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    This document provides a 3-paragraph biography of famous British chef Jamie Oliver: [1] It introduces Oliver as one of the world's most famous chefs, known for his TV shows, recipe books, restaurants, and campaigns promoting healthy food. It describes his early life and career path from working in his parents' pub kitchen to becoming a celebrity chef after his first TV series. [2] It highlights Oliver's restaurant Fifteen, which trained unemployed youth to become chefs. His TV show about the restaurant was popular. It notes Oliver will open more restaurants internationally in the next five years. [3] It discusses Oliver's "better food" campaigns that influenced government policy on school meals.

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    This document provides a 3-paragraph biography of famous British chef Jamie Oliver: [1] It introduces Oliver as one of the world's most famous chefs, known for his TV shows, recipe books, restaurants, and campaigns promoting healthy food. It describes his early life and career path from working in his parents' pub kitchen to becoming a celebrity chef after his first TV series. [2] It highlights Oliver's restaurant Fifteen, which trained unemployed youth to become chefs. His TV show about the restaurant was popular. It notes Oliver will open more restaurants internationally in the next five years. [3] It discusses Oliver's "better food" campaigns that influenced government policy on school meals.

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    This document provides a 3-paragraph biography of famous British chef Jamie Oliver: [1] It introduces Oliver as one of the world's most famous chefs, known for his TV shows, recipe books, restaurants, and campaigns promoting healthy food. It describes his early life and career path from working in his parents' pub kitchen to becoming a celebrity chef after his first TV series. [2] It highlights Oliver's restaurant Fifteen, which trained unemployed youth to become chefs. His TV show about the restaurant was popular. It notes Oliver will open more restaurants internationally in the next five years. [3] It discusses Oliver's "better food" campaigns that influenced government policy on school meals.

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    Life stories

    Vocabulary common phrases; question words


    Grammar review of verb forms and questions

    QUICK REVIEW Meeting new people Look at the photos. Why is Jamie Oliver famous, do you think?
    Introduce yourself to four other
    students. Find out two things about b Before you read, check these words with your teacher
    each person. Tell the class about two
    a celebrity a chef a recipe a TV series a campaign the
    people you spoke to.
    government fresh ingredients the drums

    c CD1 Read and listen to the profile of Jamie Oliver. Then match
    Vocabulary and Speaking a-e to paragraphs 1-5.
    Common phrases a Jamie’s early life

    П Work in pairs. Are these phrases about b Campaigning for healthy food
    family (F), work (W), free time (FT) or study c A world-famous chef 1
    (S)? d Family and home life
    e A restaurant with a difference
    be married F
    have children
    go to school/college/university
    have an interesting job
    CELEBRITY
    go to the cinema a lot
    be unemployed
    have brothers and/or sisters play
    PROFILE
    video games
    work for a big/small company amie Oliver
    chat to friends online
    have a degree go to concerts
    work at the weekends study Jamie Oliver is one of the world's most famous chefs. You can watch him on
    another language TV in over 100 countries and read his recipe books in 29 languages. In fact,
    Jamie is the UK's second-biggest selling author of all time, after JK Rowling.
    There are also Jamie Oliver DVDs, food products, restaurants, magazines and
    apps for your phone.
    Q a Tick (/) the phrases in 1 that are Jamie was born in Essex, England, on 27th May 1975. When he was only eight
    true for you now or in the past.
    he started helping in the kitchen in his parents' pub. After Jamie left college,
    he worked at the famous River Cafe in London for three years. He made his
    b Work in groups. Tell other students
    first TV series, The Naked Chef, in 1999. Jamie quickly became a celebrity and
    about yourself. Use the phrases from 1
    in the same year he cooked lunch for the British Prime Minister.
    and your own ideas.

    I’m married and I have


    In 2001 Jamie opened a restaurant in London called Fifteen - but it wasn't a
    three children.
    typical restaurant. Jamie took 15 young unemployed people and taught
    How old are they? them to become chefs. The programme about the restaurant, Jamie's
    Kitchen, was on TV every week and became a big success. Jamie now has
    restaurants all over the UK and he is going to open restaurants in Australia
    and other countries around the world in the next five years.
    Reading, Listening Jamie is also famous for his 'better food' campaigns. In 2005 he made a TV
    and Speaking series called Jamie's School Dinners because he wanted schools to give
    children healthier meals. Because of Jamie's campaign, the British
    a Write the names of three famous
    government agreed to spend an extra £280 million on school meals. In
    British people. Why are they famous?
    another series, Jamie's Ministry of Food, he helped people to stop eating fast
    b Work in pairs. Compare names. Who food and taught them to cook meals using fresh ingredients instead.
    is the most famous person, do you Jamie got married in June 2000 and he lives in London and Essex with his
    think?
    wife, Jools, and their four children. He loves travelling, playing the drums and
    riding around London on his scooter. At the moment Jamie is writing a new
    book of recipes, and when he's at home he enjoys relaxing with his family -
    as well as cooking, of course!
    question auxiliary subject verb
    word

    How does Jamie travel around London?

    5. Read the profile again. Find the answers to these : HELP WITH GRAMMAR
    questions. Review of verb forms and questions
    1 How does Jamie travel around London?
    6. Match the words/phrases in bold in Jamie’s profile to these
    By scooter. verb forms.
    2 When did he make his first TV series? Present Simple lives Past Simple
    3 What is he writing at the moment? * Present Continuous be going to
    4 Which instrument can he play?
    5 How often was Jamie’s Kitchen on TV? b Look at the table. Notice how we usually make questions. Then
    6 How many children has he got? write questions 2-4 from 5a in the table.
    7 Where is he going to open his new restaurants?
    8 How long did he work at the River Cafe?
    9 How old was Jamie when he got married?
    Ю Who did he make lunch for in 1999?
    11 Why did he make Jamie’s School Dinners'?
    12 How much did the British government agree

    to spend on school meals?


    b Underline the question words in 5a. c Look again at 5a. Answer these questions.
    c Do the exercise in Language Summary 1 1 Why don’t we use an auxiliary in question 5?
    2 What is the verb in question 6?
    3 Look at question 7. When do we use questions with be going to?

    d Check in GRAMMAR 1.1 ►


    | p128.

    7. Make questions with these words.


    1 live I Where / do / you ? Where do you live?
    2 you I got / brothers and sisters I have I How many ?
    3 studying I Why I you / are I English ?
    4 Which / you I other languages I can I speak ?
    5 favourite /’s / restaurant I your / What I or cafe ?
    6 What / do / you I last New Year’s Eve I did ?
    7 going to / What / you / do / are / next weekend ?

    CD1 Й Listen and check. Listen again and


    practise.

    c Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions. Give more


    information if possible.

    Get ready ... Get it right!


    Write eight questions to ask another student.
    Use these ideas or your own.
    • personal details • work • last holiday
    • family • study • future plans
    • studying English
    • home • freetime

    a Work with a student you don’t know well. Take turns


    to ask and answer your questions. Make notes on your
    partner’s answers.
    b Work in new pairs. Tell your new partner about the
    person you talked to in 9a.
    c Tell the class two things about the person you talked
    to in 9a.

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