Lesson 1 - describing food

Welcome!
Today: describing food
- Adjectives vs. adverbs
- Worksheet: describing words
- Read: how to write a menu
- Write your own
Goal: being able to write an enticing description of menu items that can convince customers.
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EngelsMBOStudiejaar 2

In deze les zitten 15 slides, met interactieve quizzen en tekstslides.

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Welcome!
Today: describing food
- Adjectives vs. adverbs
- Worksheet: describing words
- Read: how to write a menu
- Write your own
Goal: being able to write an enticing description of menu items that can convince customers.

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Which side sounds better?

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

What's the difference
A beautiful dessert - a beautifully crafted desert
A quiet dining environment - We ate quietly 
Made with real butter - A really tasty dish



Slide 3 - Tekstslide

Adjectives - adverbs
Adjectives describe nouns: 
The beautiful table - a brilliant idea - a firm apple

Adverbs descibe verbs and other adjectives: 
He sings beautifully - he described it brilliantly - I firmly believe

To make advers add -ly
Y at the end of a word becomes i : easy = easily

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

A quick meal
She ate ....

Slide 6 - Open vraag

A smooth mouthfeel
A ... carved piece of chocolate

Slide 7 - Open vraag

An angry person
She .... slammed her fist on the table

Slide 8 - Open vraag

A good book
This menu is .... written

Slide 9 - Open vraag

Describing food
- Taste
- Texture
- Origin
- Preparation

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

Which side sounds better?

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

Read
Click this link. Read tips 1-4

Write down in one or two lines per tip what it means

Slide 12 - Tekstslide

Summary for tips 1-4

Slide 13 - Open vraag

Write
1. - Think of three menu items at your place of work (or dishes that you've created here).
- Starter, main, dessert
- Write a menu for these items
- Use descriptive language, you can use the sheet
2. - Show your classmates, would they order this item? Would they change anything?


Slide 14 - Tekstslide

Rounding off
Goal: being able to write enticing descriptions of menu items that can easily convince customers to order your beautifully crafted dishes.

Slide 15 - Tekstslide