A Cooking Class – Bilingual English–Spanish Story, Audio & Grammar Practice (A1–C2)

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A1 | BEGINNER

Luis attends a cooking class. He learns how to make pizza. He mixes flour and water to make the dough. He puts tomato, cheese, and olives on top. Then, he bakes the pizza. When it is ready, he tastes it and feels proud.

A1 | PRINCIPIANTE

Luis asiste a una clase de cocina. Aprende a hacer pizza. Mezcla harina y agua para hacer la masa. Pone tomate, queso y aceitunas encima. Después, hornea la pizza. Cuando está lista, la prueba y se siente orgulloso.

He learned everything he knows at LecturaBilingue.com — the place where stories come alive. Todo lo que sabe lo aprendió en LecturaBilingue.com, el lugar donde las historias cobran vida.

⏳ A1 | Past tense version Present → Past

La misma historia transformada al pasado. Los verbos que cambian aparecen destacados.

Luis attended a cooking class. He learned how to make pizza. He mixed flour and water to make the dough. He put tomato, cheese, and olives on top. Then, he baked the pizza. When it was ready, he tasted it and felt proud.

Main changes

attends→attended learns→learned mixes→mixed puts→put bakes→baked is→was tastes→tasted feels→felt

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A Cooking Class

Vocabulary

• attends a cooking class — asiste a una clase de cocina
• learns how to make — aprende a hacer
• make pizza — hacer pizza
• mixes flour and water — mezcla harina y agua
• make the dough — hacer la masa
• puts tomato — pone tomate

• cheese and olives — queso y aceitunas
• on top — encima
• bakes the pizza — hornea la pizza
• when it is ready — cuando está lista
• tastes it — la prueba
• feels proud — se siente orgulloso

Complete the sentence

Luis attends a cooking He mixes flour and water to make the Then, he bakes the When it is ready, he feels

Choose the correct answer

What does Luis learn to make? Choose Salad Pizza Cake What does he mix? Choose Rice and milk Flour and water Eggs and sugar How does he feel at the end? Choose Tired Sad Proud

Build the sentence

Tap the words in the correct order:

Luis bakes the pizza

Reading comprehension

1. What class does Luis attend?
2. What ingredients does he put on the pizza?
3. How does he feel when the pizza is ready?

Translation practice

Translate into Spanish:

• Luis attends a cooking class.
• He mixes flour and water to make the dough.
• When it is ready, he tastes it and feels proud.

Translate into English:

• Luis asiste a una clase de cocina.
• Aprende a hacer pizza.
• Después, hornea la pizza.

Reading and translation are bonus practice and are not included in the score.

A2 | ELEMENTARY

Luis joins a cooking class with friends. The chef teaches them how to make pizza from scratch. Luis mixes the dough, cuts the ingredients, and organizes everything on his table. He adds tomato, cheese, and mushrooms. At the end, he enjoys the pizza he made and shares it with others.

A2 | BÁSICO

Luis participa en una clase de cocina con amigos. El chef les enseña a preparar pizza desde cero. Luis mezcla la masa, corta los ingredientes y organiza todo en su mesa. Añade tomate, queso y champiñones. Al terminar, disfruta de la pizza que hizo y la comparte con los demás.

He learned everything he knows at LecturaBilingue.com — the place where stories come alive. Todo lo que sabe lo aprendió en LecturaBilingue.com, el lugar donde las historias cobran vida.

⏳ A2 | Past tense version Present → Past

La misma historia transformada al pasado. Los verbos que cambian aparecen destacados.

Luis joined a cooking class with friends. The chef taught them how to make pizza from scratch. Luis mixed the dough, cut the ingredients, and organized everything on his table. He added tomato, cheese, and mushrooms. At the end, he enjoyed the pizza he had made and shared it with others.

