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Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
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- Scientists in Missouri study a special purple corn.
- They want to make safe natural food colors.
- Many artificial food dyes come from oil today.
- Purple corn has healthy natural colors in its skin.
- These natural colors can help your heart stay healthy.
- The corn color stays strong under high heat.
- Scientists make a dry powder from the corn color.
- Fruit drinks keep their color for seven weeks.
- Local farmers can grow this corn to earn money.
Difficult words
- scientist — a person who studies the natural worldScientists
- artificial — made by humans and not by nature
- powder — a dry substance of very small pieces
- local — from or near a specific area
- earn — to get money by working
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Discussion questions
- Do you like to drink fruit drinks?
- What natural foods do you like to eat?
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