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Conversational / EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Lesson 17
Cooking and Recipes
Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
1. Talk about cooking methods, recipes, and favorite dishes.
2. Ask and answer questions about cooking experiences and meal preparation.
3. Use sequencing language and imperatives to describe recipes.
Exercise 1
Vocabulary
Direction: Listen and repeat after your teacher
noun
Ingredient
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/ɪnˈɡriːdiənt/
Meaning:
A component used to make a dish
- Flour and eggs are key ingredients in this cake.
Real Life Tip:
Recipes in the U.S. usually list ingredients with specific measurements.
phrasal verb
Whip up
Similar:
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/wɪp ʌp/
Meaning:
Make something quickly
- I can whip up a salad in five minutes.
Real Life Tip:
Commonly used in casual cooking conversations.
Boil over
phrasal verb
Similar:
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/bɔɪl ˈoʊvər/
Meaning:
When liquid bubbles and spills
- Be careful, the soup might boil over.
Real Life Tip:
Often used in everyday kitchen situations.
Chop up
phrasal verb
Similar:
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/tʃɑp ʌp/
Meaning:
Cut into pieces
- Chop up the vegetables before adding them to the pan.
Real Life Tip:
Frequently used in cooking instructions and recipes.
Exercise 2
Conversation
Direction: First, read the conversation aloud. Then, practice by role-playing it with your tutor.
Situation: Two friends are discussing cooking and sharing recipes.
Hi, Mia! What are you cooking today?
Liam
Hi, Liam! I’m making a vegetable stir-fry.
Mia
Sounds delicious! What ingredients do you need?
Liam
I need broccoli, carrots, peppers, and soy sauce.
Mia
Nice. Which cooking method do you use?
Liam
I usually sauté the vegetables in a pan for 10 minutes.
Mia
I love cooking too. Can you share the recipe with me?
Liam
Sure! I’ll send it to you after dinner.
Mia
Exercise 2.1
Questions.
1. What is Mia cooking today?
2. Which ingredients does Mia use?
3. How does Mia cook the vegetables?
Exercise 3
Practice Time
Direction: Complete the exercise by choosing the correct answer.
1. vegetables / stir-fry / Mia / making / is
a) Mia is making a vegetable stir-fry
b) Mia making is vegetable stir-fry
c) Stir-fry Mia is making vegetables
2. ingredients / broccoli / carrots / and / peppers / need / I
a) I need broccoli, carrots, and peppers
b) Need I broccoli, carrots, and peppers
c) I broccoli, carrots, and peppers need
3. sauté / vegetables / Liam / asks / how / to cook
a) Liam asks how to sauté vegetables
b) How to cook vegetables Liam asks
c) Liam asks vegetables how sauté
4. send / recipe / after / dinner / Mia / to / I / will
a) I will send the recipe after dinner
b) Mia will send recipe after dinner I
c) Send after dinner I will recipe
5. soy sauce / add / to / Mia / the / pan / the / will
a) Mia will add soy sauce to the pan
b) Will Mia add soy sauce the pan to
c) Soy sauce Mia will add to pan the
Exercise 4
Ask Your Tutor
Direction: Ask your tutor these questions. Listen carefully and learn
1. What is your favorite dish to cook and why?
2. Which cooking method do you use the most at home?
3. Have you ever tried cooking a recipe from another country? How did it go?
Exercise 5
Discussion
Direction: Use the new words and expression you learnt in this lesson to have a conversation with your tutor.
1. Do you enjoy cooking or prefer eating out?
2. What ingredients do you usually have at home for quick meals?
3. Have you ever followed a complicated recipe successfully?
4. Do you prefer baking or cooking savory dishes?
5. What’s the easiest dish you can make quickly?
6. Do you like experimenting with new ingredients?
7. Which international cuisine do you like to cook?
8. Have you ever cooked a meal for a family or friends gathering?
9. Do you watch cooking shows or follow online recipes?
10. Would you like to learn professional cooking skills someday?
