Cooking was once regarded as an important part of education in England. But in these years, it has become less important in schools. As a result, simple cooking and food preparation skills are being lost. It is also making more children overweight (超重), because parents use too much fast food that is bad to their health.

3 The government is worried and is looking for ways to solve the problem. A new law (法律) has been passed. All middle schools should offer cooking classes to students aged from 11 to 14 years old. They hope that this will encourage people to cook instead of eating fast food and snacks.

Students will learn to cook for one hour a week for one term. They will learn to use simple and fresh ingredients (原料) to prepare healthy, tasty food, following instructions (说明). 4 These cooking skills will be useful in their future life. Schools are also setting up cooking clubs all over the country. The clubs will provide more children with the chance (机会) to learn to cook.

There are still difficulties. Head teachers are worried about the things they will need for the cooking and there are not enough teachers. The speaker from the government promises to train 800 teachers and to give schools million pounds (英镑) a year to help children from poorer families to pay for ingredients.

Billy doesn’t want to be a star chef when he is 20. But he wants to be (A) one now. This is why he is on the Star Junior Chefs TV show.

The ten-year-old New Yorker likes cooking. He can make nice soup and salads. But there are many other children on the show, too. And they are all very good cooks.

But what must you do to be a star (B) chef? Of course, it’s important that you like cooking and are really good at it. You must be nine years old or older. “We must wash our hands before cooking.” Billy says. “And we must not put them in our mouths. A chef doesn’t do that!”

The show starts. Billy is excited. This time he makes tomato soup and some salads. The experts (专家) like Billy’s food, and he stays on the show.

It’s 5:00 pm. The show is over. Billy goes home with his parents happily.

Chicken soup is a kind of traditional Chinese food. It is very delicious and it’s good for our health. And I think it’s easy to cook. Do you like chicken soup? If you follow my steps, you can enjoy the delicious chicken soup.

First, you need a pot. Clean the pot and pour eight big bowls of water into it. Then, heat (加热) it as you do other things for cooking. You’ll need some chicken, carrots, salt and pepper. Cut up the chicken and carrots. When the water boils (煮沸), put the chicken into the pot. Wait for about 20 minutes and add the carrots. Then, cook for 30 minutes. And then add salt and pepper and cook them for another 30 minutes. Finally, move the pot off the oven (灶). When the soup cools down, you can enjoy your chicken soup.