A Terrific Cook

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t she prepares – or at least we eat what we can – so we live constantly on an undesired diet.
burning kitchen; Dad could barely save the family and extinguish the fire. When she goes to the kitchen we start fear
of guests for lunch and dinner. I suspect they come just to have fun watching the disasters. And – of course – they w

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e set fire in the kitchen more than once. (T)
ey have guests because they appreciate her food. (T)

Who is the “terrific cook” mentioned in the title?

The mother

Is she a “terrific” cook? What adjectives would you use to describe her abilities in the kitchen?
Yes, she is.
Awful, appalling, terrifying, horrible, dreadful.

Do you know someone who’s a terrible cook? (If affirmative) What kind of situations does this person cause?. I don’t know
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Who suffers the most with the consequences of bad cooking: the cook or his / her guests / family? Explain.
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 What’s the most important quality you need to be a good cook?
You must have knowledge of gastronomy, a neat, healthy, organized, creative, responsible, careful person.

Do you think that learning how to cook is easy or difficult? Why?

Cooking is easy as long as you have all the necessary utensils and instructions for cooking food.

Are you a good cook? What’s your specialty?

I’m a good cook, my speciality are spaghetti with chiken.

Would go to a friend’s house for dinner if you knew the cook is terrible? Why (not)? I would not go to dinner because I did
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Do you think the story is real? Why (not)?

Yes, I do. Because there are people don’t know cook and cause accidents in the kitchen.

Do you think a bad cook – more than a healthy diet – can make people keep in shape? Why (not)?
A bad cook makes people very poorly fed and sick them.

Do you think the text is ironic? Why do you think so?

It is ironic because poor nutrition will never be the best diet to keep fit, healthy.
Choose another title for the story:
The divine comedy

Mark the alternative you think that fits better:

1. The girl’s mother is a __ cook.
a) terrificb) terrible c) creative
2. The girl is __ because of her mother’s cooking.
a) fatb) skinnyc) thin
3. Because of the cook, the family is always in a(n) __ diet.
a) endlessb) healthyc) low-calorie
4. There are tons of __ for dinner at the girl’s house.
a) helpersb) curious peoplec) guests
5. The guests want to __.
a) have fun and gossipb) eatc) go on a diet with them

atching the disasters.” After expressions like: have fun, have a (great, good, etc.) time, have trouble, have dif