Date grade theme lesson aims

DATE GRADE
THEME
Lesson aims Students learn vocabulary for
international dishes. They talk about likes and dislikes
and make suggestions.
New language curry, dumplings, fish and chips,
kebabs, noodles, paella, rice and beans, stew, sushi,
tacos | Why don’t you try (fish and chips)? Japan,
Thailand, India, Greece, Peru, Russian, Greek, spicy
Recycled language food and drink, countries,
I’d like to (try sushi).
Materials CD1 | Word cards: see page TB105 or
bilingual dictionaries | Internet access (optional)
Warmer
• Write International food day on the board. Ask students
what it means and if they’ve ever been to one.
Student’s Book page 38
• Use the photographs to teach/review the foods. For each
dish, ask Do you like (sushi)? Raise your hand.
1 Listen and look.
• Say Listen and look at the flags. Where does each kind
of food come from? Play the recording. Students listen
and look.
• Play the recording again, pausing to ask questions.
Teach spicy.
CD1:45
Alex: Look! It’s International Food Day today. Look at all
this different food we can try.
Emma: Great! I’d like to try sushi. I like fish and rice.
I think sushi’s from Japan.
Alex: Yes, it is. And there’s paella, too. That’s from Spain.
This one has rice, chicken, and vegetables. It’s delicious.
Pedro: What about some noodles from Thailand? They
look good.
Carla: Or a curry from India. Do you want to try some
curry? It’s really spicy.
Pedro: I like curry, but I like stew more. This stew’s from
Russia. I want to try Russian stew.
Carla: I have stew a lot. I want to try something different.
These tacos look good. Are tacos from Mexico?
Pedro: I think so. But lots of people eat them.
Emma: I’d like to try these dumplings.
Alex: What are dumplings?
Emma: They’re a little like pasta. These dumplings are
from China. They have meat inside.
Alex: Look – they have kebabs from Greece! I love
kebabs.
Pedro: What do they have from the United Kingdom?
Oh, yes – fish and chips.
Carla: Yes, but I have fish and chips a lot. I want to try
something different. What about some rice and beans
from Peru?
Alex: Let’s get a lot of things and share them.
All: Good idea.
2 Listen and repeat. Then match.
• Play the recording. Students repeat and point.
• Play the recording again. Students say the letter and
read the label aloud.
Key: 1 i 2 f 3 e 4 a 5 h 6 j 7 b 8 d c 10 g
CD1:46
1 sushi 2 paella 3 noodles 4 curry 5 stew 6 tacos
7 dumplings 8 kebabs fish and chips 10 rice and beans
3 Listen and suggest dishes. Then practice with
a friend.
• Play the recording, pausing for suggestions.
• Students then practice in pairs as in the example.
Key: 2 Why don’t you try sushi? 3 Why don’t you try
kebabs? 4 Why don’t you try rice and beans? 5 Why
don’t you try (Russian) stew? 6 Why don’t you try
curry? 7 Why don’t you try paella? 8 Why don’t you
try dumplings?
CD1:47
1 I like fish and potatoes. I don’t like rice.
2 I like fish and rice. I don’t like chicken or meat.
3 I like meat and salad. I don’t like fish or chicken.
4 I don’t like meat, chicken, or fish. I like vegetables, and
I like rice.
5 I like meat and vegetables. I don’t like rice.
6 I like spicy food.
7 I don’t like potatoes or pasta. I like rice, chicken, and
vegetables.
8 I like pasta, and I like meat.
4 Which of these dishes would you like to try?
Ask and answer.
• Students work in pairs to ask and answer.
Workbook page 30
1 Complete the words. Then check (✓) the correct
ingredients.
• Students complete the words and check the correct
pictures.
Key: 2 sushi – a, b 3 noodles – b, c 4 fish and chips – b, c
2 Read and write the words.
• Students read the definitions and write the words.
Key: 2 curry 3 tacos 4 paella 5 kebabs
3 Which food is your country famous for? Name two.
• Students write the names of national dishes.
My picture dictionary ➔ Go to page 87:
Write the new words.
• Students write the new words under the correct pictures.
Ending the lesson
• Play Definitions (see page xv) with food items.
Extra activities: see page TB114 (if time)