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Answer B:

My mother didn’t teach me how to cook, not even fry or boil eggs. I only cook instant food. In
the dormitory, I cook instant ramen or buy takeouts. Instant food doesn’t take long to cook. All I
need is to pour hot water on it and wait for a couple of minutes. Then, I add seasoning. It saves
me so much time. However, sometimes instant food tastes bland. The ingredients have too much
chemicals. I lose appetite because of that. Whenever I don’t want to eat instant food, I order pizza
or chicken instead. I heard that eating too much instant food is damaging to the body. I think I
should learn how to cook soon. I don’t want to get sick because of eating too much instant food.

Points to emphasize in answering:

Give the type of food you cook.
[example: I only cook instant food.]

Give an example for that type of food.
[example: I cook instant ramen.]

Share a short recipe of the food.
[example: All I need is to pour hot water on it and wait for a couple of minutes.]
- Give the procedure. Make sure to use transitions like ‘First’, ‘Then’, ‘Finally’, etc. for a
smoother flow.

Give the advantages or reasons why you always cook this type of food.
[example: It saves me so much time.]

Vocabulary

boil - to cook in hot water
ramen - noodles
takeout - food bought outside to eat at home
instant food - food that doesn’t take long to cook
bland - tasteless
damaging - harmful
soon - in the near future

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