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7 Meals of the Day

7 Meals of the Day

Date: Sep 09 2007

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Author: xoxoxo

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Do you know all the words for the meals that we eat during
the day? Most people probably eat about three main meals
every day, but here are 7 words for main and other meals
that we often use:

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BREAKFAST
The first meal of the day. Usually around 6am-9am.

BRUNCH
A meal eaten in the late morning, instead of BReakfast and
lUNCH. (informal)

ELEVENSES
A snack (for example, biscuits and coffee). Around 11am.
(BrE, informal)

LUNCH
A meal in the middle of the day. Usually around noon or 1pm.

TEA
A light afternoon meal of sandwiches, cakes etc, with a
drink of tea. Around 4pm. It is also sometimes called
AFTERNOON TEA. (mainly BrE). TEA can also refer to a cooked
evening meal, around 6pm. (BrE)

SUPPER
A light or informal evening meal. Around 6pm-7pm.

DINNER
The main meal of the day, eaten either in the middle of the
day or in the evening. Usually when people say "dinner",
they mean an evening meal, around 7pm-9pm.

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chanphyu

chanphyu

Singapore

i think supper is at midnight.

10:14 AM Dec 26 2008 |

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