Can You Even Cook?

Multiple Choice

A (________) is someone who is between thirteen and nineteen years old.

• toddler
• elderly
• infant
• teenager

Multiple Choice

Teachers give you (_________) to do at home before the next lesson.

• playtime
• naptime
• homework
• snacktime

Multiple Choice

When you (______) a meal, you make hot food.

• cook
• drive
• sleep
• clean

Multiple Choice

A (________) is something you learn how to do, like using a computer.

• car
• skill
• banana
• house

Multiple Choice

The instructions you follow to make a meal are called a (______).

• menu
• shopping list
• recipe
• cookbook

Multiple Choice

Some subjects are easy but others are (_______) .

• simple
• challenging
• complicated
• difficult

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​Can you cook?

This teenager can – and his mum's very happy with him.

Tom is like any other teenager. He goes to school, does his homework, meets his friends and enjoys doing sport.

But between 5.30 and 6.30 from Monday to Friday, Tom does something different. He cooks dinner for all the family: mum, dad, younger brother Joe and older sister Emma.

I think it's important for teenagers to learn how to cook. Maths and English are important, of course, but they need other skills too to help them in today's world.

First I taught Tom how to cook easy meals like pizza or egg and chips. Then he started using recipes in my cookery books. Yesterday he made vegetable soup. It was very good! – Tom's mum

I love cooking and I think I'm really good at it. None of my friends cook. I don't know why, it isn't difficult and it's great fun!" – Tom

In the past, Tom didn't help out at home and his mum wasn't very happy with him. Today, things are different and she is very happy.

Check Your Understanding

Multiple Choice

Tom does one thing that teenagers don't normally do.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Tom is the only person who eats the food he cooks.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Tom's mum was happier when he didn't cook.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Tom's mum thinks learning to cook is good for teenagers.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Tom learned some recipes from his grandmother.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Tom's vegetable soup was not good.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Tom says he is a good cook.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Tom's friends like cooking now too.

• True

• False

What is the Subject of the Capital Letters?

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Today things are different and SHE is very happy.

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Tom`s Mum

Tom`s sister

Tom`s dog

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Maths and English are important of course but THEY need other skills too to help THEM in today’s world.

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teenagers

maths and English

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​ Yesterday he made vegetable soup. IT was very good!

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the soup

Tom

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He started using recipes in MY cookery books.

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Tom`s Mum

Tom

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I love cooking and I think I'm really good at IT.

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cooking

being a teenager

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IT isn't difficult and IT's great fun!

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cooking

doing homework