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The Power of Friendship and Honesty: A Story from Our Big Kitchen, Study notes of Technical English

London Metropolitan UniversityTechnical English

This document tells the story of sienna, a young girl who has been struggling with the aftermath of her parents' divorce. She finds solace in a new friendship with nico, but is forced to confront the truth about her living situation when they make a pact to be honest with each other. The story takes place at their school and revolves around their efforts to rebuild their friendship after a misunderstanding. Our big kitchen serves as a backdrop to the story, with the children participating in a kindness cookies workshop where they make cookies for those in need. The document also includes information about our big kitchen, a real community-run kitchen that distributes meals to needy people in sydney.

What you will learn

  • How does the new friendship between Sienna and Nico help her?
  • What is the significance of Our Big Kitchen in the story?
  • What challenges is Sienna facing in the story?

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Our Big Kitchen – Katie Hopkins
“I’ve been struggling too, Sienna. My parents split up about six months ago, and my dad has gone
overseas. I’m not sure when he’s coming back. We had to move—I’ve been living a few streets
away from you for a couple of months. I’ve been trying to find the courage to speak to you about
it, but I thought you might tell everyone,” said Nico with pleading eyes.
Sienna released her grip on Nico, returned to the bench and patted the space next to her.
“All that sneaking around. You made me think I was losing my mind! You must know
Deena, then?” said Sienna, smiling at her new friend. They spent the next 20 minutes deep in
conversation before beginning their two-bus trek across the city together. By the time they were
walking towards their houses, they had struck a deal.
“It’s a promise. Tomorrow, I’ll tell Molly the truth about my life and you’ll confide in Joel.
There’s no point in having a best friend if you can’t be yourself around them,” said Sienna as she
waved goodbye to Nico. Crossing the road over to her house, she could see that the lounge curtains
were closed—a sight that usually brought her down—but, for the first time in months, she felt
positive about the future. She couldn’t help thinking that having someone in the same boat made
it easier to steer through life.
At school the following morning, Sienna kept an eye on Nico; she needed to make sure he
was going to stay true to his word. Before first break, Mr Schulman had made sure everyone was
quietly focused on their maths, so there were no opportunities for chatting. At the end of the
lesson, Sienna caught Nico’s eye. She knew he was having similar thoughts when he mouthed the
words, “Tell her at break.”
Walking out towards the playground, Sienna felt her stomach flip. She couldn’t tell whether
it was hunger or nerves. Wanting to keep her side of the bargain, she decided to launch into talking
to her friend before they’d even reached the playground. “Molly, you know how you’ve never been
over to my new house? Well, there’s something I need to tell you.”
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“I’ve been struggling too, Sienna. My parents split up about six months ago, and my dad has gone overseas. I’m not sure when he’s coming back. We had to move—I’ve been living a few streets away from you for a couple of months. I’ve been trying to find the courage to speak to you about it, but I thought you might tell everyone,” said Nico with pleading eyes. Sienna released her grip on Nico, returned to the bench and patted the space next to her. “All that sneaking around. You made me think I was losing my mind! You must know Deena, then?” said Sienna, smiling at her new friend. They spent the next 20 minutes deep in conversation before beginning their two-bus trek across the city together. By the time they were walking towards their houses, they had struck a deal. “It’s a promise. Tomorrow, I’ll tell Molly the truth about my life and you’ll confide in Joel. There’s no point in having a best friend if you can’t be yourself around them,” said Sienna as she waved goodbye to Nico. Crossing the road over to her house, she could see that the lounge curtains were closed—a sight that usually brought her down—but, for the first time in months, she felt positive about the future. She couldn’t help thinking that having someone in the same boat made it easier to steer through life. At school the following morning, Sienna kept an eye on Nico; she needed to make sure he was going to stay true to his word. Before first break, Mr Schulman had made sure everyone was quietly focused on their maths, so there were no opportunities for chatting. At the end of the lesson, Sienna caught Nico’s eye. She knew he was having similar thoughts when he mouthed the words, “Tell her at break.” Walking out towards the playground, Sienna felt her stomach flip. She couldn’t tell whether it was hunger or nerves. Wanting to keep her side of the bargain, she decided to launch into talking to her friend before they’d even reached the playground. “Molly, you know how you’ve never been over to my new house? Well, there’s something I need to tell you.”

“What is it? Have you had the swimming pool made bigger? Don’t tell me—I bet you’ve had a jacuzzi installed! Or has your dad extended that walk-in wardrobe of yours?” It was like Molly had caught all of Sienna’s lies and was throwing them back at her in a huge ball. “It’s none of those things,” said Sienna, “because my house is not the house you’ve probably been imagining.” Sienna revealed the truth about her humble home and how hard it had been, after her mum died, for her dad to find work that fitted around taking care of her. She babbled on for a good few minutes, enjoying the unravelling feeling that came with setting her secret free. She was aware that Molly had become quiet but was dismayed when she looked across to see her best friend’s face all screwed up in disgust. But what happened next shocked her even more. “Who are you?” spat Molly through gritted teeth before storming off towards a group of girls from their class. The busyness of the playground ducked and weaved around her, but Sienna had never felt so alone. Wondering how Nico was getting on, she drifted towards him. “Who wants to play Bash the Bludgers?” shouted Joel as he lunged towards a child who was running past. “Really, Joel? After what I’ve just told you?” protested Nico in utter disbelief. “Well, you’re alright because… well… it’s not your fault,” reasoned Joel. “Anyway, are you on my team or not?” Noticing that things had not gone well for Sienna, Nico beckoned her over. “Joel wants to play Bash the Bludgers,” he said, rolling his eyes. “Joel,” shouted Sienna. “I’ll play. I like the game, but you should give it a different name. Your attitude towards people like Nico and me—yes, me too—absolutely stinks.” Joel was lost for words, and somehow Sienna knew he wasn’t searching for a mean comeback. Back in the classroom, Sienna tried to pretend Molly didn’t exist, which was difficult seeing as she had to sit next to her, but she put all her energy into her work and listening to Mr Schulman. He was talking to the class about organising a breakfast club as part of their recent project. “Our visit to Our Big Kitchen made me realise that some children might be coming to our school on an empty stomach.” Sienna felt her cheeks flush a little. She stole a glance at Molly and was surprised to see that she was blushing too.

In the story, the children made kindness cookies for themselves and each other. However, in a typical OBK workshop, children make kindness cookies for a stranger rather than someone they know. Recipients of the cookies can be anyone in need, from hospital patients to people living on the streets.