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Hi!
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I want to sign up for cooking class.
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Which class?
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We have three this month.
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The Italian pasta class.
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Great choice.
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Chef Maria teaches it.
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When is it?
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This Saturday, 2 to 5 p.m.
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Three hours?
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Yes.
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You learned to make pasta from scratch.
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Homemade pasta?
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I love that.
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How many people?
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Me and my husband.
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$35 per person.
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What does it include?
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All ingredients, an apron, and a recipe book.
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We eat what we cook?
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Of course, that is the best part.
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$70 for both.
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Here is my card.
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You are registered.
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See you Saturday.
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We cannot wait.
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Hi!
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Just a few things today.
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Sure.
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Find everything okay?
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I need fresh basil and garlic.
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Produce section has fresh herbs.
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Found them and olive oil.
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Extra virgin is the best for Italian cooking.
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We are taking a pasta class today.
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How exciting!
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Where?
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At the community center.
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Chef Maria's class?
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Yes, you know about it?
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I took it last month.
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It is amazing.
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Any tips?
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Wear old clothes.
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Flour goes everywhere.
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Ha, good to know.
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The ricotta ravioli is the best part.
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Ravioli too?
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Yes, you learned three recipes.
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I am getting more excited.
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Your total is $12.
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Have fun.
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Thank you.
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Welcome, everyone.
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I am Chef Maria.
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Hi, Chef.
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We are so excited.
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Today, we make three pasta dishes.
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From scratch?
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Yes, fresh pasta dough first.
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I have never made pasta dough.
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It is just flour, eggs, and salt.
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That is it?
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Three simple ingredients.
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Amazing results.
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What dishes will we make?
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Fettuccine, ravioli, and gnocchi.
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That sounds incredible.
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Put on your aprons first.
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Red aprons.
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Very professional.
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Now wash your hands.
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Ready, Chef.
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Step 1.
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Make a flower mountain.
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A flower mountain?
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Yes, with a hole in the center.
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Like a volcano.
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Exactly.
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Crack eggs into the volcano.
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This is already fun.
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My dough is too sticky.
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Mine too.
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Add more flour.
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How much?
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A little at a time.
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Better.
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Now I knead it?
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Yes, for about eight minutes.
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That is a workout.
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My arms are already tired.
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Chef Maria says, fold, push, turn.
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Fold, push, turn.
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Fold, push, turn.
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The dough is getting smoother.
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Mine looks like a ball now.
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How do we know when it is ready?
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Press it, if it bounces back.
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Mine bounces.
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Is it done?
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I think so.
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Great job.
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Now we let it rest for 30 minutes.
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Rest?
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The dough rests?
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Yes, like a nap for dough.
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I need a nap too after all that kneading.
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Same.
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Time to roll the dough.
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With a rolling pin?
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We have a pasta machine.
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This hand-crank one?
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Yes, feed the dough through slowly.
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Like this?
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Thinner setting each time.
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It is getting so thin.
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Perfect.
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Now switch to the cutter.
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This attachment?
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Yes.
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Crank slowly.
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Fettuccine.
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Real fettuccine.
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Beautiful.
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Hang them to dry.
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On this wooden rack?
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Yes, just for a few minutes.
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They look like curtains.
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Pasta curtains.
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This is so satisfying.
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Wow, let's make the ravioli.
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With ricotta cheese inside?
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Yes, and fresh spinach.
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I am learning so much.
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The water is boiling.
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Time to cook.
