Do you see how slim I am?

It’s not
on purpose and it’s not my nature
either; there’s a good reason for
me keeping in shape: Mom. She’s a
disaster in the She
kitchen, and pay
doesn’t besides
attention to our advice
being unable to and
fry we
an egg
haveproperly,
to eat what she prepares –
she always causes accidents.
or at least weIeat
can’t
what we can – so we
keep track of live
all constantly
the timesonthe
an undesired diet.
kitchen was on The
fire (4?
last5?) because
time she tried to prepare
of something weird
roastshe decided
beef to
the result was a burning
do, despite of kitchen;
our adviceDadto could
keep barely save the
out of the kitchen – especially
family the
and extinguish the fire. When
Mark true (T) or false (F)
stove. she goes to the kitchen we start
according to the text. You have
fearing for our lives (and stomachs) and
to explain orally when it’s false: The girl used two
thinking of a sickness we’ll fake in order
The girl’s mother is a terrific cook. strong words to
to avoid the “result”.
( ) refer to her
Despite the bad cook we have at home,
The girl’s mom tends to cause mom’s accidents
our house is always full of guests for
accidents in the kitchen. ( ) in the kitchen.
Who lunch and dinner. I suspect they come
The is the “terrific
girl’s mother cook”
knowsmentioned
how to inWhat
the title?
are they?
just to have fun watching the disasters.
__________________________________________
cook. ( ) Why do you think
And – of
____________________________ course – they want to be the
The girl’s mom gave up cooking. ( ) she has chosen
Is first to tell ouradjectives
friends what heryou
latest
Theshe a “terrific”
family asks thecook?
womanWhatto stop them? would use
to describe calamity was like.
cooking. ( )her abilities in the kitchen?____________
__________________________________________
The woman keeps cooking and ____________
____________________________
doesn’t listen to her family. ( ) ____________
Do
Theyyou
haveknow
to eatsomeone
what shewho’s
cooks. a( terrible cook? (If
____________
affirmative)
) What kind of situations ____________
does this person
cause?
She set fire in the kitchen more ______
__________________________________________
than once. ( )
____________________________
They have guests because they
Who suffers
appreciate herthe most
food. ( ) with the consequences of bad
cooking: the cook or his / her guests / family? Explain.
__________________________________________
____________________________
 What’s the most important quality you
need to be a good cook?
____________________________
____________________
Do you think that learning how to cook
is easy or difficult? Why?
Do you think ____________________________
the story is real? Why (not)?
____________________
______________________________________
Are you a good cook? What’s your
_________________________________________
specialty?
_____________________________
____________________________
Do you think a bad cook – more than a healthy diet –
can make ____________________
people keep in shape? Why (not)?
Mark Wouldyou
the alternative go think
to a that
friend’s house for
_________________________________________
dinner if you knew the cook is
_______________________
fits better:
terrible?
is a __Why
cook.(not)?
_________________________________________
1. The girl’s mother
a) terrific ____________________________
_____________________________
b) terrible
Do youc)think the____________________
creative text is ironic? Why do you think so?
______________________________
2. The girl is __ because of her
_________________________________________
mother’s cooking.
_____________________________
a) fatthe sentence
Read b) skinny
taken from the c)
story: “I suspect
Choose another
thin come
they just title for the
to have funstory:
watching the disasters.”
_________________________________________
3. Because
After of the cook,
expressions like: the family
have fun,is have a (great,
___
always etc.)
good, in a(n)time,
__ diet.
have trouble, have difficulty the
a) endless
verb b) inhealthy
that follows comes the –ing form. Complete
c) low-calorie
the sentences below:
4. There are tons
I had lots of __ for dinner
difficulties at
_____________ to
the girl’s
findhouse.
your house, Sue. [to find]
a) helpers
We have hadb)fun
curious people
______________ in the
c) guests [to play]
backyard.
5. The guests
Mom want
told tous
__. she had a great time
a) have__________________
fun and gossip b)around
eat the world. [to
c) go on a diet with them
travel]
Ernest will have trouble _________________
why he got a C on the test. [to explain]
The girls would have fun
____________________ this movie if they
were here. [to watch]
TEACHER’S KEYS Mark the alternative you
think that fits better:
Mark true (T) or false (F)
1. The girl’s mother is a __
according to the text. You
cook.
have to explain orally when
a) terrific b)
it’s false:
terrible c)
The girl’s mother is a terrific
creative
cook. ( F )
2. The girl is __ because of
The girl’s mom tends to cause
her mother’s cooking.
accidents in the kitchen. ( T )
a) fat b) skinny
The girl’s mother knows how
c) thin
to cook. ( F )
3. Because of the cook, the
The girl’s mom gave up
family is always in a(n) __
cooking. ( F )
diet.
The family asks the woman to
a) endless b)
stop cooking. ( T )
healthy c) low-
The woman keeps cooking and
calorie
doesn’t listen to her family.
4. There are tons of __ for
(T )
dinner at the girl’s house.
They have to eat what she
a) helpers b)
cooks. ( T )
curious people c) guests
She set fire in the kitchen
5. The guests want to __.
more than once. ( T )
a) have fun and gossip b)
They have guests because
eat c) go on a diet with
they appreciate her food.
them
(F )

The girl used two strong

words to refer to her mom’s I had lots of
accidents in the kitchen. difficulties FINDING
What are they? Why do you to find your house,
think she has chosen them? Sue. [to find]
DISASTER – CALAMITY We have had fun
PLAYING in the
(PERSONAL ANSWER)
backyard. [to play]
Who is the “terrific cook” Mom told us she had a