By Ajarn Helen Jandamit
Photos courtesy of Save With Jamie
University Tips is here to help you prepare for the English exams and tests that are coming your way. It gives you practise answering questions similar to those you may have at school and also on the University Entrance Examination.
Read the following story by Sukhumaporn Laiyok from the Bangkok Post. Then, answer the questions that follow.
Living a healthy life does not necessarily have to be expensive. The book Save With Jamie is proof that your cooking can be delicious, nutritious and money-saving too.
This 287-page book features 120 tasty, money-saving meals from different countries around the world. Renowned for his relaxed cooking style, Jamie Oliver gives you principles that you can use every day, making stock and cooking from scratch, as well as making the most of your ingredients.
The book has six chapters, namely vegetables, chicken, beef, pork, lamb and fish, making it easy to find suitable recipes. Nutritional facts with each recipe will encourage you to eat sensibly.
Perhaps the book’s outstanding feature is Jamie’s advice on how to shop at supermarkets, butchers, greengrocers, fishmongers and markets. His tips on how to make the most of leftovers are remarkable. His recommendations can have a positive impact on your weekly shopping and help you to save money.
Save With Jamie is relevant to every household — whether you’re a couple, a family, a houseful of students or living on your own.
Exercises
Section 1
Read the story. Then, answer the following multiple choice questions.
1. What are the six chapters of this book divided into?
a. Famous chefs.
b. Nutritional facts.
c. Different types of food.
2. What is the book about in general?
a. Healthy ways to buy food and cook.
b. Saving money when shopping for food and cooking.
c. Both a and b are correct.
3. Can you buy this book in Bangkok?
a. Yes.
b. No.
c. The story does not say.
4. Who wrote this book?
a. Sukhumaporn Laiyok.
b. Jamie Oliver.
c. Various chefs from around the world.
5. According to the article, who is this book good for?
a. Students.
b. A couple.
c. Every type of household.
Section 2
Read through the story again. Then, decide whether the following statements are true or false.
6. Nutritional facts are provided with each recipe.
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7. The author of the article thinks that living a healthy life is always expensive.
………………………………….
8. There are 120 pages in the book.
………………………………….
9. Cook Smarter is the title of the book by Jamie Oliver that is being reviewed here.
………………………………….
10. Jamie Oliver gives advice about food shopping in his book.
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Section 3
Read the following sentences and underline the grammatically correct words from the choices given.
11. To help you eat in a way that makes you health/healthy/healthiness, each recipe provides nutritional facts.
12. Jamie’s recommendations may have a positive effect/affect/effective on your daily shopping.
13. Jamie has some special advise/advice/advisable for getting the best value from leftover food.
14. It is not necessary to/for/on spend a lot of money to live a healthy life.
15. Tips on how to made/making/make the most of leftovers are very useful.
Section 4
Match each of the following words used in the story with the correct definitions from the choices given.
16. chapter
a. a separate section of a book
b. a recipe for cooking
c. a particular type of food
17. nutritious
a. very good for you
b. containing toxic substances
c. containing food colouring
18. recipe
a. a book that tells you how to use kitchen equipment
b. a list of dishes available at a restaurant
c. a set of instructions that tells you how to cook something
19. greengrocer
a. a seller of fresh meat
b. a shop that sells plants and trees
c. a person who sells fresh fruit and vegetables
20. leftover
a. rubbish found in a bin
b. food that has not been eaten at the end of a meal
c. food that is mixed with preservatives
Section 5
Write down the adjective forms of the following words used in the story.
21. encourage ………………
22. necessarily ………………
23. use ………………
24. sensibly ………………
Vocabulary
- renowned (adj): famous and respected
butcher (n): a shop that sells meat
fishmonger (n): a shop that sells fish
