Lesson 39: Cooking Instructions
DIALOGUE
In this lesson, your tutor will help you go over this topic: cooking instructions. First, read the following dialogue out loud with your tutor, then switch roles and try again.
Emily and Devin are talking about how to cook a Greek omelet.
Emily: Devin, I have a recipe to make a delicious Greek omelet. Do you want to help me?
Devin: Sure! I love to cook. What ingredients are in a Greek omelet?
Emily: The recipe calls for eggs, spinach, feta cheese, olive oil, onions, and ground pepper.
Devin: I will crumble the feta cheese and grind the pepper.
Emily: Ok, I will chop up the spinach and onions. After that, I will beat four eggs together.
Devin: Kevin: I’m finished with the feta cheese.
Emily: Great! Now I will put the olive oil in a frying pan and pour the eggs in.
Devin: Ok, I will mix the rest of the ingredients together in a bowl.
Emily: Give me the bowl so I can add the other ingredients with the eggs in the frying pan
Devin: The omelet smells good. I’m so hungry now. Let’s eat!
VOCABULARY
Go over the following vocabulary and expressions with your tutor. Read the word/expression and definition out loud, and your tutor will go over anything you do not understand. Practice creating a sentence or two to make sure you know how to use the word/expression properly.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
recipe | (n) a set of instructions for making or cooking food The recipe tells me to put everything together. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ingredients | (n plural) food that is mixed together to make a dish The ingredients need to be put into the bowl. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
crumble | (v) to separate or break into small pieces I need to crumble the feta cheese and add it to the salad. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
grind | (v) to crush or break something into very small pieces or powder I will grind the pepper. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
chop up | (phrasal v) to cut into small pieces; like vegetables I need to Chop up the nuts into small pieces. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
beat | (v) to stir fast Beat the milk and eggs together for 2 minutes. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
frying pan | (n) a metal pan with a long handle used for frying food Cook the meat in the frying pan. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
pour | (v) to move liquid from one container to another I will pour the milk into the glass. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
mix | (v) to combine 2 or more things together to make one Mix the vegetables and meat together. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
add | (v) to put something into another thing I will add the sugar to the coffee. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EXERCISE
Practice answering the following questions with your tutors. You can use the sample answers to come up with your own answer.
- What’s your favorite recipe?
- I love fettuccini alfredo.
- My favorite recipe is white chocolate and macadamia nut cookies.
- Your answer:
- What do you add to your coffee?
- I put cream and sugar into my coffee.
- I don’t add anything to my coffee.
- Your answer:
- What do you like to cook in a frying pan?
- I like to cook vegetables like mushrooms and onions.
- Just about anything can be cooked in a frying pan.
- Your answer:
- Which ingredients do you like on your pizza?
- I like mushrooms and pepperoni.
- I only like cheese on my pizza.
- Your answer:
- Besides pepper, what else can you grind into powder?
- Garlic can be ground into powder.
- You can grind rock into powder.
- Your answer:
CONVERSATION
Use the following questions as a guideline to form an interesting conversation with your tutor. Feel free to diverge from these suggestions if anything interesting comes up.
- Do you like to cook? Why or why not?
- Name three of your favorite recipes.
- Which types of food do you like? (eg. Italian)
- When you travel, do you like to eat out at restaurants? Why?
- Who do you know that’s a good cook? Why are they a good cook?
WRAP-UP
Go over any new expressions or vocabulary that you learned today.
