Welcome to the world of food

Welcome to the world of food. National Ukrainian and British cuisine

Suggested level-B1 intermediate

Olga Bershadska,

A teacher of English,

Machine building college,

Sumy

         Цілі:

• навчальна – активізувати  в мові студентів лексичні одиниці теми; навчити групового обговорення проблеми коментування побаченого й почутого;вести бесіду, спілкування англійською мовою.
• виховна – створення комфортної атмосфери заняття; розвиток швидкості мислення в нестандартних ситуаціях; сприяння розширенню загального світогляду; ознайомлення з традиціями культури їжі в Україні та Великобританії; формування культури мовлення.
• розвивальна – розвивати навички творчості та самостійної роботи; вчити аналізувати, узагальнювати, порівнювати, самостійно будувати мовленнєву дію, розвивати зорову пам’ять та уяву.

Обладнання: підручник, лексичні картки, роздавальний матеріал (вірш «The  food I like », меню, тести до тексту), аудіо-запис тексту «Lent».

Хід уроку:

ǀ. Підготовка до сприйняття іншомовного мовлення.

Aim                 1. Повідомлення теми та мети уроку.

T: our today’s topic is “Ukrainian and English traditional meals”. The main task is to demonstrate how magic and mysterious the world of known and unknown food is. We’ll talk about how to order meals or to cook your favourite dish

Warm-up         2.Уведення в іншомовну атмосферу.

1.      T: Guess the words by their descriptions. (Тлумачення лексики)

•           a place where meals can be bought and eaten;
•           slices of bread with meat, cheese between them;
•           a particular style of cooking;
•           one of the separate parts of a meal;
•           one, who eats no meat;
•           an Italian dish made by baking thin dough covered with tomatoes, cheese;
•           a kind of food that is always very good in a particular restaurant;
•           to cook something slowly in liquid;
•           an important social event or ceremony

2.      Pronunciation drill. Let’s read the poem “The food I like”

On Sunday I like meat and chips,

On Monday bread and cheese,

On Tuesday Coca-Cola and pizza

Mmm… Yes, please.

On Wednesday it’s spaghetti

And on Thursday eggs and fish,

On Friday I like sandwiches

And ice-cream on a dish.

But Saturday is my favourite day

Oh, yes, it’s very nice

On Saturday it’s chicken…mmm

Salad, bread and rise

3.       Working with proverbs. (Робота з прислів’ями)

T: As you know, there are many proverbs concerning food. Your task will be to make these proverbs about food complete:

1. Every cook praises…                             a) over spilt milk
2. Too many cooks…                                 b) into the fire
3. Out of the frying pan…                          c) his own broth
4. Don’t put all your eggs…                      d) lessen your meals
5. The proof of the pudding is…                 e) into one basket
6. There is no use crying…                         f) better than none
7. To lengthen your life…                           g) spoil the broth
8. Half a loaf is…                                        h) in eating

4.      Miming the proverbs

T: Each group has to choose any proverb you like and try to mime it to the rest of the students that have to guess which proverb is being mimed.

ǀǀ.Основна частина уроку

1. Speaking. (Розвиток навичок усного мовлення)

T: Let’s speak about your favourite dish and analyze its qualities. By the way, what food is considered to be healthy?

-As far as you know, Ukrainian traditional dishes have vitamins and carbohydrates to give you energy. (Students exchange their opinions)

2. Check on homework. (Контроль домашнього завдання)

T: Your homework was to prepare reports about your favourite Ukrainian dish. Fix your recipes on the board so that everyone can observe.

Situation. (Завдання для ситуативного спілкування)

1. T: Imagine that your English friend has come to your college and you want to ask him questions about meals in Britain, the friend has a number of pictures of British dishes.

1.      What do English people prefer for dinner?
2.      What can you say about the traditional British breakfast?
3.      When do they have lunch?
4.      When is a small tea break?
5.      What is your favourite dish?
6.      Can you give us a recipe of traditional Christmas Pudding?

2. Complete the following sentences and then use them in the situations they could be used.

________because he was hungry.

________because she was very thirsty.

________ because I hate it.

________because it was too late.

________because I’ve never eaten it before.

________because I didn’t know how to make it.

________whatever you like.

________no matter if you can’t make it.

3. What traditional dishes are usually served in your family when you invite someone for a holiday dinner? (Birthday, New Year’s  Day, Christmas, etc.) Can you explain what they are made of? Give the recipe for your favourite dish.

4. Match the first part of the conversation on the left with the other part on the right:

1) What is there for dinner?                       A) No, thank you. I’ve had enough

     2) Anything else for dessert?                      B) It’s chicken broth. I’ve  just

     3) What shall I cook for dinner?                      cooked it.

     4) Shall I cook mushroom soup for            C) Oh, great! It is very tasty.

dinner?                                                  D) Yes, orange juice and fresh fruit.

5) Do we have any chicken soup                     E) Oh, thank you. The cake is

    left?                                                              delicious.

6) These cookies are delicious!                        F) So do I. Can I have another one?

7) Have another cup of tea                               G) No, I’m afraid not.

8) Let me treat you to chocolate                      H) Oh, no, thank you, I’m afraid that

cake, I’ve made it myself.                                    would be too much.

9) Do we have any sugar left?                          I) Chicken broth for the first course

10 )Will you have another helping                      and fried dish and mashed

of salad?                                                              potatoes for the second course.

11) What is it that smells so tasty?                     J) Cook roast chicken, please. We

 12) I usually have a light break-fast                   haven’t had roast chicken for a

                                                                       long time.

                                                                      K) Yes, I’ll presently warm it up.

                                                                 And you help me lay the table.

                                                                                   L) Of course. Help yourself.

Listening.( Пред’явлення тексту для аудіювання «Lent» )

1.                         Get some information
2.                         Listen to the radio programme and say what ingredients a pancake consist of
3.                         Listen again and give instructions about cooking pancakes to a partner , take turns.

Role play. (Рольова гра)

T: Who likes going to a restaurant? What would you prefer to order? Imagine that you come to the restaurant, the waiter comes to you and you make your order. Make up a dialogue.

Group work. (Групова робота)

Make up an advert of a restaurant.

(Distribute roles between students. One of you is a director, others – are a manager, a cook.)

Games. (Мовні ігри)

T: Find the vegetarian food and cross them out. The other letters spell the name of Susan’s favourite food:

ǀǀǀ.Заключна частина уроку

1.                      Homework. (Домашнє завдання)

T: Ex. 5, p.68. Write a paragraph in 80 – 100 words

2.                      Summarizing. (Підбиття підсумків уроку)

T: Healthy eating is extremely important for everyone nowadays. To feel well you should consume only healthy food and avoid eating junk food. And Ukrainian cuisine has many dishes which are wholesome for people. You should know your limits and should not overeat.