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Read the instructions to the class, put students into pairs and get 
them to do the exercises together. Check the answers with the 
class.
A
What should I make?
Focus students on the section heading and ask them what they 
would make if they wanted to cook a meal for some friends. 
1 Before doing the exercise, show students some realia, for 
example, a tablespoon, a teaspoon, a can of tomatoes, and a 
head of garlic, and elicit their names.
2 Do Exercise 2 before Focus on verbs. Before doing the 
exercise, tell students to list the ingredients only – they do not 
need to write down the quantities. 
Focus on … verbs
Before doing the exercise, ask students to look quickly at all eight 
pictures. Elicit that these show ways of preparing food.
Put students into pairs and get them to do the exercises 
together. After checking the answers, you can ask students to 
name other verbs which are connected with cooking. (Examples 
include: bake, boil, fry, grill, roast.)
3 After checking the answers, elicit/explain the meaning of al 
dente
(to the tooth, i.e. not overcooked). Ask students to 
read the instructions again and circle all the verbs which are 
connected with cooking (fry, add, bring to the boil, lower the 
heat, simmer, cook, drain, mix, serve
). 
4 Before doing the exercise, elicit/explain the meaning of egg 
white
and egg yolk.
After doing the exercise, put students into pairs and get them 
to write true/false statements like those in Exercise 3. Go 
around the class giving help and encouragement as students 
work. Each pair then exchanges their statements with another 
pair who decides if their statements are true or false.
More activities
1 Play the Ingredients game. Students work in pairs and 
write a list of ingredients. Set a time limit, e.g. three 
minutes. When the time limit is up, ask individual students 
to name an item each. Students tick the items on their list 
as they hear them. (They can also add words to their list 
as other students say them.) The winner is the pair with 
the most words on their list. Alternatively, students can try 
and name one ingredient for each letter of the alphabet. 
2 Students choose a dish they would make for a group of 
friends. They write a list of ingredients and the instructions. 
Students can then read each other’s recipes and decide 
which dishes they would like to try. You could also 
encourage students to prepare dishes from their country so 
that their classmates can have a taste.