Milk’s Big Month

牛奶月Celebrate “Dairy Month” by learning more about milk藉由多了解有關牛奶的一切，來慶祝「牛奶月」吧Eat or drink something made from milk this month by Lisa Holl Chang

In America, June is "Dairy Month," and there is no better time to learn about milk! Do you know the answers to these questions?

Q: How much milk (n) does one cow make?
A: Cows produce an average of six gallons or 90 glasses of milk a day. For each gallon of milk produced, a cow must drink two gallons of water. Cows are milked (v) two or three times a day.

Q: Is milk the only way to get calcium?
A: No, beans and green leafy vegetables also contain calcium. Your body absorbs the same amount of calcium from two cups of broccoli as it does from one cup of milk. Most people, though, still consider eating dairy products the tastiest way to consume calcium.

Q: How much milk goes into one pound of cheese?
A: Ten pounds of milk are needed for just one pound of cheese! People have enjoyed cheese since at least 6,000 B.C. Today there are more than 2,000 varieties available. Drink a cup of milk, eat a piece of cheese, or enjoy some yogurt today!

More Information
What is a Cow?
Cows are always female. A cow's offspring is called a calf. A female calf is called a heifer until she has had her first calf and starts producing milk, at which time she officially becomes a cow. Males are called either bulls which can have offspring or steers, which cannot. All of these animals together, are collectively known as cattle.

Grammar
Most people, though, still consider eating dairy products the tastiest way to consume calcium.
Subject + considers + object + the way to + verb phrase.
When describe "Somebody considers an activity the way to do something", can use above phrase pattern.
Many health experts (s) consider exercising (obj) the best way to lose weight (verb. phrase).
Most people (s) consider taking the metro (object)the most convenient way to travel around the city (verb. phrase).

Vocabulary
dairy (e)-乳製品。diary (ai)-日記
*Dairy products must be stored in low temperatures to stay fresh.
*The dairy farm owns over 200 dairy cattle.
consume-吃或喝，消耗掉，此指“攝取”
*My kids can consume over a whole loaf of bread every day.　吃掉，消耗掉。
*Eating all sorts of vegetables and fruits is the best way to consume vitamins.攝取
yogurt (yoghurt)-痠乳酪
*Helen eats plain yogurt with fruits every morning.原味痠乳酪
*Gina only had a strawberry yogurt for lunch.
*Brenda bought some low-fat yogurt for her snack.低脂痠乳酪．．點心

Chat Room
milk-牛奶
whole milk- contain up to 4 % (percent) of fat -全脂鮮奶
low-fat milk - contain 1% to 2 % of fat-低脂鮮奶。
skim milk- 脫脂牛奶。skim-將最上一層（脂油）除去，剔除。