Main changes

joins→joined teaches→taught mixes→mixed cuts→cut organizes→organized adds→added enjoys→enjoyed made→had made shares→shared

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A Cooking Class

Vocabulary

• joins a cooking class — participa en una clase de cocina
• with friends — con amigos
• the chef teaches — el chef enseña
• make pizza from scratch — preparar pizza desde cero
• mixes the dough — mezcla la masa
• cuts the ingredients — corta los ingredientes
• organizes everything — organiza todo

• on his table — en su mesa
• adds tomato — añade tomate
• cheese and mushrooms — queso y champiñones
• at the end — al terminar
• enjoys the pizza — disfruta de la pizza
• he made — que hizo
• shares it with others — la comparte con los demás

Complete the sentence

Luis joins a cooking class with The chef teaches them how to make pizza from Luis cuts the ingredients and organizes everything on his At the end, he enjoys the pizza he

Choose the correct answer

Who teaches the class? Choose A teacher The chef A friend What does Luis add to the pizza? Choose Ham and onions Tomato, cheese, and mushrooms Fish and cheese What does Luis do at the end? Choose He throws the pizza away He hides the pizza He shares it with others

Build the sentence

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Luis mixes the dough

Reading comprehension

1. Who is with Luis in the cooking class?
2. What does the chef teach them to make?
3. What does Luis do with the pizza at the end?

Translation practice

Translate into Spanish:

• Luis joins a cooking class with friends.
• The chef teaches them how to make pizza from scratch.
• At the end, he enjoys the pizza he made and shares it with others.

Translate into English:

• Luis participa en una clase de cocina con amigos.
• Luis mezcla la masa, corta los ingredientes y organiza todo en su mesa.
• Añade tomate, queso y champiñones.

Reading and translation are bonus practice and are not included in the score.

B1 | INTERMEDIATE

Luis attends a gourmet cooking class to learn new recipes. During the session, the chef explains how to prepare an Italian-style pizza. Luis kneads the dough until it’s smooth, chooses fresh ingredients, and experiments with flavor combinations. As his pizza bakes, he watches the ingredients melt together perfectly. After tasting it, he feels inspired to cook more at home.

B1 | INTERMEDIO

Luis asiste a una clase de cocina gourmet para aprender nuevas recetas. Durante la sesión, el chef explica cómo preparar una pizza estilo italiano. Luis amasa la masa hasta que esté suave, elige ingredientes frescos y experimenta con combinaciones de sabores. Mientras su pizza se hornea, observa cómo los ingredientes se funden perfectamente. Al probarla, se siente inspirado para cocinar más en casa.

He learned everything he knows at LecturaBilingue.com — the place where stories come alive. Todo lo que sabe lo aprendió en LecturaBilingue.com, el lugar donde las historias cobran vida.

⏳ B1 | Past tense version Present → Past

La misma historia transformada al pasado. Los verbos que cambian aparecen destacados.

Luis attended a gourmet cooking class to learn new recipes. During the session, the chef explained how to prepare an Italian-style pizza. Luis kneaded the dough until it was smooth, chose fresh ingredients, and experimented with flavor combinations. As his pizza baked, he watched the ingredients melt together perfectly. After tasting it, he felt inspired to cook more at home.

Main changes

attends→attended explains→explained kneads→kneaded it’s→it was chooses→chose experiments→experimented bakes→baked watches→watched feels→felt

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A Cooking Class

Vocabulary

• attends a gourmet cooking class — asiste a una clase de cocina gourmet
• learn new recipes — aprender nuevas recetas
• during the session — durante la sesión
• prepare a pizza — preparar una pizza
• an Italian-style pizza — una pizza estilo italiano
• kneads the dough — amasa la masa
• until it’s smooth — hasta que esté suave
• fresh ingredients — ingredientes frescos

• flavor combinations — combinaciones de sabores
• his pizza bakes — su pizza se hornea
• melt together — se funden
• perfectly — perfectamente
• after tasting it — al probarla
• feels inspired — se siente inspirado
• cook more at home — cocinar más en casa

Complete the sentence

Luis attends a gourmet cooking class to learn new Luis kneads the dough until it’s He chooses fresh ingredients and experiments with flavor After tasting it, he feels

Choose the correct answer

Why does Luis attend the class? Choose To meet friends To learn new recipes To find a job What kind of pizza does the chef explain? Choose A French-style pizza An Italian-style pizza A vegetable pizza How does Luis feel after tasting the pizza? Choose Bored Worried Inspired

Build the sentence

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Luis kneads the dough

Reading comprehension

1. What does Luis want to learn in the class?
2. What does he do with the dough and the ingredients?
3. Why does he feel inspired at the end?

