Reading a Recipe
Read a simple recipe and follow the steps. An A2 real-world reading text with key words and comprehension questions.
Read this simple recipe. Then answer the questions.
Easy Vegetable Rice (for 4 people)
You need: 2 cups of rice, 1 onion, 2 carrots, 1 cup of peas, 3 cups of water, 2 spoons of oil, and some salt.
Time: 30 minutes
Steps
1. First, cut the onion and carrots into small pieces.
2. Next, heat the oil in a large pot and add the onion. Cook for two minutes.
3. Then add the carrots, peas and rice. Mix well.
4. Add the water and a little salt.
5. Cook for twenty minutes until the water is gone.
6. Finally, turn off the heat and let it rest for five minutes. Serve hot.
- recipe – instructions for cooking a dish
- ingredients – the different foods you need for a recipe
- heat – to make something hot
- serve – to give food to people to eat
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