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I Save the Souffle

Salvo el soufflé

Follow Diego working the night shift at the restaurant as he prepares a soufflé for a new order. When he realizes the oven mitts are missing, he has to think quickly to save the dessert and avoid a kitchen disaster.

~80 words Beginner (A1) Daily Life / Cooking
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Reading aloud in Spanish…

Hoy trabajo de noche. Preparo postres. Hay un pedido nuevo. Es un soufflé.

Tomo un soufflé del refrigerador. Lo pongo en el horno. Preparo el plato. Pongo helado.

Pronto, el soufflé está listo. Pero los guantes no están aquí. Tengo miedo.

Pregunto a la chef de ensaladas, pero ella no sabe. Entonces tengo una idea. Tomo un paño limpio del lavaplatos.

Saco el soufflé del horno. Funciona. Le doy el plato al camarero. Respiro profundo. Sonrío.

Key Vocabulary

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trabajar
restaurante
noche
postres
pedido
refrigerador
horno
plato
helado
guantes de horno
miedo
chef de ensaladas
paño limpio
tomar
dar
camarero
respirar
relajarse
sonreír

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