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Boiling Water

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Listening — Intermediate Level

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Activity

Watch the video and answer the questions

What is the first thing you need in order to boil water?

a) a quart

b) a glass

c) a saucepan

What does the chef suggest if you need a lot of boiled water?

a) repeat the recipe

b) buy it

c) use a bigger pan

What does the chef say the sink in your kitchen is like?

a) Like a sink in a restaurant

b) Like a sink in a hospital

c) Like a sink in a morgue

Besides a hot stove, what else does the chef state is dangerous in a kitchen?

a) hot oil

b) unsharpened knives

c) children

What does the chef say is a myth?

a) burning yourself on a hot stove is very easy

b) watching a pot of water on the stove will prevent it from boiling

c) putting a lid on a boiling pot of water will cause it to boil slower

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Vocabulary

dull Trans. IMG
- not sharp
morgue Trans. IMG
- a place where the bodies of dead people are kept until they are buried or cremated
myth Trans. IMG
- an idea or story that is believed by many people but that is not true
satirical Trans. IMG
- a way of using humor to show that someone or something is foolish, weak, bad, etc.

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