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[English]

Hey everybody, welcome to this A1

English listening practice video. You

can use this video to train your

listening and comprehension as I speak.

You ready? So today I'm going to talk

about cooking. I do not know how to

cook. So I do not know a lot about this

topic. However, I like eating so I like

talking about food in general. I am

lucky because my wife cooks very well.

She has a natural talent for cooking.

So, she cooks well. That means that I

eat well. Let me tell you about some of

the things that my wife cooks. Since she

is Mexican, she likes cooking Mexican

food. Sometimes she makes tacos, which

are delicious. There are many types of

tacos, so my wife can cook different

tacos each time. I also cooked tacos in

the past, but I don't cook well, so my

tacos weren't very good. I cooked tacos

lenua, tongue tacos, but I didn't cook

them very well. My wife cooks much

better. The only thing that I cook well

is eggs. I love eggs and I eat them

almost every morning. I think eggs are

the best breakfast food. I usually eat

scrambled eggs, but I also eat other

types of eggs, too. My favorite type is

eggs benedict. M. This is my favorite

breakfast. Have you tried eggs benedict?

So, my wife also makes pasta. She makes

really good pasta. She doesn't buy the

pasta in the box that you buy from the

store. She makes the pasta by hand. She

makes the noodles and they taste so

good. When you make pasta by hand, it

tastes better. I love all types of

pasta, but my favorite is ravioli. For

me, ravioli is the perfect food.

Actually, I like all Italian food. When

we were in Italy, we ate some amazing

food. My wife also cooks a lot of meat.

We like eating different cuts of steak

every week. We try to buy cheap meat

because meat can be expensive. We don't

want to spend a lot of money, so we buy

cheap meat. My wife cooks the meat in a

pan, which is easy. Other people cook

their meat on a grill. We don't have a

grill, so we use a pan. I think that

meat tastes good if it's cooked on a pan

or on a grill. Meat is always good. I

hope my wife cooks meat tonight. She

also cooks really good breakfast. She

makes really good pancakes. I like to

eat pancakes with maple syrup and peanut

butter. I know that's a little strange,

but it's delicious. I love pancakes and

peanut butter. My wife also cooks

chilakilles, a common Mexican breakfast.

This is my favorite breakfast in the

world. I love chilakilles.

This dish has tortilla chips, salsa,

cheese, and cream. I like it with eggs

on top. It's so good. I don't know which

is better, breakfast or dinner. In my

family, we cook dinner 5 days a week.

The other days we go out to eat dinner

or we eat dinner with other people.

Sometimes we eat dinner with my parents

and other times we eat dinner with my

sister. Tonight we will eat dinner with

my parents and my mother will cook

dinner. When I was a kid, my mother

cooked dinner every weekday. Every

evening, we ate dinner at 6:30 p.m.

every day. Do you eat dinner at the same

time every day? In the US, it's common

for families to eat dinner together. We

sit together at the table. We eat and we

talk about our day. Dinner time is

important in the US. In other countries,

people eat dinner late, like at 8:00

p.m. or 900 p.m. But this is too late

for me. I don't want to eat dinner late.

I like eating dinner at 5, 6, or 700

p.m. This is a good time for dinner.

What do you like eating for dinner? I

like every type of food from every

country. I can eat anything and I love

trying new foods. Like I said, I don't

cook well, but I eat well. Maybe I will

learn to cook in the future, but I don't

know. I don't like cooking and I don't

have the natural talent to cook. I

prefer eating, not cooking. My wife

cooks very well, so I don't need to

learn. I'm thankful for that. Okay, we

are finished for today. Leave a comment

and tell me if you like cooking. I'll

see you next video.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
comprehension /ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnʃən/ B2	noun - the ability to understand something
talent /ˈtælənt/ B1	noun - a natural ability to do something well
delicious /dɪˈlɪʃəs/ A2	adjective - tasting very good
different /ˈdɪfrənt/ A2	adjective - not the same as another or each other
breakfast /ˈbrɛkfəst/ A1	noun - the first meal of the day
scrambled /ˈskræmbəld/ B1	adjective - mixed together (usually referring to eggs)
noodles /ˈnuːdlz/ A2	noun - long, thin strips of pasta or dough
perfect /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/ A2	adjective - as good as it is possible to be
expensive /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ A2	adjective - costing a lot of money
spend /spɛnd/ A2	verb - to use money to buy things
strange /streɪndʒ/ B1	adjective - unusual or surprising
common /ˈkɒmən/ B1	adjective - found often; ordinary
important /ɪmˈpɔːrtənt/ A2	adjective - having great value or significance
future /ˈfjuːtʃər/ A2	noun - the time that will come after the present
prefer /prɪˈfɜːr/ B1	verb - to like something better than another thing

Key Grammar Structures

• I do not know how to cook.

  ➔ Infinitive structure with 'how to'

  ➔ The phrase 'how to' + verb is used to describe a skill or ability to perform an action.

• Since she is Mexican, she likes cooking Mexican food.

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction 'Since' for causality

  ➔ 'Since' is used here to introduce a reason or cause for the main clause.

• My tacos weren't very good.

  ➔ Simple Past tense (negation)

  ➔ The auxiliary 'were' + 'not' (weren't) is used to express a state in the past that was not positive.

• She doesn't buy the pasta in the box that you buy from the store.

  ➔ Defining relative clause with 'that'

  ➔ The clause 'that you buy from the store' identifies which specific box of pasta is being discussed.

• I hope my wife cooks meat tonight.

  ➔ Verb pattern: Hope + that clause (optional 'that')

  ➔ The verb 'hope' is followed by a clause expressing a desire for a future outcome.

• When we were in Italy, we ate some amazing food.

  ➔ Time clause with 'When' + Simple Past

  ➔ The 'When' clause sets the timeframe for the main action, using the past tense to describe a completed experience.

• I don't know which is better, breakfast or dinner.

  ➔ Indirect question / Embedded clause

  ➔ The structure 'which is better' functions as the object of the verb 'know', incorporating a choice.

• Maybe I will learn to cook in the future.

  ➔ Future Simple (prediction/intention)

  ➔ 'Will learn' indicates a future action that is not yet decided or planned with certainty.