In British schools teenagers have cooking classes. Perhaps you think this is 1. ____ (奇怪的). School is for learning languages and 2. ____ (数学), isn't it? But the idea is that young people should begin to learn some life 3. ____ (技能) at school. When they leave home they will be able to eat without dining in McDonald's every day. I remember when I took cooking classes. My 4. ____ (同班同学) and I were taught how to make some simple dishes. We took the things we 5. ____ (需要) to cook the meal in class. Then we took the dish home for our families to eat. 6. ____ (有时候) things went wrong. It's difficult to carry food 7. ____ (在周围) in your school bag. The dish often spills, making a real 8. ____ (脏乱). Food on textbooks and homework! And not much 9. ____ (剩下的) to eat when you get home. But I think the idea is good. I understood that I needed to learn how to cook. It's great to be 10. ____ (能够) to make something for your family to enjoy. It makes you want to do it all your life.

1. strange 2. math 3. skills 4. classmates 5. needed
6. Sometimes 7. around 8. mess 9. left 10. able