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 Lesson
36 - I Can Fix This!
In this lesson Anna bought the wrong foods for the
dinner she and Marsha planned for some friends. They are
coming in thirty minutes. What will Anna make with the
unusual ingredients she bought? |
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Lesson Video
Watch the video and then do the activities on this page. |
Video Script
Anna: Last time on Let’s Learn English, Marsha and I invited friends to a dinner
party but I shopped with the wrong list. Guests are coming soon. Marsha is
worried but I have a plan. Let’s see what it is.
Anna: I just need a couple of ingredients. Marsha, please hand me the flour.
Marsha: Anna, where is the flour? It's not in the cabinets.
Anna: I put the flour inside the refrigerator.
Marsha: Why?
Anna: It’s cold and dry in the refrigerator. See, it says: “Put in a cold, dry
place.” Okay, now, Marsha, please hand me the eggs.
Marsha: Anna, where are the eggs?
Anna: The eggs are inside the cabinet under the sink.
Marsha: Anna, why are the eggs in here?
Anna: On the farm, we always put the eggs there. How else can the chickens see
them? Okay. You clean the living room. I will make dinner.
Marsha: What are you going to make with these ingredients?
Anna: I have a plan.
Marsha: Okay, the apartment is clean. The kitchen is not. What are you cooking?
Anna: I made my favorite recipe: peanut-butter-banana pancakes!
Marsha: You made breakfast.
Anna: Yes! I call it let’s-eat-breakfast-for-dinner dinner!
Marsha: Anna! Mmm! Hey, this tastes good! Anna, you made it work!
Anna: That’s our guests!
Marsha: I’ll answer the door.
Anna: I’ll finish here.
Anna: Like I said, sometimes Marsha worries too much. When something goes wrong
with your plan, just change the plan! Till next time! |
Listening
Now practice listening to only the audio portion of the conversation. |
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Speaking
Use this video to practice saying the new words and learn some prepositions of
location: in, on, under, and inside. |
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Pronunciation
Use this video to learn how to change your intonation when saying compound nouns
like pancake mix, shopping list, and peanut butter. |
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New Words |
- breakfast -
n. the first meal of the day
- cabinet -
n. a piece of furniture that is used for
storing things and usually has doors and shelves
- dry -
adj. having no or very little water or liquid
- egg -
n. a hard-shelled oval thing from which a young
bird is born
- flour -
n. powder made from a grain (especially wheat)
that is used in cooking for making bread or cakes
- inside -
p. in or into the inner part of (something or
someone)
- recipe -
n. a set of instructions for making food
- refrigerator -
n. a device or room that is used to keep things
(such as food and drinks) cold
- sink -
n. a wide bowl that has a faucet for water and
a drain at the bottom and is usually positioned in a counter
- taste -
v. to have a particular flavor
- under -
p. in or to a lower place than (something)
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 Activity
What is your favorite recipe? Is it an easy food to
cook? Tell us about it. Write about it in the Facebook
Comments section below. Then practice talking about
locations in the kitchen.
Click
lesson activity to get the printable PDF version. The
page opens to a new window. |
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Source:
Voice of America |
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