Translation practice

Translate into Spanish:

• Luis attends a gourmet cooking class to learn new recipes.
• Luis kneads the dough until it’s smooth, chooses fresh ingredients, and experiments with flavor combinations.
• As his pizza bakes, he watches the ingredients melt together perfectly.

Translate into English:

• Luis asiste a una clase de cocina gourmet para aprender nuevas recetas.
• Durante la sesión, el chef explica cómo preparar una pizza estilo italiano.
• Al probarla, se siente inspirado para cocinar más en casa.

Reading and translation are bonus practice and are not included in the score.

B2 | UPPER-INTERMEDIATE

Luis joins a culinary workshop focused on Italian cuisine. He learns not only how to make pizza but also how to perfect techniques such as kneading and dough fermentation. The chef emphasizes the use of local and organic ingredients. Luis decorates his pizza with arugula and goat cheese. While waiting for it to bake, he chats with other participants about their favorite dishes. In the end, he enjoys an enriching experience.

B2 | INTERMEDIO ALTO

Luis participa en un taller culinario centrado en la cocina italiana. Aprende no solo a preparar pizza, sino también a perfeccionar técnicas como el amasado y la fermentación de la masa. El chef enfatiza el uso de ingredientes locales y orgánicos. Luis decora su pizza con rúcula y queso de cabra. Mientras espera a que se hornee, conversa con otros participantes sobre sus platos favoritos. Al final, disfruta de una experiencia enriquecedora.

He learned everything he knows at LecturaBilingue.com — the place where stories come alive. Todo lo que sabe lo aprendió en LecturaBilingue.com, el lugar donde las historias cobran vida.

⏳ B2 | Past tense version Present → Past

La misma historia transformada al pasado. Los verbos que cambian aparecen destacados.

Luis joined a culinary workshop focused on Italian cuisine. He learned not only how to make pizza but also how to perfect techniques such as kneading and dough fermentation. The chef emphasized the use of local and organic ingredients. Luis decorated his pizza with arugula and goat cheese. While waiting for it to bake, he chatted with other participants about their favorite dishes. In the end, he enjoyed an enriching experience.

Main changes

joins→joined learns→learned emphasizes→emphasized decorates→decorated chats→chatted enjoys→enjoyed

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A Cooking Class

Vocabulary

• joins a culinary workshop — participa en un taller culinario
• focused on Italian cuisine — centrado en la cocina italiana
• not only how to make — no solo a preparar
• perfect techniques — perfeccionar técnicas
• kneading and fermentation — amasado y fermentación
• local and organic ingredients — ingredientes locales y orgánicos
• decorates his pizza — decora su pizza

• arugula and goat cheese — rúcula y queso de cabra
• waiting for it to bake — espera a que se hornee
• other participants — otros participantes
• favorite dishes — platos favoritos
• in the end — al final
• an enriching experience — una experiencia enriquecedora

Complete the sentence

Luis joins a culinary workshop focused on Italian The chef emphasizes the use of local and organic Luis decorates his pizza with arugula and goat In the end, he enjoys an enriching

Choose the correct answer

What is the workshop focused on? Choose French cuisine Italian cuisine Mexican cuisine Which techniques does Luis learn to improve? Choose Frying and grilling Kneading and dough fermentation Boiling and slicing What does Luis do while waiting for the pizza to bake? Choose He sleeps He chats with other participants He leaves the workshop

Build the sentence

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Luis decorates his pizza

Reading comprehension

1. What does Luis learn besides making pizza?
2. What ingredients does he use to decorate his pizza?
3. Why is the experience enriching for him?

