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Grammar fix

school lunch

midday meal at school

The meal that students eat at school around noon, usually provided by the school or brought from home.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • My school lunch usually includes rice, vegetables, and some fruit.daily life
  • In my country, most students eat a school lunch provided by the cafeteria, but some prefer to bring food from home because it's healthier.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: school lunch (noun)

WrongI eat school lunch in the canteen.

RightI have school lunch in the canteen. / I have lunch at school.

You 'have' a meal more naturally than 'eat' it here.

Patternschool lunch (noun)

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff The midday repast provided at the institution is nutritious.

Natural The school lunches are actually pretty healthy.

'School lunch' is plain; 'midday repast' is comically formal.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • school lunch + context
    have school lunchfree school lunchesin the canteenpack a lunch

Don't confuse it

'Lunch break' is the time when students eat; 'school lunch' is the food itself.

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