1. LEARNING ENGLISH BY COOKING. CLASSROOM PROJECT and ACTIVITIES

 

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LEARNING (ENGLISH) BY COOKING PLAN which you will find in the Genially above:

Throughout the session students will be participating in gamification activities for final cooking challenge. 

Download the gamification cards here.

Hold onto your Hat

A visual activity incorporating arts and crafts in order to create a          chef´s hat.

The video can be used in different manners in order to implement in the classroom. 

Students could reiterate instructions through writing or even create an audio exercise.

Smart Cookies

Video-Listening activity regarding the origin of the fortune cookie.

Listeningcomprehension questions.

Creative writing and craft activity where students create their own cookies using origami paper and also have to include a proverb or phrase.

Life is a box of chocolates

Reading comprehension and vocabulary exercise. 

Reading comprehension: students' worksheet

Students will analyse reading extractfrom Roald Dahl´s novel BOY. 

The activity will entail flipped lesson with students creating comprehension questions as well as lexical analysis of synonyms and word formation.

These Cadbury chocolate varieties were used in the activity, many of them sold in bogs of bits:                                                          Cadburys Wispa, Cadburys flake,Cadburys double decker, Cadburys crunchie, Cadburys caramel, Cadburys Turkish delight.

You can use any variety of chocolates that you find in your local supermarket.

More activities based on Boy, by Roald Dahl.

Bite off more than you can chew

Vocabulary:Language analysis of adjectives/adverbs. 

Students will participate in tasting test of typical British chocolates and will be required to complete questionnaire using said adjectives. As a further activity students will be matching product packaging with samples. Product analysis and marketing techniques.

A piece of cake

Language syntax and comprehension. Students will have to reorder recipe and directions.

Hands on experiment using different ingredients and dietary requirements.

Finger in the pie

Oral expression. Students will face the challenge of identifying different foods/spices using four of  the senses. Taste, sight, touch and smell. Students will get the opportunity to discover new ingredients, familiarise themselves with different cuisines in English speaking countries while also verbalising these in English.

This activity is a project on its own: access to it here.

A Picnic short of a sandwich

Listening activity and discussion. 

Students will discover the origin of the sandwich and a discussion will take place regarding other cultures and influences. 

Writing activity, creating a recipe method and listening activity executing instructions.

Too many cooks spoil the broth

Cooking challenge. Practical challenge where students are required to fulfil the specifications of their challenge card. 

Download the challenge cards here.

Preparing two dishes for Afternoon Tea. They must devise and elaborate the dishes created for an Afternoon Tea with the Queen. 

Classic scone recipe for the afternoon tea: 

Communication skills and  teamwork. Also we will discuss sustainability and waste management.

 

CLASSROOM DECORATION 

POSTERS FOR THE CLASSROOM: SAYINGS ABOUT FOOD

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POSTERS FOR THE CLASSROOM: SAFETY & HYGENE IN THE KITCHEN

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Participants of the courses:

 LEARNING ENGLISH BY COOKING PRIMARY & SECONDARY 2022

LET´S PREPARE OUR OWN SNACK FOR BREAK TIME

 

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Shared by Mª Lourdes Gutiérrez:

SCHOOL YEAR:  Primary 5th   SUBJECT: English   TOPIC: be healthy   Estimated TIME/SESSIONS:     2 sessions ,2 hours

LESSON OBJECTIVE: -Prepare a snack for school -Follow instructions -Use specific vocabulary about fruit -Grammar instructions CONTENTS/SKILLS: -Food vocabulary -Recipe instructions -Grammar

DESCRIPTION: -1st session-1 hour: - we make our chef hat. I make my own hat and the students follow my instructions. - We prepare a list with the materials and food for the next session. - Students make questions about doubts. 2nd Session-1h: -We prepare  the recipe following my instructions as I do it. -We look at a dialogue I prepared and  choose a sentence to record a video about what we made in class and about the benefits of eating healthy. -We record a video. -We enjoy the cocktail at break time. Eating a rainbow We  show them around the classroom  slogans about  the benefits of eating fruit and vegetables like. ·         Fruit and vegetables contain many essential nutrients that our bodies need. ·         Vitamins and minerals keep us healthy, help us grow and can prevent diseases. ·         Fibre can prevent hunger and help our digestion. ·         Calcium keeps our teeth and bones strong.   1.-First we read  the sentences and explain the new words. 2.- We divide the fruits and vegetables in colours. -red fruit and vegetables -Orange and yellow fruit and vegetables -Green fruit and vegetables -Blue and purple fruit and vegetables -White fruit and vegetables - Decorate it with the nuts, chocolate drops (optional: place the small biscuit´s mould  over the muffin and give it shape then put it as decoration over the fruit). Examples of the dialogues: Dialogue 1 A.- Do you like fruit? B.- Yes I do A.-Do you know why are they healthy B.- No I don´t. And you? A.- Yes. They are necessary for a healthy diet. They´ve got lots of fibra vitamins and minerals B.- Really. It´s interesting.   Dialogue 2 A.- Do you like red fruit and vegetables? B.- Yes I do A.-Did you know that  they keep your heart healthy? B.- No I didn´t. A.- My favourite are cherries and strawberries.    B. I like red peppers they keep you healthy and strong. A.- Yes DELICIOUS

