What do you think of a “talking kitchen”?A French Digital(数码)Kitchen has been developed at Newcastle University in the UK. It teaches students how to cook French food and speak French at the same time. For the first time, students can learn the language by the following cooking steps.
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The kitchen project was started by professor Paul Seedhouse. He became interested in the idea after he visited another kind of talking kitchen. He said, “The purpose of the French Digital Kitchen is to make learning a language more interesting and more educational. ”
How does the kitchen work?There is a computer in the kitchen. With this computer, the users can first choose a French recipe that they want to follow. Using the information in the computer, the kitchen starts to guide the users how to make a French dish. If you follow the instructions on the computer, it moves on to the next. If you go wrong, the programme goes back and repeats the recipe or information. At any time, the users can ask the kitchen to repeat the recipe or any information.
The new kitchen can be used in schools, universities and even people's homes. The researchers can also be developing the European Digital Kitchen, for the next three years.
【小题1】After reading the passage we know the French Digital Kitchen________.| A．is a “talking kitchen” |
| B．teaches students English |
| C．was developed in France |
| D．cooks food for professors |
| A．food | B．vocabulary |
| C．recipe | D．instructions |
| A．chooses another recipe |
| B．goes on to the next step |
| C．repeats the recipe or information |
| D．stops working at once |
| A．show you how computer works |
| B．introduce a French Digital Kitchen |
| C．teach you how to cook French food |
| D．tell you the importance of language learning |
My interest in cooking started when I was 11, partly thanks to my mother. She didn’t really like cooking and when she did cook, I didn’t like her food. Once I was watching something about cooking on TV and I thought I could do this, so I went to the bookstore and looked for the biggest cookbook I could find.
During a year, I had produced most of its recipes (食谱) and was ready for something more difficult. I wanted to create my own dishes (菜肴) and I started cooking for more people than just my family. To my surprise, my parents allowed me to build a test (实验) kitchen. I did much cooking to test my dishes in it and my skill improved quickly. Later, my mom and I set up a dinner club that had monthly activities inside my home. Now as a teen cook, I have also cooked in top-class restaurants around the country. I am not doing it for the money, but because I love cooking.
Now I know that when you stop caring if you’ll be famous or not, your dream will come to you.
【小题1】What made the writer begin to cook?| A．His parents’ wish. |
| B．The information about cooking on TV. |
| C．His mother’s delicious food. |
| A．open a restaurant | B．write his cookbook | C．make new dishes of his own |
| A．the bookstore | B．a test kitchen | C．a dinner club |
| A．a TV star | B．a good cook | C．a well-known bookseller |
| A．Becoming famous. |
| B．Making lots of money. |
| C．Doing what he loves. |
Winter is the best season of the soups. Every day is cold, so a healthy hot soup is always welcomed. If you have never cooked a tomato soup before, now is the perfect opportunity(机会) to learn how to make it.
| TOMOTO SOUP ● What we need: olive oil(橄榄油), 2 large garlic cloves(蒜瓣), 3 tomatoes, salt and pepper, cheese, parsley(香菜) ● How to make it: 1. Cut the garlic and tomatoes into small pieces. 2. Put some olive oil in a pot. 3. Add the garlic and tomatoes. Fry(炒) for about 5 minutes. Put in 150 ml of water and bring it to the boil(沸点). 4. Add some salt and pepper. 5. Pour the soup into a bowl and put some parsley in it. 6. Add some small pieces of cheese. Just enjoy your delicious tomato soup! |
A． | B． | C． |
| A．Add some salt to the pot. |
| B．Fry some pieces of garlic. |
| C．Cut the tomatoes into small pieces. |
| A．a food magazine | B．a storybook | C．TV news |
| How Do You Make An Apple Pancake? What you need: 2 cups of four (面粉) 1/2 teaspoon of salt 2 eggs 1/4 cup of vegetable oil 2 large apples 1 cup of butter Steps: 1) Mix the flour and salt in a large bowl 2) Put eggs, oil and apples into the flour. 3) Heat (加热) a large pan over a medium heat. Put a large teaspoon of batter (面糊) onto the pan and cook until the batter becomes dry. 4) Then turn over the pancake and cook until it becomes brown on the other side. 5) When both sides have a light brown color, the pancake is ready. 6) Heat the butter over a medium heat and add it to the pancake. It makes the pancake taste more delicious. |
| A．1 cup. | B．1/4 cup. | C．1/2 teaspoon. |
| A．Put egg, oil and apples into the flour. |
| B．Heat the butter over a medium heat. |
| C．Turn over the pancake and cook until it becomes black on the other side. |
| A．the butter | B．the batter | C．the flour |
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