<p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Beth</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: Hello, I'm Beth.</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Neil</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: And I'm Neil and this is real easy English, the podcast with real conversations in easy English to help you learn.</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Beth</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: If you want to read along with this podcast you can find a text version on our website, visit BBClearningenglish.com.…</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Neil</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: Hi Beth, how are things this week?</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Beth</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: Things are good, Neil, how are you?</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Neil</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: I'm very well, thank you very much. Today we're talking about cooking, we'll talk about what we like to cook as well as our favorite </span><b style="font-size:22px;">recipes</b><span style="font-size:22px;">?</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Beth</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: </span><b style="font-size:22px;">Recipes</b><span style="font-size:22px;">, can you explain the word recipes Neil? </span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Neil</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: Yeah, a recipe is a list of instructions for how to make </span><b style="font-size:22px;">certain</b><span style="font-size:22px;"> types of food.</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Beth</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: Okay, great, let's get started then, so Neil, do you enjoy cooking? </span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Neil</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: Yes, I do enjoy cooking, when I cook I find it relaxing, how about you? </span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Beth</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: Yeah, I'm the same, I cook quite a lot but I really enjoy it when I can be in the kitchen with music or a podcast on and really relax and spend time making food.</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Neil</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: What's your favorite thing to make?</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Beth</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: Ah… I quite like making </span><b style="font-size:22px;">stir fries</b><span style="font-size:22px;"> because they're quick and easy, there's lots of different </span><b style="font-size:22px;">ingredients</b><span style="font-size:22px;"> and </span><b style="font-size:22px;">flavors </b><span style="font-size:22px;">you can use but I also quite like cooking fish</span><b style="font-size:22px;">, </b><span style="font-size:22px;">I've got some good fish recipes.</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Neil: </b><span style="font-size:22px;">Ah</span><b style="font-size:22px;">, </b><span style="font-size:22px;">okay.</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Beth</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: what about you ?</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Neil</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: I like to cook a </span><b style="font-size:22px;">roast</b><span style="font-size:22px;"> dinner.</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Beth</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: Hmm, very British.</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Neil</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: Yes, on a Sunday, let me tell you how to do roast chicken.</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Beth</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: Okay, give me the recipe.</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Neil</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: Okay. Take a chicken and put </span><b style="font-size:22px;">garlic</b><span style="font-size:22px;"> and </span><b style="font-size:22px;">Rosemary</b><span style="font-size:22px;"> and Lemons inside, then boil some potatoes not too long and put everything in the oven and </span><b style="font-size:22px;">roast</b><span style="font-size:22px;"> it wth some vegetables for about an hour and 15 minutes.</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Beth</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: Hmm, sounds really good.</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Neil</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: Okay Beth, I want to hear about your fish recipe.</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Beth</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: Well, there's one I like which is with </span><b style="font-size:22px;">cod</b><span style="font-size:22px;"> so you put the cod in a </span><b style="font-size:22px;">pan</b><span style="font-size:22px;"> with </span><b style="font-size:22px;">stock</b><span style="font-size:22px;"> </span><b style="font-size:22px;">creme</b><span style="font-size:22px;"> fresh and </span><b style="font-size:22px;"><u>tarragon</u></b><span style="font-size:22px;">, that's it it's really simple, there's only four ingredients but it tastes really delicious.</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Neil</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: Sounds amazing. </span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Beth</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: How does your chicken recipe taste Neil? </span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Neil</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: It tastes fantastic I have to say, I think especially because of the </span><b style="font-size:22px;">gravy</b><span style="font-size:22px;"> and the gravy is a </span><b style="font-size:22px;">sauce</b><span style="font-size:22px;"> made from all of the juices from the chicken and the vegetables.</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Beth</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: Hmm, I love gravy I use gravy on my </span><b style="font-size:22px;">bangers</b><span style="font-size:22px;"> and </span><b style="font-size:22px;">mash.</b></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Neil: </b><span style="font-size:22px;">Bangers and mash, what's that? </span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Beth</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: Bangers and mash is another British recipe which is </span><b style="font-size:22px;">sausages</b><span style="font-size:22px;"> a </span><b style="font-size:22px;"><u>mashed</u></b><span style="font-size:22px;"> potato, the sausages are the bangers and the mash is the mashed potato.</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Neil</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: Hmm, I can almost smell it.</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Beth</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: I know I'm getting hungry…</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;"> Let's look at the language we learned during the conversation, we had recipe, the instructions for cooking a particular food or meal.</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Neil</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: Taste which we use to describe the food we eat, for example, my chicken tastes amazing.</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Beth</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: And Neil, you gave me instructions on how to make that delicious roast chicken and you use the </span><b style="font-size:22px;">imperative</b><span style="font-size:22px;">, you said put lemon garlic and </span><b style="font-size:22px;">herbs</b><span style="font-size:22px;"> in the chicken boil the potatoes but not for too long and add them to the dish.…</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Neil</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: That's it for this episode of real easy English for more on the imperative and other grammar tips try to podcast learning English Grammar, you can find it on your podcast app or by visiting our website BBClearning.com. </span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Beth</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: Next time , we'll talk more about our families and the jobs they do.</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Neil</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: See you then, Goodbye.</span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Beth</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: Bye! </span></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">Host</b><span style="font-size:22px;">: Want to learn more English? we have a new easy video series, the London to Edinburgh Challenge, go to our website to watch this exercising race , three people five days ￡100, who will get to Edinburgh first visit BBClearning.com.</span></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;"> </span></p>