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15 Oct 2026
Meet the Girl Who Wants to Make Hospital Food Taste Better
Warm-up → Read & Listen → Check Understanding → Language → Use It
WARM UP
Section: Warm Up
Think Ahead: Which detail do you think appears in this story?
a) A girl wants better food in hospitals.
b) A girl wants a new playground at school.
c) A girl wants more doctors in her town.
Ask:
(1) What is your favourite healthy food?
(2) What do you like to eat when you feel ill?
VOCABULARY
hospital (/ˈhɒspɪtl/, noun)
Meaning: A big building where doctors and nurses help people who are ill.
Example: My grandad is in hospital, so we visit him on Saturday.
tasty (/ˈteɪsti/, adjective)
Meaning: Very nice to eat.
Example: Mum makes tasty pancakes on Sunday mornings.
healthy (/ˈhelθi/, adjective)
Meaning: Good for your body.
Example: Apples and carrots are healthy snacks.
vitamins (/ˈvɪtəmɪnz/, noun)
Meaning: Small, good things in food that help your body grow and stay strong.
Example: Oranges have lots of vitamins.
plan (/plæn/, noun)
Meaning: An idea about what you want to do.
Example: My plan is to read one new book every week.
video (/ˈvɪdiəʊ/, noun)
Meaning: A short film you can watch on a screen.
Example: I am watching a funny video about cats.
cheap (/tʃiːp/, adjective)
Meaning: It does not cost a lot of money.
Example: This pencil is cheap. It costs only ten pence.
Audrina is 12 years old. She lives in England. She knows hospitals very well. She is often ill, so she stays in hospital for many days. The doctors and nurses are very kind to her. But Audrina does not like the hospital food.
The food is often brown and cold. Sometimes it comes in a small plastic pot. It is not tasty. It does not have many vitamins. Audrina says good food helps sick children get better. Children in hospital need something nice to eat.
Now Audrina has a big plan. She wants healthy and tasty food in every hospital. She goes to Parliament in London. She talks to important people there. She is also making short videos. In her videos, she cooks cheap meals. Each meal costs only one pound!
Many people are listening to Audrina. Her mum helps her every day. An important man in the government likes her plan too. Audrina feels happy and proud. She hopes all hospitals have better food soon.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Section 8: Discussion Questions
1. What food do you like when you are ill?
2. Is the hospital food in the story tasty? Why not?
3. What healthy food do you like?
4. What cheap and healthy meal can you make?
5. Is Audrina brave? Why?
FILL IN THE GAPS
FILL THE GAPS
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps
Fill in the gaps with words from the Word Bank.
Word Bank: plan, cheap, hospital, tasty
Audrina is 12 years old. She lives in England. She knows hospitals very well. She is often ill, so she stays in _______(1) for many days. The doctors and nurses are very kind to her. But Audrina does not like the hospital food.
The food is often brown and cold. Sometimes it comes in a small plastic pot. It is not _______(2). It does not have many vitamins. Audrina says good food helps sick children get better. Children in hospital need something nice to eat.
Now Audrina has a big _______(3). She wants healthy and tasty food in every hospital. She goes to Parliament in London. She talks to important people there. She is also making short videos. In her videos, she cooks _______(4) meals. Each meal costs only one pound!
Many people are listening to Audrina. Her mum helps her every day. An important man in the government likes her plan too. Audrina feels happy and proud. She hopes all hospitals have better food soon.
Section 2: Main Idea
Choose the best answer.
What is the story mostly about?
a) Audrina wants to be a doctor.
b) Audrina wants healthy and tasty food in hospitals.
c) Audrina wants to make videos about pets.
UNDERSTANDING
Section 3: True or False
Read the sentences. Circle T (true) or F (false).
1. Audrina is 12 years old. T/F
2. Audrina likes the hospital food. T/F
3. Each meal in her videos costs one pound. T/F
Section 4: Put Events in Order
Read the events. Write 1, 2 or 3 to show the order in the story.
____ a) Audrina makes videos of cheap meals.
____ b) Audrina stays in hospital and does not like the food.
____ c) Audrina hopes all hospitals have better food soon.
LANGUAGE
Section 5: Vocab Match
1. hospital
2. tasty
3. healthy
4. cheap
5. video
a) good for your body
b) a place where doctors help ill people
c) a short film you can watch
d) it does not cost a lot of money
e) very nice to eat
USE IT
Section 6: Discussion Builder
Choose the best word to finish each sentence.
1. Hospital food should be ______.
a) cold
b) tasty
c) burnt
2. Good food helps ill children ______.
a) get better
b) feel sad
c) stay ill
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble
Put the parts in the correct order to make a sentence.
1. A) food / B) Audrina / C) tasty / D) wants / E) hospital
_____________________________________________
2. A) videos / B) is / C) She / D) short / E) making
_____________________________________________
ANSWER KEY
Warm Up (Think Ahead): a) A girl wants better food in hospitals.
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps
(1) hospital
(2) tasty
(3) plan
(4) cheap
Section 2: Main Idea
b) Audrina wants healthy and tasty food in hospitals.
Section 3: True or False
1. True
2. False (She does not like the hospital food.)
3. True
Section 4: Put Events in Order
1 - b) Audrina stays in hospital and does not like the food.
2 - a) Audrina makes videos of cheap meals.
3 - c) Audrina hopes all hospitals have better food soon.
Section 5: Vocab Match
1 - b
2 - e
3 - a
4 - d
5 - c
Section 6: Discussion Builder
1. b) tasty
2. a) get better
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble
1. B - D - C - E - A: Audrina wants tasty hospital food.
2. C - B - E - D - A: She is making short videos.
Section 8: Discussion Questions
Answers will vary. Sample answers:
1. I like hot soup and toast when I am ill.
2. No, it is not tasty. It is brown and cold.
3. I like bananas, carrots and fish.
4. I can make a sandwich with cheese and tomato.
5. Yes, she is brave because she talks to important people.
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