Cooking & Recipes

 Hello everyone! 👋

Today we are going to cook something delicious! 🍏 We will watch a video recipe for "Christmas Apple Crumble", learn new cooking words, and practice our English skills.

Follow the steps below. All the exercises are interactive. You can do them on your phone, tablet, or computer. Let's get started! 🚀

1) Look at the photo below. What is the woman doing? Describe the picture using the Vocabulary related to Cooking that you already know!

2. 🎥 Watch the Video (First time)

Watch the video carefully. Try to understand the main idea and remember the ingredients you see.

👉 CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO RECIPE

3. 📝 Pre-Listening: Vocabulary Preparation

Before we watch again, let's learn some important words. Match the word with the correct definition.

Task: Open the Google Document and connect the words on the left with their meanings on the right.

👉 Open Task 1: Vocabulary Matching

4. 👂 While-Listening: Fill in the Gaps

Now watch the video again. This time, you have a text with missing words (ingredients and cooking verbs). Listen carefully and type the missing words into the spaces.

👉 Open Task 2: Fill in the Missing Words

5. 🕹️ Interactive Practice: Cooking Vocabulary

Let's check how well you remember the new words! Click on the links below to play three fun games on Wordwall.

Exercise 1: Match the word and its definition.

👉 Game 1: Matching

Exercise 2: Unscramble the letters (Anagram).

👉 Game 2: Anagram

6. 🎤  Speaking Practice (Pair Work)

Now it's time to talk! Find a partner (a classmate or a friend). Imagine you are a famous chef (Student A) and a TV host (Student B).

Situation: The host is interviewing the chef about this "Christmas Apple Crumble" recipe.

Instructions:

· Student A (Chef): Explain the steps and give tips from the video.

· Student B (Host): Ask questions about ingredients, time, and special tricks.

· Use the phrases below to help you.

Useful Phrases for the Host:

· What makes this recipe special?

· Can I substitute anything?

· How long does it take to cook?

Useful Phrases for the Chef:

· The first hack is …

· Don’t get stressed, go for …

· Try and mix up the varieties.

· All you have to do is …

7.  💬 Reflection (Mini-Quiz) & Questions

This is our interactive corner! 📢 

Take this short quiz and share your thoughts about today’s lesson. Your feedback will be really helpful!

👉 CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE QUIZ

8. 📚 Homework

Title: Your Festive Dish – Write a Mini Food Blog Post ✍️

Task:

Imagine you are a food blogger. Write a short blog post (120–150 words) about a festive dish you have cooked or would like to cook. It could be a family recipe, a Christmas dessert, or any celebration food.

Your post must include:

· The name of the dish.

· The ingredients (at least 5, mentioning textures and flavours).

· The cooking steps (use sequencing words: first, then, after that, finally).

· A description of the final result – how it looks, smells, and tastes.

· At least 8 words from the lesson vocabulary (see list below).

Vocabulary list:

jar, cranberry sauce, flavour, cooking apples, eating apples, mix up, to taste, clementine, to add, zest, to smell, lid, topping, flour, almond, tablespoon, to rub, to crumble, texture, to put together

Post your writing as a comment on this blog. Then:

· Read one classmate’s post.

· Reply to their comment with a short compliment and one question about the dish.

📊 Assessment Criteria:  

1) Content & task fulfilment (all points covered, word count) - 5 points

2) Vocabulary use (at least 8 new words, appropriate context) - 5 points 

3) Coherence & organisation - 3 points 

4) Peer interaction (comment on a classmate’s post) - 2 points 

Total: 15

Good luck, and happy cooking! 🍪👨‍🍳