 

RECIPE/s: Recipe for the Fruit cocktail Ingredients: -three pieces of fruit ( students choose their favourite fruits,  this way we make sure they avoid the dangerous ones in case of  an allergy) . - A yoghurt - a muffin, or two spoonfuls of  their favourite cereals Optional: - dry fruit( crawnberries, peach, pineapple….) - Nuts - chocolate drops STEPS TO MAKE IT -Put some dry fruit in the bowl or some cereals ( only the amount you need to  cover the bottom of the bowl) -Peel the  fruits you need….. -Chop the apple, pear, strawberries…etc… on your plastic mat, into little squares or small pieces. - Add some  of   the fruit you chop on the bowl  over the cereal or the dry fruit. - Add some yoghurt. -Cut the half of the  small muffin and  place it over the yoghurt . -Add more fruit - Decorate it with the nuts, chocolate drops (optional: place the small biscuit´s mould  over the muffin and give it shape then put it as decoration over the fruit).

 

VOCABULARY: - Fruit vocabulary: strawberries, nuts, yoghurt, cherries, banana, pear, apple, watermelon, cranberries, orange, mandarin. - Verbs like: I like , I don´t like, I prefer, I love, My favourite fruit is -          Cut, peel, chop, add, decorate, taste, enjoy -Material Vocabulary. -          Paper, hat , table mat, plastic, mould, kitchen board, , apron, napkin, table cloth

 

MATERIALS: - a plastic mat -kitchen paper -a bowl -knife(round edge) -spoon -a biscuit mould (like the ones we use to shape butter biscuits). -table cloth

 

NOTES/ PIECES OF ADVICE: Prepare table cloth to display all the students cocktails when they finish this way they can see  and talk about their partner´s desserts  and vote for their favourites, best decoration, etc

WELCOME TO ROBERT BURNS' SUPPER

Shared by Mónica Cordero:

SCHOOL YEAR:                               B2 level form the Official Language School                                               TOPIC:                                            Food, culture, literature, language Estimated TIME/SESSIONS:           2 sessions. This activity is designed to be made around the 25th January, the actual date Scottish people celebrate Robert Burns’ Night/Supper.

LESSON OBJECTIVE: -To know Scottish culture (literature, music and gastronomy) -To learn food and cuisine vocabulary CONTENTS/SKILLS: During these sessions the students will work all the skills they are going to face during their certification exams in June (reading, listening, mediation, writing and speaking) but in a different order.

DESCRIPTION:  Invitation: The first activity will be a writing: each student has to write an invitation for the party. The task has to have around 120 words and should include a brief history of Robert Burns and Robert Burns’ Night (in this part of the writing they will practice written mediation), and the properly invitation. Every guest should be invited to wear tartan the following day. The second day will be the one most of the activities will be developed: Starter: They start the day doing an oral mediation. The activity will be done in pairs. Each student is going to be given a recipe (student A Cullen Skink and student B Easy Cock-a- leekie soup). They will have 5 minutes in order to prepare the mediation (as in the June exam) and then they will have three minutes to talk, using synonyms, opposites and structures (passive voice, conditional, reported speech,…) Main course: Following, students should do an individual task. They should fill the gaps in the text “vegetarian haggis stuffed mushrooms” (a reading activity). They have 15 minutes to do it. Dessert: In the next activity students should cook the dessert, in this case shortbread. Students will be divided in groups and while they are baking these special biscuits they must communicate among them in English (it is the speaking task). Farewell: The last activity will be a listening. The students should fill the gaps in the song Auld Lang Syne. Click here to go to the activities.

 

RECIPE/s: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/cock-a-leekie_soup_03663 https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/cullenskink_92467 https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/vegetarian_haggis_12104 https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/shortbread_1290  (shortbread)

 

VOCABULARY (if specific vocabulary is needed for the activity):  Adjectives: snugly, tender, thick, smoked, crusty, stuffed, toasted, grated, soften, melted, chopped, sliced, buttery, smooth Ingredients: bay leaves, leek, celery, prune, drumstick, stock (cubes), fennel, haddock, shallots, parsley, nutmeg, breadcrumbs, pine nuts, caster sugar, plain flour Materials: (sauce)pan, blender, skewer, bakin sheet,  rolling pin, knife Verbs: blend, season, chop, boil, pip, pour, strin, simmer, (pre)heat, beat, stir, drizzle, sprinkle, chill, bake

 

MATERIALS:   Worksheets with the different activities. Ingredients for the shortbread recipe (butter, caster sugar, plain flour) Kitchen tools and equipment: Oven, bowl, rolling pin, knife, baking tray, fridge, wire rack.

