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Jhon
English / Cooking in Britain is now a spectator sport. We love watching famous chefs cook on …
by Jhon on Jan. 16, 2015
173 Words / 2 Recordings / 2 Comments
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Hello again. This is a reading I like so much.

A recent study shows that 60% oí British young people can't boil an egg. Four out of ten never or hardly ever cook. One teenager said “I can’t cook - bul it doesn't matter You just go to the supermarket and buy a pizza and put ¡t ¡n the microwave. Cooking is a waste of time.”
A lot of adults think the same, and don't cook. They buy pre-cooked meals from the supermarket or take-away food And ¡f a mother bates cooking, then she doesn’t teach her children to cook. Many schools don't teach cooking – they prefer to teach Computer skills and foreign languages.
I think all this is very sad, For me, cooking is a very important skill. Everybody loves having a delicious meal but restaurants are expensive, so people who can cook well always have a lot of friends. Men love women who can cook - and women love men who can cook. Who would yon prefer as a partner? Somebody who can use a Computer, or a good cook?

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  • Cooking in Britain is now a spectator sport. We love watching famous chefs cook on TV, and we buy their books. But do we use them? ( recorded by alshay7 ), American English- Southern California

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    A recent study shows that 60% oí British young people can't boil an egg. Four out of ten never or hardly ever cook. One teenager said “I can’t cook - but it doesn't matter You just go to the supermarket and buy a pizza and put it in the microwave. Cooking is a waste of time.”
    A lot of adults think the same, and don't cook. They buy pre-cooked meals from the supermarket or take-away food And if a mother hates cooking, then she doesn’t teach her children to cook. Many schools don't teach cooking – they prefer to teach Computer skills and foreign languages.
    I think all this is very sad, For me, cooking is a very important skill. Everybody loves having a delicious meal but restaurants are expensive, so people who can cook well always have a lot of friends. Men love women who can cook - and women love men who can cook. Who would yon prefer as a partner? Somebody who can use a Computer, or a good cook?

  • Cooking in Britain is now a spectator sport. We love watching famous chefs cook on TV, and we buy their books. But do we use them? ( recorded by Aislynn2 ), American (South-West)

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british computer cook meals partner supermarket teach teenager

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Aislynn2
Aislynn2
Jan. 17, 2015

Had to fix a few words, hope this helps!

A recent study shows that 60% of British young people can't boil an egg. Four out of ten never or hardly ever cook. One teenager said “I can’t cook - but it doesn't matter, you just go to the supermarket and buy a pizza and put ¡t ¡n the microwave. Cooking is a waste of time.”
A lot of adults think the same, and don't cook. They buy pre-cooked meals from the supermarket or take-away food And ¡f a mother bakes, she doesn’t teach her children to cook. Many schools don't teach cooking – they prefer to teach Computer skills and foreign languages.
I think all this is very sad, For me, cooking is a very important skill. Everybody loves having a delicious meal but restaurants are expensive, so people who can cook well always have a lot of friends. Men love women who can cook - and women love men who can cook. Who would yon prefer as a partner? Somebody who can use a Computer, or a good cook?

Jhon
Jhon
Jan. 17, 2015

Thank you Aislyn