Which Level Are You At? Auntie Noi’s Kitchen
One story · four scenes · 24 gaps · vocabulary in context, from a Friday curry to a forum on food and dignity
How it works. Read the story from the beginning. At each numbered gap, choose the word or phrase that fits the meaning of the story, not just the sentence. The scenes become harder as the story goes on. Answer every gap you can, then press See My Level.
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Scene 1 · Friday Curry
Level band 1 · Beginning–Low Intermediate (A1–A2)Auntie Noi lives in a crowded community in Bangkok. Every Friday she cooks rice and curry for her neighbours. She cooks in a big on a gas stove outside her house. Many children come because they are .
They wait in a long and say thank you. Auntie Noi is seventy years old, but she is very : she works all day without a rest. After dinner the children help her the dishes.
Scene 2 · The Hard Year
Level band 2 · Intermediate (B1)During the lockdown, many people in the community lost their , and families could not buy enough food. Auntie Noi’s small were not enough to feed everyone, so she asked for help.
A local market vegetables that had not been sold. Students from a nearby university to cook and deliver meals. Soon the kitchen was serving three hundred meals a day, and the work was very . A newspaper wrote an article that Auntie Noi for her kindness.
Scene 3 · A Report to the Donors
Level band 3 · High Intermediate (B2)Community Kitchen: Annual Report
The kitchen now provides meals to around 300 residents on a basis. Most recipients are elderly people or families whose income is to cover basic needs. Food is bought from local markets, which waste and supports small traders.
Our main challenge is the of our funding: donations fall sharply after each holiday season. To this risk, we plan to start a small catering business. All profits would be directly into the free meal programme.
Scene 4 · A Forum on Food and Dignity
Level band 4 · Advanced (C1)Years later, Auntie Noi’s grandson, now a social policy researcher, spoke at a forum on food security.
“Charity is admirable, but it cannot be a for social protection. When food depends on goodwill alone, help becomes : present one week and absent the next. Queuing for food in public can also be , especially for older people who once supported their own families.
A just system the dignity of the people it serves. Community kitchens should therefore be by public funds, not left to chance. My grandmother never asked for recognition; her sole was to make sure that no child went to bed hungry.”
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