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BIG QUESTION
How can food help?

Watch a video about chefs at work. Think about answers to the following
questions. Share your ideas with your classmates.
1. What are the ways people learn how to cook?
2. Which of these ways would be useful for someone who wants to be a
professional chef?

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Learn Key Vocabulary
Rating Scale
1 = I have never seen this
word before.
Use the steps below. 2 = I am not sure of the
word’s meaning.
1. Pronounce the word. Say it aloud several times. Spell it.
3 = I know this word and
2. Rate your word knowledge. can teach the word’s
3. Study the example. Tell more about the word. meaning to someone
4. Practice it. Make the word your own. else.

encourage /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ/ verb hands-on /ˌhændzˈɒn/ adj. healthy /ˈhelθi/ adj.

to give someone confidence doing something rather than just having good health and not
talking about it likely to become ill

When things aren't go well, my Many students now have hands- Stay healthy by eating well and
mom encourages me. on experienec of computers. exercising regularly.

ingredients /ɪnˈɡriːdiənt/ noun kitchen /ˈkɪtʃɪn/ noun qualified /ˈkwɑːlɪfaɪd/ adj.

all the different foods that you use a room that is used for cooking having knowledge or skills to do
when you are cooking a particular something
dish

Beef is the main ingredient of this She was in the kitchen preparing There are not enough qualified
steak. dinner for the family. workers in the factory.

recipe /ˈresəpi/ noun serve /sɜːrv/ verb

the document that describe how to give someone food and drinks
to cook something Practice the Words
Make new sentences using
the vocabulary. Try to use as
many words in a sentence as
possible. How many sentences
do you have to make to include
these 8 words?

He got a recipe for chocolate Tonight the restaurant is serving a

cake from the cookbook. cold tomato soup.

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Language Strategy
Predicting
Before reading, good readers think about what they are going to read. And white
reading, they think about what comes next. This helps them better understand what
they are reading.

Practice

A. Look at the pictures and title of the

passage. Answer this question.
1. How can a restaurant change a
person’s life?

B. Now read paragraph 1 and 2 in the

passage. Answer the following
questions.
1. Were your predictions in A correct?
2. What kind of training do you think the
young chefs at Fifteen get?

C. Read paragraph 3 in the passage. Answer the following questions.

1. Were your predictions in B correct?
2. Why do you think the restaurant is named Fifteen?

D. Read the last paragraph in the passage. Were your predictions in C correct?

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Jamie Oliver wants to change people’s lives
and he is using food to do it. Oliver, a chef, is
well-known for sharing his secrets of cooking
healthy food through his magazine,
cookbooks, and television shows. He is also
changing lives through his Italian restaurant,
Fifteen.

Fifteen started in London, England, as a place

to train young adults to work in a kitchen.
Oliver’s idea was to create a professional
kitchen that can help young people get a fresh
start and a chance to become professional chefs.

Every September, a new group of 18- to 24-year-old start work at Fifteen. When they
start, they are usually not qualified for a restaurant job, but that will change quickly in
the 12 months of training, the student chefs study cooking at college and get hands-on
training at the restaurant. Besides learning kitchen skills, they learn the importance of
using fresh ingredients and how to create their own recipes. And their education
doesn’t stop with preparing and
serving food. The students also
learn how to manage money and
deal with difficult customers.
Overall, the program encourages
them to believe in themselves
and enables them to look
forward to a future in the
restaurant business.

The restaurant’s name, Fifteen,

comes from the number of
students the restaurant had when it stared in 2002. Today, Oliver has three of these
restaurants, and a few hundred students have finished the program. Around 90 percent
of the graduates are still working in the food industry. Some own restaurants or work
in some of the best kitchens around the world. Others are now starring in their own TV
shows. They’re all great examples of what young people can do if they’re given the
opportunity and support.
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Check Your Comprehension
A. Choose the correct answers for the following questions.
1. Jamie Oliver _________________ the Fifteen restaurant.
a. is a chef at
b. is the owner of
c. was a student at
2. Oliver uses Fifteen to help young people _________________.
a. eat healthy food
b. find jobs
c. become rich
3. In paragraph 3, When they start, they are usually…, who does they refer to?
a. students at fifteen
b. tv chefs
c. customers
4. Today, most Fifteen graduates are working in the _________________ industry.
a. building
b. education
c. food
B. Number these events (1-4) in the order they happen.
a. ____ The student chefs graduate from their training.
b. ____ The student chefs get hands-on training at a top restaurant.
c. ____ In September, a new group of 18- to 24-year-old start work.
d. ____ The student chefs use their training to find jobs.

