Food and Cooking Speaking Activities

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Warm Up Questions
1. What food is popular in your country?
2. Who cooks the most in your household?
3. What’s your favourite dish?
4. Do you like cooking? Why/why not?

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Vocabulary

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Vocabulary
cuisine
carbohydrate
baguette
herbs
cereal
vinegar

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Vocabulary
soy sauce
sour cream
pastries
bagel
cheese board
beetroot

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Vocabulary
pudding
spring onion
sweet potato
courgette
pancakes
raspberries

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Vocabulary
sour cream
beetroot
pastries
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courgette

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Vocabulary
herbs
bagel
baguette
raspberries
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cheese board

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Vocabulary
cereal
soy sauce
pancakes
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vinegar

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Vocabulary
carbohydrate
spring onion
cuisine
sweet potato
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pudding

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Vocabulary
Put the words under the correct category.
pancakes
carbohydrates
baguette
raspberries
spring onion
herbs
bagel
soy sauce
pudding
pastries
vinegar
Sweet
Savoury
Can be Both
pudding
spring onion
pancakes
raspberries
soy sauce
carbohydrates
baguette
bagel
herbs
pastries
vinegar
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Read the definition then choose the
correct word.
Any of the various types of grass that produce grains such as wheat,
barley and rye, which can be used to make flour or bread.
carbohydrate
cereal
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Read the definition then choose the
correct word.
The style of cooking or a special method of cooking that is specific to a
country or region.
herbs
cuisine
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Read the definition then choose the
correct word.
A popular type of bread in the U.S shaped like a ring with a hard texture
baguette
bagel
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Read the definition then choose the
correct word.
A special kind of a plant with seeds or leaves used for cooking, such as
parsley or oregano
spring onion
herb
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Read the definition then choose the
correct word.
A round, dark red vegetable grown underground that is used in cooking.
beetroot
courgette
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Read the definition then choose the
correct word.
A white, light cream that is produced from regular cream popular in the U.S.
sour cream
vinegar
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Quantifiers

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Vocabulary
Put the words under the correct category.
pancakes
carbohydrates
baguette
raspberries
spring onion
herbs
bagel
soy sauce
pudding
pastries
vinegar
Countable
Uncountable
Can be Both
pancakes
soy sauce
carbohydrates
raspberries
herbs
pudding
baguette
vinegar
pastries
bagel
spring onion
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Complete the sentences with a
word/phrase from the box.
hardly any
Her garden is filled with
very few
a great deal of
coriander, mint, sage, thyme and rosemary.
a great deal of
herbs like dill, parsley,

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Complete the sentences with a
word/phrase from the box.
a lot of
You should only add
its strong flavour.
a bit of
an enormous amount of
a bit of
beetroot to your salad because of

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Complete the sentences with a
word/phrase from the box.
an enormous amount of
a bit of
hardly any
A professional athlete needs an enormous amount of carbohydrates
to maintain their energy levels during intense training.

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Complete the sentences with a
word/phrase from the box.
very few
a little
Be careful not to add too much; just
to enhance the flavour.
hardly any
a little
vinegar is enough

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Complete the sentences with a
word/phrase from the box.
very little
There’s
very little
very few
not many
sour cream left in the fridge, so we'll need to
buy more before dinner if you still want tacos.

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Complete the sentences with a
word/phrase from the box.
much
We used
the pie.
a great deal of
hardly any
a great deal of
sweet potatoes to make enough mash for

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Verbs

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Verbs
to beat
to garnish
to chop
to peel
to grill
to roast

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Verbs
to heat
to stir
to toast
to slice
to scramble
to fry

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Verbs
to fry
to chop
to garnish
to toast
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Verbs
to stir
to scramble
to slice
to grill
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Verbs
to beat
to peel
to roast
to heat
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Read the sentence then choose the
correct word.
You need to
the eggs until they are light and fluffy before
adding them to the mixture.
beat
fry
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Read the sentence then choose the
correct word.
After serving the rice,
it with fresh parsley for extra flavour.
garnish
chop
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Read the sentence then choose the
correct word.
Make sure to
the potatoes before boiling them for the mash.
grill
peel
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Read the sentence then choose the
correct word.
We decided to
the vegetables in the oven with some olive oil
and herbs.
scramble
roast
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Read the sentence then choose the
correct word.
You should
the bread slices lightly before spreading butter
on them.
toast
slice
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Recipes
Tell your partner how to make your favourite dish. Use the verbs in the
box to help you.
to beat
to garnish
to heat
to stir
to chop
to toast
to peel
to slice
to grill
to roast
to scramble
to fry

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Speaking
1. What vocabulary words do you remember from
today’s lesson?
2. Talk about a dish you’ve eaten recently.
3. Discuss a time when you had a special meal to
celebrate an occasion. What was the occasion
and what did you eat?
4. Would you like to develop any new cooking
skills? Why/ why not?
5. Which new foods would you like to try in the
future?