Listen for these topics.

Cross out the word or expression that isn’t

mentioned.

1. Interview topics.
Yoko’s experiences, how to diet safely, how to cook simply.
2. Yoko’s childhood
Helped in the kitchen, stirred things, didn’t like cooking
3. The Japanese diet
Tofu, fish, rice
4. Yoko’s advice
Prepare meals on the weekend, buy frozen dinners, make simple dishes

Underline the correct answers

1. Yoko is excited/nervous
2. David is doing a feature/ human-interest story
3. Yoko, her mother, and her aunts used to cook for a few/ a lot of relatives.
4. Yoko’s mother learned to cook from her aunt/mother
5. Yoko says people don’t eat out/cool at home a lot.

Fill in the blanks

1. Japanese food is healthy because it_______________
a) uses very little salt b) has very little fat
2. Yoko thinks people____________ too much these days
a) eat b) eat out
3. David doesn’t have enough __________________-
a) time b) energy
4. Yoko likes to make _______________ simple dishes and freeze them
a) a few b) a lot of
5. Yoko likes roasted vegetables with a little ________
a) olive oil b) salt