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Ratatouille / Present simple

A1 & A2 listening lessons feature easy vocabulary, basic grammar, and slow speech with short pauses.

rat – A small animal that looks like a mouse.
Example: The rat lives in the wall.

cook – To make food.
Example: I help my mom cook dinner.

garbage – Old food and trash.
Example: The pizza is in the garbage now.

delicious – Very yummy.
Example: This cake is delicious!

restaurant – A place where people go to eat.
Example: We eat pizza at a restaurant.

Paris – A big city in France.
Example: The Eiffel Tower is in Paris.

chef – A person who cooks in a kitchen.
Example: The chef makes pasta.

hat – You wear it on your head.
Example: He wears a red hat.

pull – To move something toward you.
Example: I pull the door to open it.

hair – It grows on your head.
Example: She has long brown hair.

secret – Something you don’t tell anyone.
Example: Don’t tell! It’s a secret.

critic – A person who gives opinions about food, movies, or books.
Example: The critic tasted the soup.

famous – Many people know this person.
Example: Remy becomes famous for his food.

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Ratatouille / Present simple

A1 & A2 listening lessons feature easy vocabulary, basic grammar, and slow speech with short pauses.

rat – A small animal that looks like a mouse.
Example: The rat lives in the wall.

cook – To make food.
Example: I help my mom cook dinner.

garbage – Old food and trash.
Example: The pizza is in the garbage now.

delicious – Very yummy.
Example: This cake is delicious!

restaurant – A place where people go to eat.
Example: We eat pizza at a restaurant.

Paris – A big city in France.
Example: The Eiffel Tower is in Paris.

chef – A person who cooks in a kitchen.
Example: The chef makes pasta.

hat – You wear it on your head.
Example: He wears a red hat.

pull – To move something toward you.
Example: I pull the door to open it.

hair – It grows on your head.
Example: She has long brown hair.

secret – Something you don’t tell anyone.
Example: Don’t tell! It’s a secret.

critic – A person who gives opinions about food, movies, or books.
Example: The critic tasted the soup.

famous – Many people know this person.
Example: Remy becomes famous for his food.

Word Order Exercise

🐭 Remy the Chef Exercise

Reorder the words to write the correct sentence about Remy the rat!
1. a / is / rat / This / Remy / named
2. cook / loves / to / Remy
3. garbage / His / family / eats
4. big / goes / restaurant / Remy / a / to
5. young / meets / a / man / Remy
6. cook / well / cannot / Linguini
7. hat / hides / Remy / Linguini's / under
8. him / cook / makes / Remy
9. food / amazing / They / cook
10. critic / bad / a / comes / food
11. cook / can / anyone / Remy / shows
12. a / becomes / chef / he / famous

Remy the Chef Rat

This is a story about a rat named Remy. Remy is not a normal rat. He loves to cook! He loves good food. His family eats garbage, but Remy wants to make delicious food.

One day, Remy goes to a big restaurant in Paris, France. It is a very famous restaurant.

Remy meets a young man named Linguini. Linguini cannot cook well. He is a bad cook! But Remy has an idea.

Remy hides under Linguini’s hat. Remy pulls Linguini’s hair to make him cook! So, Remy is the real chef, but Linguini is the person everyone sees.

It is a secret! They cook amazing food. People love the food.

But then, a bad food critic comes. And Remy’s secret is almost found out!

In the end, Remy shows everyone that anyone can cook. Even a rat! He cooks wonderful food. He becomes a famous chef.