书城教材教辅科学读本(英文原版)(套装1-6册)
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oats is called oatmeal. In countries where wheat will not grow, the people live on oatmeal cakes and porridge, instead of wheaten bread.""There is another kind of corn called rye," said Willie. "In this country we cut down the rye while it is green to feed cattle and sheep. Rye flour makes a very coarse,heavy bread. But the people in some lands are glad to get even that."SUMMARY

Wheat is the best of all the corn grains. Its ears are full and the grains plump. Wheaten bread forms the chief part of ourfood. Barley has spiked ears, not like the ears of wheat. It does not make good bread. Oats hang in bunches. Oatmeal is made into cakes and porridge. Rye-flour makes dark, coarse, heavy bread.

Lesson 15

Adhesive

"I wish you would mend our scrap book, mother, please," said Norah. "Some of the leaves are very loose."So after tea mother got the gum-bottle and stuck the leaves in again, and made the book quite neat.

"Why did mother use gum, Norah?" asked Fred. "Wouldn"t water do?""Water is not sticky," said Norah. "It would not make the leaves stick.""Tr y and remember a hard word that means the same as sticky, Norah. It is adhesive. Gum is adhesive or sticky.