt/ graikiškas riešutas
almond migdolas
raisin /ˈreɪzən/ razina
cherry /ˈtʃerɪ/ vyšnia
grapes /ɡreɪps/ vynuogės
currants /ˈkʌrənts/ serbentai
raspberry /ˈræzbəri/ avietė
cranberry /ˈkrænbəri/ spanguolė
blueberry mėlynė
quince /kwɪns/ svarainis

DID YOU KNOW THAT …

  • King Richard II (1367–1400) of England invented the handkerchief.
  • King Henry III (1551–1589) of France introduced the fork in 1582.
  • Coffee trees grow in hot countries; their small white blossoms become red berries – coffee beans.

☕ The Coffee Story

A goatherd noticed that his goats didn’t sleep after eating fruit from an unknown tree.
He told the prior of a nearby abbey.
The prior gave the seeds to monks so they would not fall asleep during prayers – and that’s how coffee was discovered!


EXPLANATIONS

Word Pronunciation Meaning
a handkerchief /ˈhæŋkətʃɪf/ nosinė
a cloth /klɒθ/ medžiaga
to wipe /waɪp/ nušluostyti
untidy /ʌnˈtaɪdi/ netvarkingas
to stain /steɪn/ ištepti
meat /miːt/ mėsa
coffee beans /ˈkɒfi biːnz/ kavos

Exercises

Exercise 1Translate the Verbs

Translate into English.

  1. dažyti
  2. keisti
  3. rinkti
  4. atsikelti
  5. įvykti

Exercise 2Fill in the Correct Verb

Use the verbs above.

  1. The meeting will ___ at ten o’clock.
  2. Emily ___ up very early.
  3. They ___ apples in the garden.
  4. The leaves ___ in autumn.
  5. He ___ his hair black last week.

Exercise 3Choose the Correct Answer

  1. Coffee trees grow in ___ countries.
     a) cold b) hot
  2. The fork was first made in ___ .
     a) England b) France
  3. The handkerchief was invented by ___.
     a) Henry III b) Richard II
  4. Coffee beans come from red ___.
     a) flowers b) berries
  5. The monks did not ___ during prayers.
     a) sleep b) eat

Exercise 4Translate to Lithuanian

Translate.

  1. The leaves shed in autumn.
  2. The monks prayed in the abbey.
  3. He changed his shirt because it was stained.
  4. The meeting took place in the morning.
  5. The boy gathered berries in the forest.

Exercise 5Food Vocabulary – Fill in

Complete the sentences.

  1. A ___ is a brown nut with a hard shell.
  2. ___ are small sweet dried grapes.
  3. A ___ is red and soft fruit with a stone inside.
  4. ___ are used to make coffee.
  5. ___ is a yellow fruit used for jam.

Exercise 6Short Answers – Coffee Story

Answer briefly.

  1. Who noticed the goats didn’t sleep?
  2. What did the goats eat?
  3. Who did the boy tell about it?
  4. What did the monks do after drinking coffee?
  5. Where did this happen?

Exercise 7Past Forms Practice

Use the correct past forms of the verbs in brackets.

  1. The boy ___ (notice) something strange.
  2. The goats ___ (eat) the fruit from the tree.
  3. The prior ___ (give) the seeds to the monks.
  4. They ___ (not sleep) at night.
  5. The monks ___ (be) very glad.

Exercise 8Match the Words

Match the pairs.

  1. handkerchief  a) ožkaganys
  2. fork      b) nosinė
  3. goatherd    c) šakutė
  4. abbey     d) vienuolynas
  5. monk     e) vienuolis

Exercise 9Write Sentences

Write 5 sentences using these words:
coffee, monk, goat, handkerchief, fork.

Exercise 10Reflection – What I Learned

Write a short paragraph (3–5 sentences).

Topic: “What I learned about verbs, food and the story of coffee.”