ESL Listening Comprehension Worksheet: In the Kitchen (Intermediate)

In this listening comprehension task, you are going to listen to an ESL kitchen video with simple instructions on how to poach an egg.

Video link: https://youtu.be/bOnmVFww6gc

To warm up, answer the questions with ESL kitchen vocabulary in Exercise A (ESL kitchen utensils included), then play the video, and answer the questions in exercises B and C.

Read the questions before answering to make sure you understand them.

Watch the video:

A. Exercise: Vocabulary

1. Write the correct verb in the empty box below the picture.

2. Match the verbs (A-L)  with the correct nouns (1-12).
   
3. mash                                       1. a bowl 
4. chop                                        2. a knife             
5. grate                                        3. a whisker
6. stir                                           4. a grater
7. rack                                         5. a cooking spoon
8. knead                                      6. a kitchen counter          
9. pour                                         7. a strainer
10. whisk                                       8. a peeler
11. mix                                          9. a cutting board
12. drain                                        10. a ricer
13. peel                                         11. a mixer
14. slice                                         12. measuring cup

B. Exercise: Multiple Choice Questions

Listen and choose the correct letter.

1.   To poach something means:

1. to cook it in a pot
2. to boil it
3. to cook it in liquid

2.   To make poached eggs, we need 2 fresh eggs, 1L water and:

1. 1 L of vinegar
2. a wooden cooking spoon
3. 1 tbsp of white vinegar

3.   We serve the poached eggs on:

1. bread
2. butter and bread
3. toast

4.  First you light the stove and then:

1. you put a frying pan on the stove
2. you fry the egg on the stove
3. you put a pot on the stove

5. The water is simmering when:

1. it is boiling
2. there are bubbles but it’s not very hot
3. it is ready for boiling

6. Use a spoon to:

1. mix the water
2. whisk the water
3. stir the water

7. When the toast is ready:

1. spread some butter on it
2. melt some butter on it
3. put some butter on it

8. Before you put the egg on the toast, you have to:

1. mash it
2. drain it
3. stir it

9. The yellow part of the egg is called:

1. sunny
2. egg yellow
3. yolk

10. This part of the egg should be:

1. tasty
2. runny
3. funny

C. Exercise: Scrambled Sentences

Read the scrambled sentences, then put them in the correct order to complete a pancake recipe. Write the correct recipe on the lines below.

1 Whisk the eggs, then add the milk, a bit of salt, and flour. Stir well.

2 Ingredients: 2 eggs, 250 ml milk, 150 ml flour, a bit of oil, a pinch of salt.

3 Use a spatula to fry the pancake on both sides.

4 Crack the eggs in a bowl.

5 Serve hot or cold with a topping on the side.

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