Compréhension écrite : Lia's Kitchen

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How I started my own baking business – a blog post

Hi everyone! My name is Lia, I'm fifteen, and I live in Modi'in. This is

my first blog post, so I want to tell you how a hobby became a small

business.

It all started during the summer holidays last year. I was bored, so I

began baking cookies with my grandmother's old recipe book. My family loved

them, and soon my parents' friends were asking for them too. One day, our

neighbour asked if she could order forty cookies for her son's birthday

party. She paid me 120 shekels. That was the moment I thought, "Maybe I can

do this for real."

Of course, starting a business at fifteen is not simple. First, I had to

talk to my parents. They agreed, but they had three rules: school comes

first, I must keep the kitchen clean, and I can only bake on weekends. Then

I needed money for ingredients and boxes. My dad lent me 500 shekels, and I

promised to pay him back in three months. (I did it in two!)

Next, I opened an Instagram page called "Lia's Kitchen." I took photos

of my cookies and brownies in natural light near the window, because my

friend said it makes food look better. She was right. In the first month I

got twelve orders, mostly from people in my neighbourhood.

Not everything went well. Once I burned a whole tray of brownies an hour

before a customer came to collect them. I had to bake everything again very

fast, and I was almost late. Another time, I forgot to write down an order,

and a customer waited for nothing. I felt awful, so I gave her a free box.

Now I keep a notebook with every order and its date.

Today I bake about sixty cookies every Friday. I've saved enough money

for a new mixer, and I'm planning to try cakes for the holidays. My advice

to other teens? Start small, be honest with your customers and don't be

afraid of mistakes. I made plenty, and I learned something from every one of

them.

Exercices

Part A — Understanding the text

Exercice 1

How did Lia start baking? Choose the correct answer. (lines 4–6)

  1. Her neighbour taught her to bake cookies.
  2. She was bored in the summer holidays and used her grandmother's recipe book.
  3. She took a baking course at school.
  4. She watched baking videos on Instagram.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé

Réponse : B She was bored in the summer holidays and used her grandmother's recipe book.

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Exercice 2

What made Lia think that she could start a real business? (lines 6–9)

Voir la réponse et le corrigé

Réponse : {{en|Her neighbour ordered forty cookies for her son's birthday party and paid her 120 shekels.}}

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Exercice 3

Complete the table: Lia's parents' three rules. (lines 10–12)

Columns: Rule | What it says

Rule 1 — ___

Rule 2 — ___

Rule 3 — ___

Voir la réponse et le corrigé

Réponse : {{en|School comes first; she must keep the kitchen clean; she can only bake on weekends.}}

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Exercice 4

Complete the sentence. (3 points for each answer) (lines 13–14)

Lia's dad lent her ____, and she paid him back in ____.

Voir la réponse et le corrigé

Réponse : Lia's dad lent her 500 shekels, and she paid him back in two months.

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Exercice 5

Lia's friend gave her good advice about taking photos.

Voir la réponse et le corrigé

Réponse : Vrai · “my friend said it makes food look better. She was right”

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Exercice 6

Most of Lia's first orders came from people far away.

Voir la réponse et le corrigé

Réponse : Faux · “mostly from people in my neighbourhood”

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Exercice 7

Lia was late for a customer after she burned the brownies.

Voir la réponse et le corrigé

Réponse : Faux · “I was almost late”

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Exercice 8

Lia once forgot to write down an order. (lines 21–23)

What did she do for the customer?

Voir la réponse et le corrigé

Réponse : {{en|She gave the customer a free box.}}

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Exercice 9

Lia once forgot to write down an order. (lines 21–23)

What does she do now so that it does not happen again?

Voir la réponse et le corrigé

Réponse : {{en|She keeps a notebook with every order and its date.}}

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Exercice 10

Give ONE plan that Lia has for the future. (lines 24–25)

Voir la réponse et le corrigé

Réponse : {{en|She is planning to try (baking) cakes for the holidays.}}

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Part B — Language

Exercice 11

What do the following words refer to?

“them” (line 6) refers to ___

Voir la réponse et le corrigé

Réponse : {{en|the cookies}}

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Exercice 12

What do the following words refer to?

“She” (line 8) refers to ___

Voir la réponse et le corrigé

Réponse : {{en|the neighbour}}

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Exercice 13

What do the following words refer to?

“them” (line 20) refers to ___

Voir la réponse et le corrigé

Réponse : {{en|the brownies}}

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Exercice 14

Choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in the text. “awful” (line 22)

  1. very happy
  2. surprised
  3. hungry
  4. very bad
Voir la réponse et le corrigé

Réponse : D very bad

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Exercice 15

Choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in the text. “plenty” (line 27)

  1. a few
  2. only one
  3. none
  4. a lot
Voir la réponse et le corrigé

Réponse : D a lot

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Part C — Thinking about the text

Exercice 16

What is the main idea of the blog post? Choose the correct answer.

  1. Baking is the best hobby for teenagers.
  2. With hard work and good planning, Lia turned a hobby into a small business and learned from her mistakes.
  3. Lia's parents did not want her to have a business.
  4. Making money is easy if you have an Instagram page.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé

Réponse : B With hard work and good planning, Lia turned a hobby into a small business and learned from her mistakes.

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Exercice 17

Lia's advice is: "don't be afraid of mistakes."

Give ONE example of a mistake Lia made and what she learned from it.

Voir la réponse et le corrigé

Réponse : {{en|She forgot to write down an order, so now she keeps a notebook. Mistake + what she learned / changed.}}

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Exercice 18

Lia's advice is: "don't be afraid of mistakes."

Would you like to start a small business like Lia? Give TWO reasons.

Voir la réponse et le corrigé

Réponse : {{en|Personal answer: two clear reasons that fit the question + clear English.}}

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