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Slide 2 : TALKING ABOUT…Eating and Drinking Lesson Objectives To talk about eating in and home-cooking
To learn how to read a recipe in English
To practice using adverbs of frequency
To practice count nouns and non-count nouns
To have a good time studying English
Slide 3 : Do you find cooking a pleasure or a chore?
Slide 4 : EATING IN
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Slide 5 : EATING IN
I live in France, a country known for its fine cuisine. I really love eating out, but I also enjoy a good home-cooked meal. However, I rarely cook. My husband is the one you can usually find in the kitchen at my house. He has a great time trying out new recipes or re-creating the traditional French dishes his mother used to make.
Since fresh ingredients are very important to French cooking, he seldom goes to the grocery store. He has a garden where he grows seasonal fruits and vegetables. Every week, he visits the local farmers to buy fresh eggs and poultry, and other items he does not grow.
Of course, I try to help out with meals, too. I go to the bakery to buy fresh French bread. I also have two other important responsibilities: 1) I always
taste the food to confirm that it is delicious and 2) I usually wash the dishes! Adverbs of frequency tell how often something occurs.
Listen as I read. Can you find the adverbs of frequency?
Slide 6 : EATING IN
(Listen carefully to your classmates. Take notes.)
1. Which do you prefer, eating out or eating in?
Why ?
2. Do you cook or do you wash the dishes?
3. Do you think it’s important for both men and
women to cook?
4. Who usually does the grocery shopping in your
family? Where do they go to buy groceries?
5. Does your family have special recipes that have
been passed down from generation to generation?
Slide 7 : If you could invite any person (living or historical) to eat dinner at your
house, who would it be? What will you serve for your special dinner?
Slide 8 : Nouns name people, places, and things.
Many nouns have both a singular and
plural form: a restaurant/restaurants,
a glass/glasses. These are count nouns.
Some nouns, however, have only a
singular form; you cannot add a
number to the front or an “s” to the
end of these words.
This group of nouns is called non-count
nouns. 1. banana
2. butter
3. sugar
4. egg
5. vanilla
6. baking soda
7. salt
8. flour A ___________________________
(count)
An __________________________
(count)
Some ________________________
(non-count) Count!
No…wait!
NON-COUNT!!
Match the word with the definition. : Match the word with the definition. to preheat
to mash
to melt
to beat
a pinch
to mix
to sprinkle
to slice a. to stir vigorously
b. to reduce to a liquid
state by using heat
c. to reduce to a soft mass
d. to cut into parts
e. to heat before using
f. to put drops or
particles on something
g. an amount between the
finger and thumb
h. to combine, to put together
Slide 10 : DELICIOUS BANANA BREAD RECIPE Ingredients
3 or 4 ripe bananas, mashed
1/3 cup melted butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch of salt
1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
Method
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed
bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugar,
egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt
over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour last. Mix.
Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan.
Bake for 1 hour. Cool on a rack. Remove from pan
and slice to serve. to pour = to send liquid from one container to another.
to bake = to cook in the oven.
°F = degrees Fahrenheit
°C = degrees Centigrade 1/3 = one-third
1 ½ = one and a half racks in
an oven
Slide 11 : HOMEWORK! SHARE YOUR FAVORITE RECIPE Send me your favorite recipe
to publish on the website
www.english-teacher-to-go.com.
Contact me for the instructions on
how you can write a recipe in English.
Slide 12 : Great job, everyone! Michele EFL Please let me know how I can improve your class.
Leave a comment at the end of this session or
contact me at teacher.michele.chester@gmail.com What do you want
to talk about?
Contact me if you
have ideas for
conversation topics.