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🎓 Reading Comprehension – Cooking Class Conversation

Listen to a cooking lesson and answer 10 questions on ingredients, steps, quantities, and tips.

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Reading Comprehension – Cooking Class Conversation
Listen to a cooking lesson and answer 10 questions on ingredients, steps, quantities, and tips.

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Cooking Class Conversation

Listen to a cooking lesson and answer 10 questions on ingredients, steps, quantities, and tips. Use the speaker icon on the upper left to listen to the essay.

On Tuesday evening, Chef Marco taught a beginner cooking class at the Green Table Culinary Studio. The lesson focused on preparing a vegetable pasta dish with homemade tomato sauce. At the start of the class, Chef Marco instructed students to chop two onions, three tomatoes, and one red pepper into small pieces. He then heated olive oil in a large pan and added garlic before mixing in the vegetables. The students learned to boil the pasta for exactly nine minutes to keep it firm. During the lesson, Chef Marco explained that adding a small spoon of sugar could reduce the acidity of the tomatoes. One student accidentally used salt instead of sugar, causing the sauce to taste unusually salty. Near the end of the session, the chef demonstrated how to decorate the plates with fresh basil leaves and grated cheese before serving the meal to the class.

Who taught the cooking class?

Where was the cooking class held?

What type of dish were the students preparing?

How many tomatoes did Chef Marco ask the students to chop?

What ingredient was heated in the pan first?

For how many minutes should the pasta be boiled?

Why did Chef Marco recommend adding sugar to the sauce?

What mistake did one student make?

What herb was used to decorate the plates?

What was added to the plates along with the basil?

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