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By the end of the lesson, the student should be able to share a recipe with someone.
Communication strategies:
The student should be able to able to share a recipe with someone by following the 2 steps below:
- State what ingredients are required
- Explain what needs to be done step by step.
You will need some bacon, garlic, oil and pasta.
1. First, chop some bacon and garlic.
2. Then, fry it in some olive oil.
3. Next, cook some pasta in a big pan.
4. After that, mix a little of the pasta water into the bacon and garlic.
5. Then, drain the pasta and add it to the frying pan.
6. After that, mix together eggs and cheese.
7. Next, pour the eggs and cheese over the pasta and stir together.
8. Finally, serve with extra cheese and black pepper.
Words and rules:
The student should be able to give instructions.
The student should be able to sequence instructions.
The student should be able to state the necessary cooking action (e.g. boil, stir, bake, serve etc.)
The student should be able to state the necessary ingredients.
The student should know the names of some famous dishes around the world.
Appropriateness:
Register: When sharing a recipe with a friend we usually use a casual register. When we share a recipe online [like in a forum or on a website] we use a polite register.
Social rules: We usually only share simple recipes that are possible for the listener to cook
Track #32
Okay, let’s make some cookies. First, mix together some butter and
some sugar. Then, stir in 3 eggs. After that, mix in some white flour.
Put the cookie mix onto a baking tray and cook in a 180 degree
oven for 12 minutes. Finally, enjoy with some milk!
Because the lesson touches on the topic of cooking, you are welcome to introduce some of the following vocabulary if you like.
1) heat something (v)
2) get something (v)
3) whisk something (v)
4) grate something (v)
5) store something (v)
6) microwave something (v)
7) simmer something (v)
8) fry something (v)
9) slice something (v)
10) stir something (v)
Option 1:
Difficulty ★
Type: Vocabulary introduction
Purpose: To teach the student some basic cooking verbs.
Method: Click the link below Tell the student there are some basic
cooking verbs. Practice making examples together.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1oNohx36FiddXhuZzU3a3cxQ0k/view?usp=sharing
Option 2:
Difficulty ★★
Type: Vocabulary and sequencing test
Purpose: To test how well the student knows cooking verbs and sequencing.
Method: Click the link below (located in reference pics) Tell the student to use explain a recipe using at least 10 of the pictures. Note: The pictures are not related so the recipe will probably be silly, but that’s OK. > It could be preparation for a party of feast.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1oNohx36FidZ2ZKampvZmx6MlU/view?usp=sharing
Option 3:
Difficulty ★★★
Type: Cultural information
Purpose: To teach the student about the origin of different foods.
Method: Make a list of some different foods, then discuss where they are from.
e.g.
Quiche > French
Nachos > Northern Mexico
Carbonara > Rome, Italy
Fish and Chips > UK
Bangers and Mash > UK
Kebab > Middle Eastern, Eastern Mediterranean,
Dumpling > Many countries
Calamari > Many countries
Stir fry > Originated in China as a cooking technique
Naruhodo point
Tempura is originally from Portugal
The recipe for tempura was introduced to Japan by Portuguese Jesuit missionaries particularly active in the city of Nagasaki also founded by the Portuguese, during the sixteenth century (1549). Tempura comes from the word "tempora", a Latin word meaning "times", "time period" used by both Spanish and Portuguese missionaries to refer to the Lenten period or Ember Days, Fridays, and other Christian holy days.
Extra questions you might like to ask in the lesson
- Are you a good cook?
- What do you like to cook?
- What’s your favorite recipe?
- How do you make it?
- Then what?
- I’ve done that. Now what?
Some other grammar that might come up in the lesson
When - time clause
- When the water is boiled, add the pasta.
Let’s start
Can you label all the different dishes below?
Top line (L>R)
Carbonara / nachos / fish and chips
Middle line (L>R)
a stir fry / kebabs / pot stickers
Bottom line (L>R)
Calamari / a quiche / bangers and mash
A) What are some of your favorite dishes?
B) Kebabs, tempura, sushi
Let’s try
Listen and number the steps in the cookie recipe below.
Track #32
Mix together some butter and some sugar.
Stir in 3 eggs
Mix in some white flour.
Put the cookie mix onto a baking tray
cook in a 180 degree oven for 12 minutes
Let’s practice
Use the phrases and the information below to practice sharing recipes with your partner.
Pasta Carbonara
1. First, chop some bacon and garlic.
2. Then, fry it in some olive oil.
3. After that, cook some pasta in a big pan.
4. Next, mix a little of the pasta water into the bacon and garlic.
5. Then, drain the pasta and add it to the frying pan.
6. Next, mix together eggs and cheese.
7. After that pour the eggs and cheese over the pasta and stir together.
8. Finally, serve with extra cheese and black pepper.
Let’s speak
Tell your teacher how to make your favorite dish.
My favorite dish is carbonara. You will need a bottle of carbonara sauce, 200 grams of spaghetti and 100 grams of bacon. First, cut up the bacon into little pieces, and fry it until it it’s cooked. Then, fill a large pot halfway full with water and boil the water. When the water boils, add the pasta and cook for 8 minutes. When the pasta is cooked, drain the water and put the pasta and the bacon into a frying pan. Then, add the sauce and cook for 3 minutes. Finally, serve with black pepper.