# Fruit

## Verb + fruit

* wash fruit
* peel fruit
* pick fruit
* fruit rots

## Adjective + fruit

* fresh fruit
* dried fruit
* **citrus** fruit
* ripe / unripe fruit

## Exercise

### Verb + fruit

1. Some fruit, like oranges and bananas, has to be _**peeled**_ before you can eat it.
2. Farmers spray fruit with a lot of chemicals these days, so it’s a good idea to _**wash**_ before you eat it.
3. We had to throw the oranges out. They had started to _**rot**_.
4. I had a temporary job _**picking**_ fruit in Greece during the summer holidays.

### Adjective + fruit

1. You get a lot of vitamin C from citrus fruits like oranges and _limes_. - d
2. I try to eat at least three pieces of fresh fruit every day. - c
3. I carried a packet of dried fruit and nuts to give me energy on the walk. - b
4. Leave the fruit until it's ripe. It'll taste better if you wait until it's ready. - a
