## Task 5 Reading

Goals :
I can read for specific information in a text related to cooking.

Instructions :

1. Read the text.
2. Answer the questions.

## The Kid Who Cooked Two years ago, Elliot West was more or less just like any other ten-year-old kid. The only thing that made Elliot any different was that he loved cooking. But everything changed for Elliot one day when he saw an interesting announcement on the Internet. A TV show called Junior Kitchen Star was holding a contest for kids who enjoyed cooking and baking. Elliot was excited. Before reading about this show, he hadn’t known there were other kids who enjoyed the same hobby as he did. He applied to enter the contest immediately. To qualify for the contest, Elliot had to win a preliminary round against ten other kids from his town. He won easily with a dish of pasta and scallops. He was in the competition! Whereas the preliminary round had been easy, the televised rounds were incredibly difficult. Elliot had to cook against the clock and with limited ingredients. In one challenge, Elliot had to serve up food for a restaurant full of people. The judges were tough and when they had a negative comment about Elliot’s food, he had to try really hard not to cry. While taking part in the competition, the contestants were given cooking lessons from top chefs and this gave Elliot a chance to learn even more about cooking at the highest level. Week by week, the other competitors were eliminated until finally only two were left for the final. One was Elliot and the other was Charles, the son of Pierre La Fontaine, the famous French chef. Over three gruelling hours, Elliot and Charles each created and prepared a seven-course meal for the judges. It was very close, but the judges all said they had loved Elliot’s roast goose served with a red wine sauce. Elliot was declared the winner! After winning the contest, Elliot’s life did not go back to normal. In fact, he became something of a celebrity. He travelled to schools to give cooking demonstrations and produced his own cooking show on YouTube. Elliot is twelve now. He’s still just a kid, but he has a very bright future indeed.