Sunday Lunch
Every Sunday, Grandma cooks lunch for the whole family, but today is her birthday, so everybody else is in the kitchen.
- A1 level
- 170 words
- about 3 min
- 4 questions
My name is Elif. I am ten. Every Sunday, my big family has lunch at my 's house.
Grandma is a great . She always makes soup, chicken and rice, and a big cake. She cooks all morning and sits down!
But today is . It is Grandma's birthday. "Today you can't cook, Grandma," I say. "We are cooking for you!"
Now we are all in the kitchen. My father is making the soup, and my mother is cooking the chicken and rice. My and are making a salad. My are washing the fruit, and I am making a chocolate cake.
Grandma is in the garden with a cup of tea. She is smiling, but she looks at the kitchen door every two minutes!
At two o'clock, we sit down to eat. Grandma the soup. "It's very good," she says. "But it needs a little !" Everybody laughs.
After lunch, we sing "Happy Birthday." My cake is not very beautiful, but Grandma eats two !
Key words in this text
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- grandmothernoun
the mother of your father or your mother
- cooknoun
a person who makes food; a great cook makes very good food
- neveradverb
not one time; not at any time
- differentadjective
not the same; here, not like other Sundays
- auntnoun
the sister of your father or your mother
- unclenoun
the brother of your father or your mother
- cousinsnoun
the children of your aunt and uncle
- triesverb
eats a little of some food to see if it is good
- saltnoun
a white thing that you put on food; a little salt makes food better
- piecesnoun
parts of something; here, parts of the cake
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