n. · neutral
cooking
/ˈkʊkɪŋ/COOK·ing
The activity of preparing food by heating it; making meals.
Examples
“I took a short course on cooking so I could make healthier meals at home.”
“For Part 1 I mentioned cooking as my main hobby since it helps me relax.”
“Home cooking tastes better and is often cheaper than eating out.”
Band 8 sentence
“I find cooking therapeutic, so I often experiment with new recipes on weekends to relax and learn new flavours.”
Collocations
- cook dinner
- cooking class
- home cooking
Word family
Common mistakes
I enjoy to cook new dishes on weekends.→I enjoy cooking new dishes on weekends.
I do cooking every night.→I cook every night / I do some cooking every night.
Say it for a higher band
5cook→6make food→7+cooking
Synonyms
food preparation
Easily confused
baking
“She spent the afternoon baking a loaf of sourdough bread.”
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