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How long for fresh pasta?
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Only two minutes.
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Very fast.
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Two minutes?
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Not like dried pasta.
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Fresh pasta cooks much faster.
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What sauce are we making?
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Garlic butter sauce.
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Very simple.
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Butter, garlic, and olive oil?
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Yes, and a little pasta water.
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Why pasta water?
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It makes the sauce creamy.
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Chef's secret.
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The ravioli is floating.
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That means they are done?
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Yes.
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Scoop them out gently.
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Now we taste, finally.
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Oh, this is amazing.
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So much better than store-bought.
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The ravioli is my favorite.
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Mine too.
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So creamy inside.
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I will never buy dried pasta again.
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Ha, me neither.
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Here is your recipe book.
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Thank you.
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Three recipes inside?
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Yes, and bonus tips.
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Today was incredible.
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You are a natural in the kitchen.
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My wife is better.
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You both did wonderfully.
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What class is next month?
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Thai curry cooking class.
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Thai curry?
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I love curry.
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We make green curry and pad thai.
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From scratch, too?
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Everything from scratch.
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That is our style.
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How much?
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Same price.
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Thirty-five per person.
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Sign us up.
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Done!
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Second Saturday next month.
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We will be here.
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Keep practicing the pasta at home.
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Every weekend.
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That is the spirit.
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Hi.
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Do you sell pasta machines?
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Yes.
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I have two models.
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I just took a pasta class.
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Chef Maria's class?
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Yes, you know her?
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She buys all her flour here.
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Small world!
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This Italian pasta machine is classic.
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The hand crank one?
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Yes, made in Italy.
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Very durable.
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How much?
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$45.
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I also need double zero flour.
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The finest Italian flour, perfect for pasta.
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And Parmesan cheese?
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Rio Parmigiano Reggiano.
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How much per pound?
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$18, worth every penny.
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I will take half a pound.
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Your pasta will taste like Italy.
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That is the goal.
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Buon appetito!
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Enjoy!
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Ready for our first homemade pasta dinner?
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I am starving.
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I made the dough.
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You roll it.
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Fold, push, turn.
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I remember.
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Your kneading is so much better now.
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Practice at the class helped.
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Now feed it through the machine.
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Thinner each time.
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Cut into fettuccine.
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They look just like the class.
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The water is boiling two minutes.
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And the garlic butter sauce?
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Already simmering.
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Smells amazing.
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Fresh Parmesan on top?
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Of course, Marco's Parmesan.
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This is restaurant quality.
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Made with love at home.
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The best combination.
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Next month, Thai curry.
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We are becoming real chefs.
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One recipe at a time.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Start from Zero: Master Daily English Communication Skills”. Las palabras que más se repiten: pasta, dough, Chef, fresh, ravioli. Este vídeo tiene 237 frases y 900 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 10:15. El hablante habla despacio, unas 88 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. Solo el 75 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente. 50 de sus 237 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
pasta sustantivo/ˈpɑ.stə/pasta
dough sustantivo/doʊ/masa, pasta
flour sustantivo/ˈflaʊ.ə/harina, farina (disused)
curry sustantivo/ˈkʌ.ɹi/curri
recipe sustantivo/ˈɹɛs.ɪ.pi/receta
garlic sustantivo/ˈɡɑɹlɪk/ajo
fold verbo/ˈfəʊld/plegar, doblar
scratch verbo/skɹæt͡ʃ/rascar
apron sustantivo/ˈeɪ.pɹən/delantal, mandil
knead verbo/niːd/amasar, mullir
crank sustantivo/ˈkɹæŋk/manivela, cigüeñuela
creamy adjetivo/ˈkɹiːmi/cremoso
ricotta sustantivo/ɹɪˈkɑtə/requesón, ricota
ingredient sustantivo/ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/ingrediente, excipiente
volcano sustantivo/vɑlˈkeɪ.noʊ/volcán

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

  • We eat what we cook?
  • Yes, you know about it?
  • What dishes will we make?
  • How do we know when it is ready?
  • What sauce are we making?

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo haceare registered · are done
Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupothe best · The finest
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasare taking · am getting · is getting
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwill we make · will never buy · will be

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: dish /dɪʃ/, chef /ʃɛf/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: ravioli /ɹæ.viˈoʊ.li/, fettuccine /ˌfɛtəˈtʃiːni/, ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: scratch /skɹæt͡ʃ/, spinach /ˈspɪnɪt͡ʃ/, starve /stɑɹv/, scoop /skup/, sticky /ˈstɪki/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: ravioli /ɹæ.viˈoʊ.li/, volcano /vɑlˈkeɪ.noʊ/, olive /ˈɑ.lɪv/, starve /stɑɹv/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como pasta, dough, flour.

¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?

Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.

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