Lesson 35: Let’s Make Dinner!

Conversation

Anna: Hi there! Washington, D.C. has many fun places to eat. But, sometimes it's more fun to cook. In fact, tonight Marsha and I are cooking for friends. Well, she is cooking. I am doing the shopping.

(phone rings) It’s Marsha. Hi, Marsha.

Marsha: Hi, Anna. Do you have the shopping list?

Anna: Yes, I told you: I have the shopping list. Can you hear it?

Marsha: Okay, good. I hear the list. Anna, please buy all the ingredients on the list.

Anna: Yes, Marsha, I will.

Marsha: And do not spend too much time shopping.

Anna: No, Marsha, I won’t. See you later.

Anna: Sometimes, Marsha worries too much. I love shopping! And, I did not spend too much money. Oh, no! But I did spend too much time! I have to return home now!

Marsha: Anna, what took you so long? Our guests will be here soon!

Anna: Don’t worry, Marsha. I bought everything on the list.

Marsha: Let me see. You bought a bunch of bananas, a box of pancake mix, a bag of coffee … Anna, this is all wrong!

Anna: What do you mean wrong? I bought a jar of peanut butter and a loaf of bread … no, wait … two loaves of bread.

Marsha: Anna, these are the wrong ingredients!

Anna: These ingredients are all on the list! I took this list from the counter.

Marsha: Anna, this is the shopping list for breakfast. I said, take the shopping list - on the refrigerator - for dinner!

Anna: Marsha, there was no shopping list - on the refrigerator - for dinner!

Marsha: Oh no! It’s on the floor!!

Anna/Marsha: Ahh!!! Ahh!!!

Marsha: What are we going to do?

Anna: When do our guests arrive?

Marsha: They arrive in 30 minutes!

Anna: I can fix this. Do you trust me?

Marsha: Do I have to?

Anna: Yes.

(The story continues next week)

New Words

banana - n. a long curved fruit with a thick peel that is yellow when it is ripe

bought - v. past tense of buy: to get (something) by paying money for it

box - n. a container that is made of a hard material (such as wood, metal, or cardboard) and that usually has four straight sides

bread - n. a baked food made from a mixture of flour and water

bunch - n. a group of things of the same kind that are held or tied together or that grow together

counter - n. a long, flat surface on which food is prepared in a kitchen

floor - n. the part of a room on which you stand

ingredient - n. one of the things that are used to make a food or product

jar - n. a glass container that has a wide opening and usually a lid

loaf - n. an amount of bread that has been baked in a long, round, or square shape (plural: loaves)

mix - n. a dry mixture of ingredients that is sold in one package and used for making something (such as a type of food)

pancake - n. a thin, flat, round cake that is made by cooking batter on both sides in a frying pan or on a hot surface

peanut butter - n. a creamy food made from peanuts

shopping list - n. a list of things to be bought at a shop or store

told - v. past tense of tell: to give information to (someone) by speaking or writing
trust - v. to believe that someone or something is reliable, good, honest, or effective