Let's make a recipe!

To start with, we will tell to our students (specifically) the aims of this session so as to let them know what they are going to do and learn during the lesson.

Besides, in order to revise some vocabulary (related with the topic of this unit) we will play to the Hangman.  

We will watch a video in which ‘The Baby Triplets’ will explain us the different ingredients and steps that are necessary in order to make a chocolate cake. Therefore, the purpose of this task is to introduce students with the topic that is going to be developed in the second activity.  

http://www.edu3.cat/Edu3tv/Fitxa?p_id=27866

Thus, by using a worksheet, students will have to write the different ingredients/steps that will be needed in order to make a specific meal (it can be an invented meal, a typical dish that is eaten in some countries at breakfast time or some other dishes)

In this worksheet, pupils will have a cupboard with some ingredients inside of it (students will have to know the meaning of the different ingredients that will be used in order to make the recipe) and they will have a chart in which pupils will have to write the different ingredients that will be needed in order to make the recipe as well as the different steps that should be followed.  

*For example: one student decides to make a ‘Full English’. Thus, he/she will have to write the ingredients that will be needed in order to create this specific dish (some baked beans, an egg, some bacon and a sausage).

        

 

What about songs and stories?

 

Stories are a very valuable resource for the teaching of a foreign language. Stories are fun and children like listening to them. Moreover, they are a good resource we can use at all ages because of its variety. Stories are a good tool because they help teachers to develop vocabulary, enrich oral language, improve communicative skills between students-students and teacher-students. Furthermore, tales engage pupils’ attention and improve kids’ concentration.

1- The little vain rat

In this activity, pupils will have the opportunity to develop their receptive and productive skills. In this way, I have proposed a language-based task in which students will practice vocabulary through a story. The teacher will be reading the tale by the time pupils will be helping him/her to complete some missing information. Concretely, some words which are directly related with ANIMAL FARM VOCABULARY.  

http://uk3.hotpotatoes.net/ex/138880/CBGAPXRW.php  

2- Old McDonald had a farm 

Songs are also a good resource to teach a foreign language. While working with songs students are doing multiskilling tasks:

•   Linguistic skills: drill structures, reinforcing/ recycling/introducing vocabulary, improving pronunciation, fluency, stress and intonation.

• Psychological and affective skills: the motivation to learn English which comes from the rhythm and rhyme of the songs.

• Sociocultural skills: shared experiences that help developing the group identity.      

The following song could be really useful to teach farm animals vocabulary!