 

NOTES/ PIECES OF ADVICE:  -Decorate the class with a picture of our host (Robert Burns) and his poems (To a mouse; Address to Haggis;, A red, red rose,…)  -It is better to do the activity in January. To do it later means to lose some of the charm of doing it in a special date.  Another reason to develop it in January is to do it without the teacher’s stress of fulfilling the curriculum and the anxiety most students have in May due to the nearness of June (and certification) exams. This was the challenge I faced. So I decided to adapt the activity to A2 students.  They only did three of the activities (the reading, but in an easiest way, putting in order the vegetarian haggis recipe), the listening and a description of a selection of British sweets (This is a piece of cake template).   CREDITS -Links and resources: https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/robert-burns-birthplace-museum https://www.scotland.org/events/burns-night https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/how-throw-burns-night-supper https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/occasions/burns_night https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/collections/scottish_recipes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_eoiRvdp-A  (Auld Lang Syne song)

CRISPY COOKIES

Shared by Marta Liaño:

SCHOOL YEAR:   5th primary                                                                 

SUBJECT: Science

TOPIC: healthy food

Estimated TIME/SESSIONS: 1 session

LESSON OBJECTIVE:

-To know how to prepare home made cookies.

-To know how to mix ingredients.

CONTENTS/SKILLS:

-to know how to mix correctly the ingredients,

how to cook and how to eat the cookies!!!

DESCRIPTION:

Begin by asking the students:

Do you think it is important to do something like following a recipe in order? Why or why not?  (Allow the students to answer.). 

Do you think it is better to do cookies at home or buying them at the supermarket? Why or why not?

• When following directions to make a recipe or to put something together, it is important to following the steps in order. 
• If you do not follow directions in order, what could happen? (Allow the students to answer.)
• Raise your hand if you have ever followed a recipe or put something together following directions. 
• When reading directions, it is important to start at the beginning and read everything.  After you understand what the directions are telling you to do, you can start.
• Today, you are going to read about how to make vcrispie cookies.  When you are reading the directions, make sure that you understand what the recipe is telling you.  (Allow the students time to read the recipe.)
• Raise your hand if you can tell me what the directions are telling you to do.  (Allow the students to answer.  Answers should refer to mixing ingredients together and baking.)
• What is the first step?  How do you get from step one to the last step?  (Allow the students to answer.)
• You are now going to sequence all of the steps.  Under the recipe that you read are all of the steps, but they are not in order.  You will put a number next to each step.  The first step will have a number 1. 
• Does anyone have any questions?

RECIPE:

Total Time: 15 minutes

 Ingredients

·         1 cup minus 1 tbsp flour

·         1/2 tsp baking soda

·         1/4 tsp salt

·         1/2 cup sugar 

·         1/4 cup mini chocolate chips

·         2 1/2 tbsp milk of choice

·         2 tbsp oil

·         1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract

 

Instructions

• *The easiest way to measure the flour is to add a full cup to the mixing bowl, then remove 1 tbsp from the bowl. All-purpose flour will yield the crispiest results but spelt or oat flour also work.
• Preheat oven to 310 F. Grease a cookie sheet. Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients to form a dough – it will be very dry at first, so keep stirring and breaking up clumps until it turns into cookie dough. You should not need more liquid. Roll balls. Place on the greased tray, then press down to flatten. (I rolled 16 balls, which turned into the cookies in the photos. They expand a lot as they cook, so leave room between cookies.) Bake 15 minutes, then let cool 10 minutes before removing from the tray. They also get crispier as they sit. As a rule, crispy cookies are best stored in a cookie jar or glass container instead of plastic. If you try the recipe, be sure to leave a comment or rate it below!

NOTES/ PIECES OF ADVICE:

How To Make Crispy Cookies – The 3 Tricks

Trick #1: Don’t Use Brown Sugar: It has more moisture than white and is also more acidic, meaning it reacts with baking soda to produce air that helps cookies to rise. Cookie recipes made without brown sugar will be harder, flatter, and crispier.

Trick #2: Lower your oven temperature. Baking at a lower temperature allows the cookies to spread before rising so they are even and crispy all around. I’ve lowered the oven temperature in this recipe to 310 degrees.

Trick #3: No Eggs. If you’re vegan, you’ve already got this one covered! Eggs add structure and moisture to a recipe, which will detract from the crispiness of the finished cookie. Leave them out for the perfect crunchy chocolate chip cookies.

Other tricks to crispy cookies include using less flour, not chilling the dough before baking, storing in a cookie jar or glass instead of a plastic container, and making the recipe with all-purpose flour because it has a higher protein content that helps with crisping and browning.

(Substituting spelt or oat flour is fine to do in this recipe; the results will just be softer and chewier.

 

CREDITS - Links and resources:

 

Crispy Cookies - 3 Tricks How To Make Them! (chocolatecoveredkatie.com)