Translation practice

Translate into Spanish:

• Luis joins a culinary workshop focused on Italian cuisine.
• The chef emphasizes the use of local and organic ingredients.
• While waiting for it to bake, he chats with other participants about their favorite dishes.

Translate into English:

• Luis participa en un taller culinario centrado en la cocina italiana.
• Aprende no solo a preparar pizza, sino también a perfeccionar técnicas como el amasado y la fermentación de la masa.
• Al final, disfruta de una experiencia enriquecedora.

Reading and translation are bonus practice and are not included in the score.

C1 | ADVANCED

Luis attends an advanced cooking course to perfect his skills. During the session, the chef analyzes the balance of flavors and textures in a pizza. Luis experiments with unusual ingredients like figs and honey, aiming to create a sophisticated dish. He also learns to use different types of flour to achieve unique textures. At the end of the course, he reflects on how gastronomy combines art, technique, and creativity.

C1 | AVANZADO

Luis asiste a un curso avanzado de cocina para perfeccionar sus habilidades. Durante la sesión, el chef analiza el equilibrio de sabores y texturas en la pizza. Luis experimenta con ingredientes inusuales como higos y miel, buscando crear un plato sofisticado. También aprende a usar diferentes tipos de harinas para lograr texturas únicas. Al finalizar el curso, reflexiona sobre cómo la gastronomía combina arte, técnica y creatividad.

He learned everything he knows at LecturaBilingue.com — the place where stories come alive. Todo lo que sabe lo aprendió en LecturaBilingue.com, el lugar donde las historias cobran vida.

⏳ C1 | Past tense version Present → Past

La misma historia transformada al pasado. Los verbos que cambian aparecen destacados.

Luis attended an advanced cooking course to perfect his skills. During the session, the chef analyzed the balance of flavors and textures in a pizza. Luis experimented with unusual ingredients like figs and honey, aiming to create a sophisticated dish. He also learned to use different types of flour to achieve unique textures. At the end of the course, he reflected on how gastronomy combined art, technique, and creativity.

Main changes

attends→attended analyzes→analyzed experiments→experimented learns→learned reflects→reflected combines→combined

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A Cooking Class

Vocabulary

• an advanced cooking course — un curso avanzado de cocina
• perfect his skills — perfeccionar sus habilidades
• during the session — durante la sesión
• the chef analyzes — el chef analiza
• balance of flavors — equilibrio de sabores
• textures in a pizza — texturas en una pizza
• unusual ingredients — ingredientes inusuales
• figs and honey — higos y miel

• a sophisticated dish — un plato sofisticado
• different types of flour — diferentes tipos de harinas
• achieve unique textures — lograr texturas únicas
• at the end — al finalizar
• reflects on — reflexiona sobre
• gastronomy combines — la gastronomía combina
• art, technique, and creativity — arte, técnica y creatividad

Complete the sentence

Luis attends an advanced cooking course to perfect his The chef analyzes the balance of flavors and textures in a Luis experiments with unusual ingredients like figs and He learns to use different types of flour to achieve unique

Choose the correct answer

Why does Luis attend the course? Choose To meet new friends To perfect his skills To travel to Italy Which unusual ingredients does he use? Choose Figs and honey Ham and olives Fish and lemon What does he reflect on at the end? Choose How weather affects food How gastronomy combines art, technique, and creativity How travel changes recipes

Build the sentence

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Luis experiments with ingredients

Reading comprehension

1. What culinary aspects does the chef analyze during the session?
2. Why does Luis use unusual ingredients like figs and honey?
3. What broader idea about gastronomy does Luis reflect on at the end?

Translation practice

Translate into Spanish:

• Luis attends an advanced cooking course to perfect his skills.
• Luis experiments with unusual ingredients like figs and honey, aiming to create a sophisticated dish.
• At the end of the course, he reflects on how gastronomy combines art, technique, and creativity.

