What dishes come to mind when you think of traditional English cooking? Which ones have you had?
Reading
Now read the article and see if you have tried any of the items mentioned:
10 British foods no other country understands
Vocabulary
Look at the text again, find the following items and decide what they mean:
Up the ante
Must be magic
the snooty Swiss roll
poshed up with bits of Parma ham
Snobs may turn their noses up at
it's been a childhood staple since
this frugal dish
it was once all the rage at
A sure-fire way to pile on the pounds
it tastes sublime
is anyone's guess
it was deliberately left unpierced
batter it with breadcrumbs
Myth has it that
the school tuck shop
You may want to use this dictionary to look things up:
http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/
Practice
Follow the link and do the task:
Gap-fill with picture
Gap-fill (no picture)
Task
Now prepare your own presentation about a traditional dish of your choice from your country.
Use the link below to access the online PowerPoint tools and save your presentation:
http://1drv.ms/1D9SnNu
Present to the trest of the class.
Discussion
Discuss the following questions:
- What new foods have you tried this month?
- What is the strangest food you have ever tried?
- Do you have any food allergies?
- Which food from this country do you like the least?
- What do you think about super-sizing?
- Should fast food restaurants serve healthier food?
- Are food portions too big for our health?
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