Tastes of the world
Meal times
English Breakfast? Maybe for a brunch.
Look in the Cambridge dictionary the meaning of brunch.
Do you need to refresh vocabulary on food and kitchen? Let´s play:
(Accessed on 20/05/18)
Lunch time
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Chalkboard blackboard. Prawny. Pixabay. CC0
Listen to this conversation between two work mates. There is a question you have to answer:
How long is the average lunch break in the UK?
a) An hour and a half.
b) 45 minutes.
c) 25 minutes.
Vocabulary
peckish: slightly hungry.
makeshift: describes a short-term, low quality solution.
utilitarian: designed to be practical rather than beautiful.
to embrace: to accept (an idea or belief) enthusiastically.
to broaden your horizons: to increase the number of things you know about, usually by having new experiences.
team spirit: the good feeling of togetherness that a team can have.
What your lunch says about you. BBC 6 Minute English. (Accessed on 25/05/18).
TASK 1
Prepare a short conversation about your lunch.
Step 1. Listen carefully to the conversation and try to ask the question.
Step 2. Identify the questions they are making each other.
Step 3. Ask questions to your partner about:
- Where do you have your lunch?
- What time you have lunch ?
- How long does lunch take in your school?
- What´s your favourite dish for lunch?
- Do you always have a sandwich?
Step 4. Write the questions in cards.
Step 5. Practise the conversation you will do in front of the class.
TASK 2
Talk about the different lunch types around the world:
- Which one do you think it takes more than 30 minutes?
- Are they big or small meals compared to Spanish lunch?
School Lunches Around The World. BuzzFeedBlue. (Accessed on 25/05/18).
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Feedback confirming. Geralt. Pixabay. CC0
Compare your answers with your classmates.
Talk about lunch in your school.
Is your lunch healthy?
Snacks and tea
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Read carefully and answer, if you need you can read the text again.
Lunch is a small meal so people in the UK eat food before and after. These small meals are called SNACKS.
Watch the video and answer true or false:
TEENS EAT BRITISH SNACKS! (Jaffa Cakes, Sherbet Fountain, Monster Munch) . Teens Vs. Food. REACT. (Accessed on 25/05/18).
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False
Yes, they are. Look at their happy faces.
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True
It looks like a small cake, but it is definitely a biscuit, or as Americans say "a cookie".
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False
Yes, they have some fruit, BUT it is orange jam.
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False
It was only a robbery, nobody died and the fingerprints were in the Jaffa Cake BOX.
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False
Not really, not all of them like it.
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False
No, trees are not used, but they have a shape like a pice of wood.
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True
Yes exactly.
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True
Yes, it is. Amazing!
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True
No, they haven´t.
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False
No, they prefer the Jaffa Cakes.
AFTERNOON TEA!
British people (or Brits in short) love tea, they have got a specific time for having tea! Between four and five, it´s tea time.
- Can you name all the food on the table? Do you think something is strange?
Tea for two. Nicubunu. Wikimedia. CC BY-SA
Read this blog post: It's tea 'o' clock! by RosemaryM published on the British Council Learn English Teens webpage (Accessed on 25/05/18).
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Teamwork team. Geralt. Pixabay. CC0
Discuss in your group about how she has the tea:
- Do Brits drink tea only in the afternoon?
- Do they mix tea with something else?
- Do they like to have snacks with tea?
- Have you tried the combination of tea with milk? What do you think?
Write down your answers in a piece of paper to discuss in your class.
How to Make Tea the British Way. Anglophenia. (Accessed on 25/05/18).
Have you finished? You can watch this video to become an expert in afternoon tea.
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Feedback confirming. Geralt. Pixabay. CC0
Put in common your answers and opinions about afternoom tea.
- Make a chart with the classroom opinions.
- Is tea popular in your country?
Dinner
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Teamwork team. Geralt. Pixabay. CC0
Prepare the dinner with some ingredients: what would you do?
Classify them in the parts of a big meal: appetizer, main dish and dessert.
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A roast beef dinner. Acabashi. Wikimedia. CC BY-SA / Salmon Appetizer. Petr Kratochvil. PublicDomainPictures. CC0 / Pumpkin Pie Slice. The Culinary Geek. Flickr. CC BY
Ingredients:
- Vegetables and fruits: pumpkin, peas, carrots, broccoli, potatoes, tomatoes, onions, apples and bananas.
- Fish and meat: salmon, mussels, chicken, beef, pork and lamb.
- Milk and diary: yogurt, cheese and butter.
- Think of a dish for the three parts.
- Look for pictures or recipes on the internet.
- Present them in front of the class.
- Are they healthy for dinner?
Food Time. Johnny Silvercloud. Flick. CC BY-SA
What´s the perfect time for dinner?
Read paragraphs one and two in The Guardian article about dinner time (accessed on 25/05/18). Answer these questions:
- What time do people generally have dinner in a restaurant?
- From what time do Brits have dinner at home?
- What time is it too late for dinner?
Is dinner a big meal?
Check out the BBC Good Food web and search for "dinner" (accessed on 25/05/18).
- Pay attention to the main dishes, not desserts or appetizers.
- Talk in your group about the amount of food Brits have for dinner.
What are we learning?
Record with your group in OBS STUDIO the new words or ideas of this lesson, you can give examples or show pictures.
Do you need help? Have a look at the video with the instructions on Tastes of the world.
Save your recording in your group folder with the name: Progress 1.
Success Gradual Career. Geralt. Pixabay. CC0
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