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Un pódcast sobre aprender a cocinar

Nombre:Fecha:

Un invitado de un pódcast habla de sus primeros pasos en la cocina y del consejo que más le ayudó.

Audio y corrección de respuestas: https://joy-english.com/es/listening/learning-to-cook

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Escucha el pódcast. Elige la mejor respuesta.

  1. Why has Lena invited Tomás onto the podcast?
    • a) He has just finished a professional cooking course
    • b) He learned to cook from almost nothing in about two years
    • c) He grew up cooking with his father
    • d) He has started a cooking channel for beginners
  2. Why did Tomás decide to start cooking?
    • a) His father asked him to learn
    • b) His friends asked him to cook for them
    • c) He was bored, and buying all his meals cost too much
    • d) His grandmother told him he had to learn
  3. How did his grandmother teach him?
    • a) On video calls, one evening a week
    • b) By sending him written recipes
    • c) By cooking with him in his flat
    • d) By recording short cooking videos for him
  4. Why did the first dish go wrong?
    • a) His grandmother gave him the wrong instructions
    • b) He used the wrong ingredients
    • c) The video call stopped working
    • d) He went out of the kitchen to answer a message
  5. According to his grandmother, what happens the second time you cook a dish?
    • a) You understand it
    • b) You can change it a little
    • c) You follow the recipe carefully
    • d) You can cook it for friends
  6. What did Tomás do when his soup was too salty?
    • a) He threw it away and started again
    • b) He asked his grandmother for help
    • c) He added potatoes and more water
  7. How does Tomás feel about cooking now?
    • a) He finds it useful but stressful
    • b) He only enjoys it when he cooks for other people
    • c) He still feels nervous in the kitchen
    • d) It is the part of his day that relaxes him most

Escucha los detalles

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  1. Tomás lived with his parents until he was ___.
  2. After he moved into his flat, he ate ___ for about a month.
  3. His grandmother gave him a lesson every ___ evening.
  4. The first dish they made together was rice with ___.
  5. His grandmother's advice is to cook the same dish ___ times in one week.
  6. Tomás tells nervous beginners to start ___ and not try to impress anyone.

Respuestas

Entiende la conversación

  1. b) He learned to cook from almost nothing in about two yearsLena dice que hace dos años Tomás ni siquiera sabía hervir un huevo. Toda la conversación trata de cómo aprendió.
  2. c) He was bored, and buying all his meals cost too muchDice que se aburrió y que comprar el almuerzo y la cena todos los días era caro.
  3. a) On video calls, one evening a weekElla aceptó enseñarle por videollamada una tarde cada semana, viéndolo a través del teléfono.
  4. d) He went out of the kitchen to answer a messageQuemó el arroz porque salió de la cocina para contestar un mensaje.
  5. a) You understand itLa primera vez sigues la receta, la segunda vez la entiendes y después puedes cambiarla un poco.
  6. c) He added potatoes and more waterAñadió unas papas y más agua. No quedó perfecto, pero sus amigos se lo comieron.
  7. d) It is the part of his day that relaxes him mostDice que cocinar se ha convertido en la parte más relajante de su día.

Escucha los detalles

  1. twenty-six / twenty six / 26Dice que vivió con sus padres hasta los veintiséis años.
  2. sandwichesComió sándwiches durante aproximadamente un mes antes de aburrirse.
  3. Wednesday / WednesdaysElla le enseñó por videollamada todos los miércoles por la tarde.
  4. vegetables / vegSu primer plato fue arroz con verduras, y lo quemó.
  5. three / 3Su consejo es cocinar el mismo plato tres veces en una semana.
  6. smallSu consejo es: start small, and don't try to impress anyone.

Transcripción

Lena: Welcome back to The Everyday Table, the podcast for people who are new to the kitchen. My guest today is Tomás, who says that two years ago he couldn't even boil an egg. Tomás, is that really true?

Tomás: Honestly, it is. I lived with my parents until I was twenty-six, and my dad did all the cooking. When I moved into my own flat, I ate sandwiches for about a month.

Lena: So what changed?

Tomás: I got bored, and buying lunch and dinner every day was expensive. So I called my grandmother, and she agreed to teach me on video calls every Wednesday evening. She'd watch me through the phone and tell me what to do.

Lena: That's lovely. What was the first thing you made together?

Tomás: Rice with vegetables. And I burned it, because I left the kitchen to answer a message. She still laughs about that.

Lena: What's the most useful advice she's given you?

Tomás: Cook the same dish three times in one week. The first time, you follow the recipe. The second time, you understand it. And the third time, you can change it a little.

Lena: I like that. Do you still make mistakes?

Tomás: All the time. Last month I put far too much salt in a soup, so I added some potatoes and more water. It wasn't perfect, but my friends ate it.

Lena: And what would you say to listeners who feel nervous about cooking?

Tomás: Start small, and don't try to impress anyone. For me, cooking has become the most relaxing part of my day.

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