READING COMPREHENSION

1. Read the article about Megan and her unusual hobby. Then answer the questions.

An unusual hobby!
Megan Yates is a normal British teenager. She goes to school from
Monday to Friday. She usually does her homework before dinner
she often goes out with her friends at the weekend. Her friends
listening to music and playing computer games but Megan has got
unusual hobby. She loves cooking.
Megan would like to enter the Young Chef of Britain Competition.
competition is for young people who are between 11 and 17 years
They need to cook a complete meal for two people. The menu
needs to be healthy and the food cant cost more than 15. The

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prize is a trip to Italy to learn about Italian cooking and food.

At the moment, Megan is practising for the competition in the

kitchen. Shes cooking for her family. The main course is paella, which is a Spanish rice dish. Sh
also making carrot cake with ice cream.
1. What does Megan like doing in her free time?
_________________________________________________________________
2. The Young Chef of Britain Complete is for people ___________________________________
3. How much money can the chefs spend on food?_____________________________________
4. What is Megan doing now? _________________________________________________________
2. Write T for true or F for false. Correct the false ones.
1. Megan usually does her homework in the evening. ______
2. The Young Chef of Britain Competition is only for British young people. ______
3. The competitors have to cook a meal for a family. ______
4. Each competitor can spend

15 or more. _______

5. The prize is to learn more about Italian cooking in Britain. ______

6. Right now, Megan is cooking paella and carrot cake with ice cream with her family. _____
3. Match the meanings under B with the words or phrases under A.
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7.

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hobby
unusual
meal
healthy
prize
trip
main course

B
physically strong and not ill
the biggest part of a meal
an occasion when you go somewhere and come back again
not normal, common, or ordinary
an occasion when you eat, especially breakfast, lunch, or dinner
something that you enjoy doing when you are not working
a reward that you get for being successful in a sport, competition,
or game, or for being better than others at something.

4. Complete the sentences with one word from exercise 3 (column a). Make the
necessary changes.
1. I had the lasagne for my _____________________________.
2. Mike's ______________________________ include reading and chess.
3. I'm not hungry, I had a big _____________________ at lunchtime.
4. The boat ________________________ down the Amazon was great.
5. There's nothing _____________________________ about this man's appearance.
6. There's a chance to win a ___________________________ if you can answer this question.
7. Exercise can be fun, and being ___________________________ feels great!
5. Look at the photos and write the words.