# English food

# What are Brits´ favourite dishes?

English food has influences from Romans and even from some Asian colonies, like India.

We can see how rich the British cuisine is. Pay attention do this Wikipedia Article, look at the pictures.

Find the section "Stereotypes of English Cuisine and do the worksheet with a partner.

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# Stereotypes of English Cuisine

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- Compare your answers with other pairs.

- Talk about the foods you want to try.

- What are the oldest foods like?

- Are the stereotypical dishes similar to Spanish cuisine?

# London Cafés

Loving London - London Coffee Shops. Steven Gardner. (Accessed on 25/05/18).

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It looks like Brits love coffee and cafés.

## TASK 1

Answer these questions in your groups:

What century did coffee shops arrive to London? (time 0:02)
a)15th b) 16th c) 17th
What did they talk about in coffee shops in old times? (time 0:05)
a) Philosophy, revenge and ghosts.
b) Philosophy, rebellion and gossip.
c) Philosophy, rhetoric and agriculture.
What can you try at "Tina, we salute you"? (time 0:25)
a) Good coffee and tea.
b) Good coffee and juice.
c) Good coffee and cakes.
What decoration can you see in "Tina, we salute you"? (time 0:35)
a) Famous paintings of international artists.
b) Paintings of magic and visual effects.
c) Local artists graffiti.
Is "Café Ginkgo" children friendly? (time 0:50)
a) Yes, it is. b) No, it isn´t. c) No information.
What food can you try at "Café Ginkgo"? (time 0:55)
a) Salty food, they have delicious sandwiches.
b) Sweet food, they have yummy brownies.
c) Sweet food, they have great chocolate cake.
What does he say about "Deptfords Café"? (time 1:15)
a) It is a train carriage.
b) It is a great place for St. Valentine´s day.
c) It is expensive but civilized.
Where is the "Towpath Café"? (time 1:40)

a) By the river. b) Next to the tube. c) By the canal.

"J&A Café" is owned by two brothers. (time 2:02)
a) True. b) False.
There is a great variety of cafés in London. (time 2:20)
a) True. b) False.

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## TASK 2

Discuss in your groups what café you like the most and what you want to order there. Justify your answers and prepare to defend your opinion in front of the class.

## TASK 3

- Tell to your partners some basic information about a café you know. Try to give information about:

- Where is it?
- What is it good for?
- What is the speciality?
- Does it have decoration?
- More information.

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Discuss all together about cafés:

- Are they good places to talk and to spend time? Do you like to go and try new food?

- What do you like to have at cafés? Do you prefer salty or sweet food?

- Did you like London cafés? Are they different from the ones in your area?

# Barbecue!

## Do you like barbecue? Do you like roast vegetables?

Jamie Oliver's Top 5 BBQ Tips. Jamie Oliver. (Accessed on 25/05/18).

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## With good weather, there is nothing like a barbecue! And in the UK they love barbecues!

Pay attention to these tips by Jamie Oliver for having a great experience when cooking in a barbecue!

## TASK 1

Put the tips in order:

- Get an incredible meat with amazing flavour in the outside.
- Have a hot area and a cool area.
- Make an herb brush.
- Make a flavour vinegar spray.
- Species and salt: smash herbs and salt.

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## TASK 2

Match these explanations with each tip:

a) Use it as you turn the meat.

b) You can get on one side caramelisation and in the other a slow cooking finish.

c) In fish and vegetables adds a lot of flavours.

d) It keeps things delicious with herbs flavour.

e) Get a double or triple steak.

## TASK 3

How do you like your steak?

- Do you like it very cooked?
- Do you like it cooked just the necessary?
- Do you like it only a little bit cooked?

The English words are: rare, medium and well-done. Can you guess which one is the right for each picture?

- Role play: you are in a barbecue with your friends and each of you want steaks, tell the cook how do you want your steak.

Reindeer steak. FotosVanRobin. Wikimedia. CC BY-SA / Perfect Entrecote. FotosVanRobin. Wikimedia. CC BY-SA / Overcooked Beef Tenderloin. Alpha- Flickr. CC BY-SA

## TASK 4

Think a TIP you can use in a barbecue and explain it to the classroom. The best tip can be sent to Jamie Oliver, so try to be original.

# Feedback

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Review the barbecue basics:

- Talk about the food you can make in the barbecue.
- What about steaks? How the majority of the class like them rare, medium or well done?
- Choose the best tip.

# 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 page.

Save your recording in your group folder with the name: Progress 3.

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