UNIT 7 READING

Name: Enma Gabriela Naranjo Oviedo Date: 21/11/2020.

Paul Bonesci
Monday January 22nd
Many of you know that I really love my grandmother’s cooking. My grandmother, Silvia, is 91 and she lives
in a small village near Turin, in Italy. It’s a really beautiful place. I go there three times a year, and I love
spending time with my grandmother in her kitchen. It’s pretty small, but it has everything you need.
My grandmother’s area of Italy is the home of the Slow Food organization. Slow Food believe that local food
and traditional cooking are very important. Their ideas are popular – they now have a college in the Italian
town of Pollenzo, and offices in many different countries, including Germany, France, and Japan.
Their ideas are important to my grandmother, too. She makes a lot of pasta dishes, but today, I’m sharing her
recipe for a soup called ribollita. At this time of year, I love eating lots of green vegetables. That’s why this is
one of my favorite winter dishes. It takes a long time to make – it’s a good recipe for a cold day when you
don’t want to go outside. I hope you enjoy it!
You need:
2 onions about a pound of green vegetables
1 carrot 2 liters of water
1 potato a hard Italian cheese, like Parmesan
a can of tomatoes 4 pieces of bread
a can of beans
First, cut all the vegetables into small pieces. Then, cook the onions and
carrots for about 30 minutes. When they are soft, add the tomatoes, the
potato, and the Parmesan cheese. Cook for about 15 minutes. Then, add the
beans, the green vegetables, and the water. Cook for 30 minutes more. Turn
off the stove and put the pieces of bread on top of the soup. Wait for about
10 minutes, then eat!

1 Read the text quickly. What is the writer’s main purpose?

a to describe his grandmother’s cooking

b to describe an area in Italy
c to explain how to make an Italian dish

(1 point)

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2 Read the text. Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

1 Silvia lives in ______c__________ .

a the center of Italy b Turin c a village
2 The writer visits Italy ______b__________ .
a every two years b more than once a year c every winter
3 Slow Food has a college in _____b___________ .
a Germany b Italy c Japan
4 Ribollita is a kind of _______a_________ .
a soup b pasta c vegetable
5 It’s a good dish to have ________c________ .
a in the summer b when you’re on vacation c when the weather is cold
6 The writer says ribollita is ______c__________ .
a easy to make b good for you c slow to cook
7 The recipe uses a lot of _______b_________ .
a potatoes b vegetables c cheese

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3 Match the words in bold with the things they refer to.

1 It’s a really beautiful place. (e)

2 It’s pretty small. (f)
3 Their ideas are popular. (c)
4 I’m sharing her recipe. (g)
5 This is one of my favorite winter dishes. (a)
6 I hope you enjoy it! (b)
7 When they are soft. (d)

a the writer
b the recipe for ribollita
c the Slow Food organization
d the carrots and onions
e Silvia’s village
f Silvia’s kitchen
g Silvia

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(7 points)

(Total points: 15)

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