Master the Oxford 3000 vocabulary with our rapid comprehension exercise.
Below are the words you’ll focus on in this session:
- coat
- code
- cold
- come
- cook
- cool
- cope
- copy
- core
- corn
The Cooking Contest (Oxford 3000 Vocabulary Series)
Estimated reading time: 0:54s
At the village’s annual cooking contest, everyone was ready to show their best dishes. Lisa decided to cook her special corn soup. She wore her favorite blue coat to keep warm because the weather was very cold. Lisa followed her secret recipe carefully. First, she added corn and then some cold water to the pot. As she cooked, she stayed cool and calm even though this was her first contest. She hoped her soup would come out delicious. Lisa had to cope with a small problem when her stove stopped working, but she quickly fixed it by checking the code on the back. She continued to cook, stirring the soup at the core where it was hottest. Tim, another contestant, liked Lisa’s style. He asked if he could copy her recipe. Lisa smiled and said, sure, as long as you make it your own. Everyone enjoyed the contest, and Lisa felt proud of her tasty corn soup.
This exercise aims to help you comprehend English without mental translation to your native language. It also helps improve your reading speed.
For beginners: Start at 150-250 words per minute (WPM) and gradually increase as you become comfortable.
For advanced learners: Challenge yourself with speeds of 300-400 WPM or higher to further enhance your reading skills.
Adjust the speed as needed and remember: Understanding is just as important as speed!