Personal Best A2 Unit 7 Reading Test

UNIT 7 READING Name: Enma Gabriela Naranjo Oviedo Date: 21/11/2020.

Paul Bonesci Monday January 22nd Many of you know that I really love my grandmother’s cooking. My grandmother, Silvia, is 91 and she lives in a small village near Turin, in Italy. It’s a really beautiful place. I go there three times a year, and I love spending time with my grandmother in her kitchen. It’s pretty small, but it has everything you need. My grandmother’s area of Italy is the home of the Slow Food organization. Slow Food believe that local food and traditional cooking are very important. Their ideas are popular – they now have a college in the Italian town of Pollenzo, and offices in many different countries, including Germany, France, and Japan. Their ideas are important to my grandmother, too. She makes a lot of pasta dishes, but today, I’m sharing her recipe for a soup called ribollita. At this time of year, I love eating lots of green vegetables. That’s why this is one of my favorite winter dishes. It takes a long time to make – it’s a good recipe for a cold day when you don’t want to go outside. I hope you enjoy it! You need: 2 onions

about a pound of green vegetables

1 carrot

2 liters of water

1 potato

a hard Italian cheese, like Parmesan

a can of tomatoes

4 pieces of bread

a can of beans First, cut all the vegetables into small pieces. Then, cook the onions and carrots for about 30 minutes. When they are soft, add the tomatoes, the potato, and the Parmesan cheese. Cook for about 15 minutes. Then, add the beans, the green vegetables, and the water. Cook for 30 minutes more. Turn off the stove and put the pieces of bread on top of the soup. Wait for about 10 minutes, then eat!

1 Read the text quickly. What is the writer’s main purpose? a

to describe his grandmother’s cooking

b

to describe an area in Italy

c

to explain how to make an Italian dish

(1 point)

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UNIT 7 READING 2 Read the text. Choose the correct options to complete the sentences. 1

Silvia lives in ______c__________ . a

2

every two years

b

c

every winter

Italy

c

Japan

pasta

c

vegetable

c

when the weather is cold

c

slow to cook

c

cheese

more than once a year

Germany

b

soup

b

in the summer

b

when you’re on vacation

The writer says ribollita is ______c__________ . a

7

a village

It’s a good dish to have ________c________ . a

6

c

Ribollita is a kind of _______a_________ . a

5

Turin

Slow Food has a college in _____b___________ . a

4

b

The writer visits Italy ______b__________ . a

3

the center of Italy

easy to make

b

good for you

The recipe uses a lot of _______b_________ . a

potatoes

b

vegetables

(7 points)

3 Match the words in bold with the things they refer to. 1

It’s a really beautiful place. (e)

2

It’s pretty small.

(f)

3

Their ideas are popular.

(c)

4

I’m sharing her recipe.

(g)

5

This is one of my favorite winter dishes. (a)

6

I hope you enjoy it!

(b)

7

When they are soft.

(d)

a

the writer

b

the recipe for ribollita

c

the Slow Food organization

d

the carrots and onions

e

Silvia’s village

f

Silvia’s kitchen

g

Silvia

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UNIT 7 READING (7 points) (Total points: 15)

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