1. Cooking

2. What do you do with a knife in a kitchen?

3. Cut The veggies need to be cut (up). Can you cut (up) the vegetables? Image courtesy of Mister GC at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

4. This is a cutting board. Image courtesy of Mister GC at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

5. Chop I need to chop the veggies. Image courtesy of graur razvan ionut at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

6. Slice Can you slice the potatoes? Image courtesy of anankkml at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

7. Peel Can you peel the potatoes? We don’t say ‘peel the skin’ 削皮. We say ‘peel the (the veggie or fruit name)’ Image courtesy of artur84 at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

8. What are different methods of cooking?

9. Fry I’m going to fry the pork. First you have to heat up the oil. Image courtesy of tiverylucky at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

10. Deep fry My brother loves fried chicken. (We don’t say deep fried chicken.) Image courtesy of rakratchada torsap at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

11. Stir-fry (only Chinese cooking) Let’s make a stir-fry tonight. Stir-fry is made in a wok. Image courtesy of KEKO64 at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

12. A wok

13. Stir Stir constantly. Stir occasionally. Image courtesy of cbenjasuwan at FreeDigitalPhotos.net This is a spatula

14. Bake You can bake a meal or desserts. Image courtesy of stockimages at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

15. In the West we have large ovens.

16. It’s common for Westerners to make casseroles in the oven-a mix of meat, veggies, a starch, and seasonings. Image courtesy of Apolonia at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

17. Sometime you may help a foreigner in China to buy some imported foods. There may be baking stores you can take them to.

18. Grill (BBQ) In the summer it’s popular to grill on a grill. Image courtesy of artur84 at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

19. Steam (Not common in the West) It’s common in China to eat steamed bread. Image courtesy of Toa55 at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

20. Boil Put the noodles in when the water starts boiling.

21. Strain After the noodles are done strain them.

22. If a person can cook well you can tell that person: ‘You are a good …’ (NOT ‘cooker’)

23. ‘You are a good cook.’ NOT ‘You are a good cooker.’

24. This is a rice cooker. A cooker is a machine. Image courtesy of John Kasawa at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

25. What can you cook? Write down the instructions for how to make some kind of meal. Be detailed.