It’s raining, you’re hungry, and the fridge contains one onion, a tin of tomatoes and a mysterious lemon. We’re leaving the lemon out of this one.

Use each item from the word bank once to complete a workable soup recipe.

Word bank: a pinch of · finely · finally · meanwhile · simmer · stir · until

A simple tomato soup

1. Chop one onion (1) ______.
2. Cook it in a little oil (2) ______ it softens.
3. Add a tin of chopped tomatoes and (3) ______ salt.
4. (4) ______, warm some bread in the oven.
5. Pour in a mug of vegetable stock and (5) ______ gently for ten minutes.
6. Give the soup a (6) ______, then taste it and adjust the seasoning.
7. (7) ______, serve with the warm bread.

Extra challenge: Explain the recipe to a complete beginner without reading it aloud word for word. What would you explain about simmer, finely or a pinch?