Practice speaking English with these simple story and conversation lessons.
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| ingredients • | • food parts |
| stir • | • cooking steps |
| vegetables • | • mix |
| recipe • | • carrots, onions |
| ingredients | food parts |
| stir | mix |
| vegetables | carrots, onions |
| recipe | cooking steps |
| noodles • | • cut |
| chop • | • pasta |
| sauce • | • happy |
| excited • | • ketchup, soy sauce |
| noodles | pasta |
| chop | cut |
| sauce | ketchup, soy sauce |
| excited | happy |
Ryota is a young boy in Japan. He wants to learn how to cook. One day, his mother tells him they will make dinner together. Ryota is very excited. They decide to cook a simple dish called yakisoba. First, they look at the recipe. The recipe tells them what ingredients they need and how to cook the dish. Ryota and his mother go to the store to buy the ingredients. They buy vegetables, noodles, and sauce.
At home, they start cooking. Ryota helps his mother chop the vegetables. They cook the vegetables in a pan. Then, they add the noodles and sauce. They stir everything together. When the yakisoba is ready, Ryota and his mother share the delicious meal. Ryota is happy because he learns to cook a tasty dish.
| Ryota: | Mom, can I help you cook dinner tonight? |
| Mother: | Of course, Ryota! That's a great idea. What would you like to cook? |
| Ryota: | How about we make yakisoba? I really like it! |
| Mother: | That sounds delicious. Let's go to the store and buy the ingredients. |
| Ryota: | I'm excited to learn how to cook, Mom. |
| Mother: | Me too, Ryota. Cooking together will be fun! |