My name is Elaine and I love to cook! In fact, cooking is my favourite hobby. I started on cooking when I was very young, with my mother, and the first thing we did together was: cookies, gingerbread cookies because it was Christmas time. The smells from the kitchen filled the room! Ever since, the kitchen is my favourite part of the house, which is why I spend most of my time there. I like to try new plates and experiment until I succeeded in mixing the right ingredients, to improve the flavour of the food I prepare. While cooking, I taste all the food to see if it needs any salt or other spice. I also use lots of herbs in cooking because they add so much flavour to the food. Actually I even grow some fresh herbs of my own! One of my specialities is roasted meat with potatoes, all my family loves it! But I rather prefer preparing desserts. My dream is to attend a cookery course to better my performance in the kitchen. 1. Find synonyms in the text to the following words. a) Taste b) Make something better c) Substance obtained from plants d) Achievement e) Sweets f) Try something new g) Occupy all of the space