General Listening Quiz

“Gourmet Cooking”

Level:	Topic:	Speakers:	Length:
easy	gourmet cooking	man – woman	01:10

Pre-Listening Exercise

What kinds of food do you like to eat and make? What things (ingredients) do you need to prepare these foods?

Idioms

“can’t stomach something” = to dislike or hate something
“I can’t stomach his cooking. Every time I eat his soup, I get sick.”

“eat like a horse” = to eat a lot
“My brother eats like a horse. He can eat 10 cheeseburgers in 15 minutes.”

Listening Exercise

A. Listen to the recording and answer the questions.

What kind of meat did the woman make for dinner?

fish

chicken

beef

Woman: We have salmon and your favorite salad.

She also prepared __________.

a salad

rice

baked potatoes

Woman: We have salmon and your favorite salad.

For dessert, she _______.

bought a cake

baked some cookies

made an apple pie

Woman: Look, Look. For dessert, I made apple pie.

The man isn't hungry because he _____.

doesn't like her food

is feeling sick

already ate something

Man: I know, I know, I know, but to be honest, I just had a hamburger, fries, and a chocolate shake.

The woman feels _______ at the end of the conversation.

confused

angry

surprised

Man: Yeah, wait. Wait, wait. What are you doing? Why are you putting the food in my shoes? Woman: So you can enjoy it as you walk to work tomorrow.

Vocabulary Practice

Do the vocabulary quizzes with the words from the conversation for more practice:

Gap-fill Exercise

Post-Listening Exercise

Describe an unusual food that people eat in your country, but people might not eat it in other places.

Online Investigation

Use the Internet to find a good recipe for cooking fried chicken or fish. What ingredients do you need?What are the steps to preparing this meal?

See Listening Script

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