Daily English | My Culinary Victory | Listening and Speaking English | Learn English Through Story

Today you will learn many interesting phrases and words useful in everyday conversations in English.

Alice will tell us about her cooking competition and meeting her "enemy" from school.

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I hope you enjoy the lesson!

Remember that the most important thing in learning English is to be systematic every day, so my way of learning through English stories is very good for this!

📖 Full story:
My Culinary Victory

I was at the market, looking for fresh ingredients.
I needed to prepare for the big cooking competition next week.
Cooking was my hobby, and this competition was very important to me.
When I was picking tomatoes, I saw her. It was Emma, my school rival.
She was now a famous chef.
Seeing her made me feel nervous.

"Hi, Alice," Emma said with a smile.
"Are you preparing for the competition too?"

"Yes," I replied, trying to stay calm.
Inside, I felt scared.
Emma was so confident.
She was a celebrity chef now.

We talked for a bit.
She told me about her success.
I tried to focus on my shopping, but I kept thinking about her.
I felt a lot of pressure.
Winning this competition was my chance to prove myself, but now it seemed very hard.

The day of the semi-finals came.
The challenge was to cook a dish using a difficult technique.
It was the same technique I had failed at before.
My heart was beating fast as I started cooking.
I felt Emma’s eyes on me, and it made me even more nervous.

Halfway through, I made a mistake.
I wanted to give up, but then I remembered why I loved cooking.
It was not about winning; it was about making something delicious.
I took a deep breath and started again, focusing on cooking.

When I finished, I presented my dish to the judges.
They tasted it, and I waited nervously.
To my surprise, they loved it.
Emma came over and said, "Well done, Alice."

At that moment, I realized something important.
My worth was not about winning or being the best.
It was about my love for cooking and the joy it brought me.
I left the competition feeling confident and happy about my hobby.

00:00 Story: My Culinary Victory
01:54 Words and phrases from today's lesson
03:14 Speaking practice
07:04 Story replay
08:58 Ending