Traditional British Meals
LISTENING Tania Ilchenko
The theme of the lesson: “ Traditional British Meals”
Goal:
-apply the skills and strategies of a successful listener
Objectives:
- improve listening and speaking skills;
- identify and distinguish main ideas from supporting details;
- identify the speaker’s purpose and tone;
- learn new vocabulary from the topic;
- discuss and respond the theme orally and in writing;
- use communication strategies to participate in group and class discussions;
- demonstrate behavior and attitude toward other countries' traditions.
Teaching aids, materials, equipment: computer, projector, screen
Procedure
Pre-listening activities
I. Leading in: Good morning ladies and gentlemen! Today we will start in an unusual way. We will divide into five groups, and draw some funny pictures according to appropriate sentences from the song I will give you. Then you will demonstrate your pictures to the class, explain what you draw and predict the topic of our today’s lesson. So, let’s start it!
Sentences to draw:
1) I need something to fell me up
2) Make my way to the kitchen
3) I don’t care about my weight
4) Thought my jeans may feel a little tight
5) I wanna stuff my face
Yes, it is something connected with food, but not exactly. Food is a little part of our topic.
Now, let’s watch the video and compare.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lQCbaIK2PI
II. Making a shopping list.
Imagine that you are going to the shop to buy some products. The shops are Butcher’s, Greengrocer’s, Dairy, Fishmonger’s, and Baker’s.
The group should divide into 5 teams. The winner is someone who buys as many different products as possible.
While-listening activities
I. Listen for lies
Now, you are going to divide into two teams A and B. One student from each team comes to the front of the class and reads aloud a passage I am going to give you. Then the student reads the text aloud again but makes some changes. Each time a lie (or change) is read out, the students must stand up. The first team to stand up gets a point. This game requires students to listen carefully and encourages them to remember important information and details.
( The student reads a passage from the text “ Traditional British Meals”.
II. Board Races
Now, let’s play a board game. You have a list of words on the board. Your task is to put them to the right part of a meal ( The first course, the main course and the dessert).
The words are given: Pea and Mint Soup, Cottage Pie, Clotted Cream, Carrot Soup, Roast Beef, Brandy Snaps, Burgers and Mash, Ginger Soup, Yorkshire Pudding, Eton Mess, Happy Faces, Fish and Chips, Pork, Prawn Soup, Bacon Dolly Polly, Spoom, Rock Cake, Black Pudding, Onion Gravy, Vinegar Cake, Summer Pudding, Lamb, Stewed Fruits.
III. Movie clip quiz.
While listening and watching the video try to find answers to the given questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4Y0ZtVLXHM
1. What food is the “good cup of tea” in Britain? (Fish and chips).
2. In which class people were “fish and chips popular? ( working-class people)
3. What does the word “chips” mean? ( fried potatoes)
4. How many cups of tea are drank every day? ( 165 million cups)
5. Where did Charles II bring tea for Princess Catherine? ( English Court)
6. Whiсh was the first place of selling tea in Britain? ( Garroway’s)
7. In which century did tea begin to grow in India and Ceylon? (19 )
8. What are the ingredients of “ Jellied Eels”? ( water, chopped tails, vinegar, spices)
9. What kind of mixture are the proteins of the fish with water form? ( jelly)
10. What is a traditional Scottish dish? ( Haggis)
11. What is covering of haggis? ( Sheep stomach)
Post-listening activities
I. Answering the questions
What is your favorite food?
What dishes are your country famous for?
Are you a vegetarian? Explain your answer.
Do you cook? If yes, what food do you cook the most often?
What do you think about junk food?
What do you have for breakfast this morning? Was it healthy?
What are the traditional dishes on your family's New Year table?
Have you ever been on a diet? If yes, what have you eaten?
II. Tic Tac Toe game.
Two students come to the board and play game with topical vocabulary. Words should start from the same letter.
For example: meal, meat, milk, melon and so on.
III. Making a Word Web.
What are the differences between the words food, meal ,dish and course? Let’s make a Word Web with the central word of the widest meaning and put it above.
The words can be u
sing: Food, meal, breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper, first course, main course, dessert, dish, pudding, ice cream.
References
1. Vickie Nailing Peace Corps, “Teaching Listening Presentation”
2. http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/lesson-plans
3. https://www.kidsworldfun.com/learn-english/listening-comprehension.php
4. https://studopedia.su/2_7102_Post-listening.html
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4Y0ZtVLXHM&t=63s
6. English Pupil's Book-10 by Oksana Karpiuk-2008.
