How Do You Cook It?
Explore everyday cooking words, from boiling pasta to making a simple breakfast.
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1. Escolhe a resposta correta.
How is Mia cooking the pasta?
Mia puts the pasta into a pot of boiling water.
- Frying it.
- Boiling it.
- Baking it.
The pasta cooks in the hot water.
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- Boiling it.
Pasta needs enough water to move around in the pot.
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2. Preenche o espaço em branco.
There is a little oil in the hot pan. I will ___ an egg in it.
- boil
- bake
- fry
The egg cooks directly in the pan, not in water.
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There is a little oil in the hot pan. I will fry an egg in it.
A little oil helps stop a fried egg from sticking to the pan.
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3. Escolhe a resposta correta.
What is Leo doing?
Leo pours the cake batter into a pan and puts it in the oven.
- Baking a cake.
- Frying a cake.
- Boiling a cake.
Think about the cooking word we use for cakes in an oven.
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- Baking a cake.
We also use 'bake' when we cook bread and cookies in an oven.
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4. Preenche o espaço em branco.
I put two slices of bread in the toaster to ___ them.
- steam
- toast
- fry
The bread becomes brown and crisp.
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I put two slices of bread in the toaster to toast them.
'Toast' can name the cooked bread or the action of cooking it.
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5. Preenche o espaço em branco.
First, ___ the potato to remove its skin.
- peel
- wash
- slice
Washing removes dirt, but the skin stays on.
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First, peel the potato to remove its skin.
A peeler removes only a thin layer of skin, so you do not waste much of the potato.
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6. Escolhe a resposta correta.
What should Ben do next?
"We need thin, round pieces of cucumber for the sandwiches," says Ana.
- Grate the cucumber.
- Mash the cucumber.
- Slice the cucumber.
The pieces should be flat circles.
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- Slice the cucumber.
A slice is a thin, flat piece of food.
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7. Preenche o espaço em branco.
"The onion pieces are too big for the sauce."
"Then ___ them into small pieces with a knife."- peel
- chop
- boil
The knife needs to make the pieces smaller.
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"The onion pieces are too big for the sauce."
"Then chop them into small pieces with a knife."Small onion pieces cook faster than large ones.
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8. Preenche o espaço em branco.
You want tiny pieces of cheese for a pizza.
Use the small holes of a grater to ___ the cheese.
- grate
- chop
- boil
The tool makes many small pieces without a knife.
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Use the small holes of a grater to grate the cheese.
Grated cheese is easy to spread over a pizza.
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9. Escolhe a resposta correta.
What happens to the butter?
The warm pan turns the hard butter into a liquid.
- It freezes.
- It boils.
- It melts.
The butter changes from solid to liquid.
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- It melts.
Butter can melt on low heat; it does not need to boil.
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10. Preenche o espaço em branco.
We put the broccoli in a basket above the boiling water, not in it, to ___ it.
- fry
- steam
- boil
The heat rises from the water to the broccoli.
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We put the broccoli in a basket above the boiling water, not in it, to steam it.
When you steam vegetables, they do not sit in the water.
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11. Preenche o espaço em branco.
Dinner is outside today.
We put the burgers on a metal rack directly over hot coals to ___ them.
- grill
- boil
- fry
There is no pot or frying pan.
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We put the burgers on a metal rack directly over hot coals to grill them.
A grill can leave dark lines on the surface of the food.
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12. Escolhe a resposta correta.
How does Maya cook the chicken?
Maya puts a whole chicken in a pan in the oven and cooks it until the skin is brown.
- By steaming it.
- By frying it.
- By roasting it.
The chicken cooks with dry heat in the oven.
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- By roasting it.
You can roast vegetables in a pan, too.
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13. Preenche o espaço em branco.
The soup needs attention while it cooks.
___ the soup with a spoon so it does not stick to the bottom of the pot.
- Slice
- Stir
- Bake
Keep the soup moving around the pot.
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Stir the soup with a spoon so it does not stick to the bottom of the pot.
Move the spoon along the bottom, where food can stick.
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14. Escolhe a resposta correta.
What should the sauce look like while it simmers?
The recipe says, "After the sauce boils, lower the heat and simmer it."
- It should bubble gently.
- It should boil hard.
- It should cool with the heat off.
The heat is lower, but the sauce is still cooking.
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- It should bubble gently.
Water slowly leaves as steam, so the sauce can get thicker.
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15. Preenche os espaços em branco.
You want soft, fluffy eggs and smooth potatoes.
First, ___ the eggs in a hot pan, stirring as they cook. Then ___ the boiled potatoes with a potato masher.
- mash
- peel
- scramble
- slice
The eggs cook in small, soft pieces. The potatoes become a soft mixture.
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First, scramble the eggs in a hot pan, stirring as they cook. Then mash the boiled potatoes with a potato masher.
Potatoes are easier to mash while they are warm.