C. Answer the following questions.

1. James Oliver started Fifteen to help young people get a fresh start in their lives.
How could restaurant training make a young person’s life better?
2. How does learning to manage money and difficult customers help someone in
the restaurant business?

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 Visualize
From what you have learned, what does it take to become a professional chef?
What do they have to learn? Use the graphic organizer below to write your answer.

The qualities they need to

have are creativity A chef need to learn
how to cook

Teamwork, passion Basic knowledge about

being in a kitchen.

Organize, curiosity, Learning in a culinary

schools

Let's Get Deeper

Discuss the following questions with a partner.
1. How can people in a community use food to help others? Think about it and
share all the ways you know to your classmates.
2. If you were Jamie Oliver, what would you do to help the community during
Coronavirus pandemic?
1. People in the community use food to help others by giving food to the homeless people, proverty
people, etc.

2. I I were Jamie Oliver, I would also let people who are losing their job and go to my restaurant to cook.
I do that because they will improve their cooking skill. When the Corona pandemic ends, they can
make various of food than before.
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A. Below is a picture of Nam and An. Nam and An want to become a professional chefs
when they grow up, so they sent a letter to ask for some advice from you. Write a letter
to Nam and An and share your advice.
Dear Nam and An,
__________________________________

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I am here to give you some advice because

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your dream is to become a professional chef.

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The first thing is that you need to know basic

things to cook, and need to have various

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sources of knownledge about being in a kitchen.

__________________________________

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For example, you need to know how to make an

egg, stir something until in dissolve. You

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need to be creative because you can't

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make a particular type of food many times. When

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food that were cooked so many times, you will feel bored soon. Besides being creative, you need to use
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teamwork in order provide an effective service, food's quality, providing meal in an appropriate time.

If_____________________________________________________________________________
you feel that you need more practice in cooking, you can learn in culinary schools. Rarely, what if you

don't have time go to the school or because of the Corona pandemic? Simply, you can use
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Zoom meeting or learn how to cook through online class. A thing that every chef should know is that a

great chef has to be passionate about food and cooking. Hey, imagine this: you just bake a chocolate
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cake and it's super messy and what should you do? You need to clean that mess up.

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So these are my advice for you to be a perfessional chef. I hope you have a good time and

see you guys next time.

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Thank you,
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Brian
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B. Read the texts below. Remember to make predictions before and while you read. After you read,
do the following exercise.

The Good Food Review

Green’s

A new restaurant opened last

night near the town of
Lemstock. “Green’s” is a top
class restaurant and its owner is
the famous TV chef Craig
Green. Craig is a young
talented chef. While he was
training to be a chef he entered
a TV cooking competition and
won. Now he is one of the most
famous chefs in the country.
“Green’s” is his first restaurant
but he plans to open more restaurants in London, Manchester, and Birmingham. Last night
there were a lot of famous people and journalists in the restaurant for opening night.

Craig Green cooks a mixture of traditional British food and food from different countries.
The menu was excellent, but there weren’t any cheap dishes on it! Craig is famous for
creating some wonderful salads and delicious cakes. But the amazing thing is, they haven’t
got any fat or additives in them and all of the dishes are healthy.

I also really liked the design of the restaurant. It was simple and modern with some beautiful
paintings on the walls. It didn’t feel too dark or serious like many expensive restaurants. You
should definitely go to Green’s for a meal on a special occasion.

The Star

The Star is a new restaurant that serves traditional English food. It is owned by Tom Blossom,
an excellent chef who had his own cooking series on television last year. Tom started his
career as a chef about twenty years ago. He was working for his father in the family
restaurant when he realized that he wanted to become a chef in his own right. Tom didn’t
train as a chef – he learned everything from his father. His traditional English meals are
excellent and they don’t cos much money. Visitors to The Star on a Sunday shouldn’t miss
the roast chicken. It is served with some delicious vegetables, including Tom’s famous roast
potatoes. But there aren’t many healthy dishes on the menu!

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The Star is in the countryside
close to a river. A the moment
it is quiet small, but Tom plans
to build another room at the
back and there are some
beautiful pieces of furniture.
While I was waiting for my
meal to arrive I enjoyed the
spectacular view over the river
and countryside. You shouldn’t
miss the opportunity to try The
Star. It’s the perfect place for a
meal with your family.

Are the sentences about Green’s (G), The Star (S) or both (B).
G
1. It isn’t in the town center. ______
B
2. The owner has qualifications in cooking. ______
G
3. The owner appeared on television. ______
G
4. The owner wants more restaurants. ______
S
5. The meals aren’t expensive. ______
S
6. The food here is from one country. ______
S
7. The things you can see in the restaurant are from a long time ago. ______