Translate into English:

• Luis asiste a un curso avanzado de cocina para perfeccionar sus habilidades.
• Durante la sesión, el chef analiza el equilibrio de sabores y texturas en la pizza.
• También aprende a usar diferentes tipos de harinas para lograr texturas únicas.

Reading and translation are bonus practice and are not included in the score.

C2 | PROFICIENT

Luis attends a haute cuisine seminar exploring the historical evolution of pizza as a cultural symbol. In addition to making the dough from scratch, he applies modern techniques such as baking at high temperatures in stone ovens. During the class, he discusses the sustainability of the ingredients with the chef. Upon leaving, he appreciates how this iconic dish reflects the connection between tradition and contemporary gastronomy.

C2 | COMPETENTE

Luis participa en un seminario de alta cocina, donde se explora la evolución histórica de la pizza como símbolo cultural. Además de preparar la masa desde cero, aplica técnicas modernas como la cocción a alta temperatura en hornos de piedra. Durante la clase, habla con el chef sobre la sostenibilidad de los ingredientes. Al salir, aprecia cómo este plato emblemático refleja la conexión entre tradición y gastronomía contemporánea.

He learned everything he knows at LecturaBilingue.com — the place where stories come alive. Todo lo que sabe lo aprendió en LecturaBilingue.com, el lugar donde las historias cobran vida.

⏳ C2 | Past tense version Present → Past

La misma historia transformada al pasado. Los verbos que cambian aparecen destacados.

Luis attended a haute cuisine seminar exploring the historical evolution of pizza as a cultural symbol. In addition to making the dough from scratch, he applied modern techniques such as baking at high temperatures in stone ovens. During the class, he discussed the sustainability of the ingredients with the chef. Upon leaving, he appreciated how this iconic dish reflected the connection between tradition and contemporary gastronomy.

Main changes

attends→attended applies→applied discusses→discussed appreciates→appreciated reflects→reflected

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A Cooking Class

Vocabulary

• a haute cuisine seminar — un seminario de alta cocina
• historical evolution — evolución histórica
• a cultural symbol — un símbolo cultural
• from scratch — desde cero
• modern techniques — técnicas modernas
• baking at high temperatures — cocción a alta temperatura
• stone ovens — hornos de piedra

• during the class — durante la clase
• discusses sustainability with the chef — habla de sostenibilidad con el chef
• the sustainability of the ingredients — la sostenibilidad de los ingredientes
• upon leaving — al salir
• this iconic dish — este plato emblemático
• reflects the connection — refleja la conexión
• between tradition and contemporary gastronomy — entre tradición y gastronomía contemporánea

Complete the sentence

Luis attends a haute cuisine He applies modern techniques such as baking at high During the class, he discusses the sustainability of the This iconic dish reflects the connection between tradition and contemporary

Choose the correct answer

What does the seminar explore? Choose Only new recipes The historical evolution of pizza Italian travel traditions Which modern technique does Luis apply? Choose Freezing the dough Baking at high temperatures in stone ovens Boiling the ingredients What does Luis appreciate at the end? Choose The price of the course The connection between tradition and contemporary gastronomy The speed of the oven

Build the sentence

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Luis discusses sustainability with the chef

Reading comprehension

1. Why is pizza presented as a cultural symbol in the seminar?
2. What modern techniques does Luis apply during the class?
3. How does the dish reflect the link between tradition and contemporary gastronomy?

Translation practice

Translate into Spanish:

• Luis attends a haute cuisine seminar exploring the historical evolution of pizza as a cultural symbol.
• In addition to making the dough from scratch, he applies modern techniques such as baking at high temperatures in stone ovens.
• Upon leaving, he appreciates how this iconic dish reflects the connection between tradition and contemporary gastronomy.

Translate into English:

• Luis participa en un seminario de alta cocina, donde se explora la evolución histórica de la pizza como símbolo cultural.
• Además de preparar la masa desde cero, aplica técnicas modernas como la cocción a alta temperatura en hornos de piedra.
• Durante la clase, habla con el chef sobre la sostenibilidad de los ingredientes.

Reading and translation are bonus practice and are not included in the score.