Cooking with Charlie: Video Zone – exercises

Charlie McDonnell is one of the UK's most popular vloggers. He can cook too! In this video he shows us
how to make chocolate brownies. He speaks very quickly, so use the transcript below if you need to.

Do the preparation task. Then watch the video and do the exercises. Remember you can read the
transcript at any time.

Preparation: predicting
Tick all the ingredients you think Charlie is going to use to make chocolate brownies. Then watch the video
and check if you were right.

1. flour 7. milk chocolate

2. sugar 8. dark chocolate

3. salt 9. cream

4. water 10. butter

5. milk 11. vanilla extract

6. mushrooms 12. chilli powder

1. Check your understanding: reordering

Write numbers 1-8 to put the recipe instructions in the correct order.

…………. Put a pan of boiling water on the hob on a low heat.

…………. Add the sugar, vanilla extract and eggs.

…………. Heat the oven to 175ºC.

…………. Put the chocolate and butter in a bowl on top of the pan.

…………. Stir the chocolate until it's smooth, then leave it to cool for a bit.

…………. Line a baking tray with butter and flour and pour in the mixture.

…………. Bake it in the oven for 25-30 minutes.

…………. Stir it completely. Add the salt, flour, and once that's mixed, the chocolate chips.
2. Check your vocabulary: gap fill
Fill the gaps with the correct words from the box.

oven eggs great-great-great-grandmother apron bare hands

plastic bowl hob dirt chocolate chips icing sugar chicken

1. I'm in my kitchen. I'm wearing an _______________. This can only mean one thing.

2. Pre-heat your _______________ to 175ºC, then turn the _______________ to one.

3. This is a super-secret recipe passed down to me from my _______________, Gertrude

McDonnell.

4. I was also told that if you use a _______________, apparently, it might melt, so don't do that.

5. If you’re feeling adventurous, instead of _______________, why not try some almonds, or a
banana, or some baked beans, or some pasta, or some _______________?

6. Cover it finely in _______________, if you're feeling fancy.

7. I made them myself, using my _______________.

8. Cooking with Charlie is brought to you by _______________! Find yours inside a

_______________ near you.

Discussion

Did you enjoy the video?

Have you ever made chocolate brownies?
Do you think you might try Charlie's recipe?