Exercise 5 Read an article about a teenager’s hobby. Then complete the exercise. Adam Jones has an unusual hobby for a 15-year-old boy. Most of his friends like to spend their time playing sports like football and basketball or playing computer games, but Adam prefers to cook. Adam first became interested in food from watching cookery programmes on television, but he learned how to cook from his father who was a chef in a local Italian restaurant. His father says that Adam is now the best cook in the family. In the past, Adam’s father did all the cooking for the family, but now Adam cooks most of the family meals. His parents love Adam’s cooking, and even his younger sister Sarah eats most of the food he cooks. Adam likes cooking food from all over the world, but especially Italian, Indian and Thai food. Last year, he went on holiday to India and Thailand with his family, and he enjoyed trying all of the different dishes. Next year, he is going to travel to China and learn how to cook Chinese food. Adam also likes computers and has his own website called ‘Cook with Adam’. He first made the website as part of a school project, but now he uses it to tell people about his cooking and to teach young people how to cook. It has easy food recipes, photos of his food and videos to show people how to cook his favourite meals. The website is very popular with young people, and Adam hopes that it will make them more interested in learning to cook. His father now has his own restaurant, and Adam has a part-time job as a chef there. When people go to the restaurant, they are often surprised that the chef is so young. Adam’s father is happy for him to work there, but only at the weekends because he doesn’t want him to be too tired for school. Adam recently won the first prize in a cooking competition for young people in the UK. He made a chicken curry with rice and vegetables and a chocolate and raspberry dessert. He was very surprised to be in the final part of the competition, and he couldn’t believe it when he won first prize. He won £500 and a cooking lesson with a famous TV chef. Adam’s whole family were very happy that he won the competition, especially his father. After the competition, he appeared on a television news show and a cookery show. In the future, Adam wants to move to London and work as a chef at a top restaurant. He would also like to have his own cookery show on TV and to travel around the world and learn how to cook food from many different countries. Choose the correct answer, True or False. Read the article on the first screen again to help you. 1. Adam likes cooking more than playing football. o True o False 2. Adam learned how to cook from watching programmes on television. o True o False 3. Adam now cooks most of his family’s meals. o True o False 4. Adam only likes cooking Italian, Indian or Thai food. o True o False 5. Adam went to China with his family last year. o True o False 6. Adam made his website for a school project. o True o False 7. Adam’s father allows him to work at the restaurant on any night of the week. o True o False 8. Adam now has his own cookery show on television. o True o False