PANCAKE DAY on Shrove Tuesday

 

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TITLE: PANCAKE DAY

 

SCHOOL YEAR: B1 (intermediate)  adult learners                                                                                 SUBJECT: English   TOPIC: traditions/food   Estimated TIME/SESSIONS:  session (2 hrs.)

LESSON OBJECTIVE:   Students will learn about some British traditions: Shrove Thursday. Students will practise the structures necessary to give instructions/ describe a process.   CONTENTS/SKILLS: Vocabulary: traditions/cooking Grammar: instructions/ imperatives/ process description. Reading comprehension. Listening comprehension. Speaking

DESCRIPTION:   PRE-CLASS ACTIVITY (Preparation task) ·         Students will be asked to look up on the Internet what Shrove Tuesday is. ·         Students will be asked to make a list of basic cooking utensils. IN CLASS ACTIVITY/-IES ·         WHOLE CLASS ACTIVITY. Students will share with their mates what they have found about Shrove Tuesday. They will also compare their list of basic utensils and explain what these utensils are used for. o   Eg: What do you use a whisk for? ·         WHOLE CLASS ACTIVITY: LISTENING COMPREHENSION. BRITISH HOLIDAYS(VIDEO) o   Students will watch a video about Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day. o   Students will receive a handout with some comprehension questions about the video. o   Short discussion about similarities with some traditions in Spain. (orejas de Carnaval; Flores de Carnaval etc.) o   Vocabulary explanation: Batter, Flip etc.   ·         COOKING ACTIVITY: (The class will be divided into groups of 4/5 people) o   Students watch a video from Vidojug: How to make English Pancakes. o   Half of the groups will note down the ingredients and quantities necessary to cook the pancakes and the other half will take notes which will latear help them to describe the process. o   One member from each group will come to the board and write (using their own words) the recipe for the pancakes. o   Students will actually practise their cooking skills cooking their own pancake.   RECIPE/s:   EASY PANCAKES https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/easy-pancakes ·         100g plain flour ·         2 large eggs ·         300ml milk ·         1 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil, plus a little extra for frying ·         lemon wedges to serve (optional) ·         caster sugar to serve (optional) Method ·         STEP 1 Put 100g plain flour, 2 large eggs, 300ml milk, 1 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil and a pinch of salt into a bowl or large jug, then whisk to a smooth batter. ·         STEP 2 Set aside for 30 mins to rest if you have time, or start cooking straight away. ·         STEP 3 Set a medium frying pan or crêpe pan over a medium heat and carefully wipe it with some oiled kitchen paper. ·         STEP 4 When hot, cook your pancakes for 1 min on each side until golden, keeping them warm in a low oven as you go.   VOCABULARY: ·         Vocabulary referring to Lent. ·         Cooking utensils

 

MATERIALS: ·         Handouts with exercises. ·         Cooking utensils ·         Ingredients.

 

CREDITS: BRITISH HOLIDAYS(VIDEO). https://www.englishclass101.com/video How to make English Pancakes.:  (videojug.com) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayIuoNCaD7I https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/easy-pancakes