Y1 - Think Unit 3/4 - H1a 27 Jan

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Think Unit 3/4: lesson 6

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Today = Individual Lesson

• Reading
• Enrichment assignments
  
• Listening exercises
  

Reading

You are going to read the text: "Are Brits becoming more adventurous in the kitchen".

If you don't know the translation of a word, use www.interglot.com 

After the text, which consists of 5 paragraphs, you are going to decide which statements are true and which statements are false.

Now, let's read!

Are Brits becoming more adventurous in the kitchen?

What comes into your mind when you think of British food? Probably fish and chips, or a Sunday dinner of meat and two vegetables. But is British food really so bland and uninteresting? Despite a reputation for less-then-spectacular cuisine, Britain is producing more and more top class chefs who dominate our television screens and whose recipe books frequently top the
best seller lists.

It’s thanks to these TV chefs rather than any advertising campaign that Britons are turning away from meat-and-two-veg and ready-made meals and becoming more adventurous in their cooking habits. It seems that TV programmes have the power to bring a higher profile to cooking and are wielding real influence on what people cook at home.

According to a new study from market analysts, 1 in 5 Britons claim that watching cookery programmes on TV has encouraged them to try different food. Almost one third say they now use a wider variety of ingredients than they used to, and just under 1 in 4 (24%) say they now buy better quality ingredients than before. One in four adults say that TV chefs have made them much more confident about expanding their culinary knowledge and skills, and young people are also getting more interested in cooking. With an increasing number of male chefs on TV, it’s no longer ‘uncool’ for boys to like cooking. The UK’s new obsession with food is reflected through television scheduling. Cookery shows and documentaries about food are broadcast during prime time evening slots.

Many of the new celebrity chefs promote modern ‘fusion cuisine’, which blends classic ‘British’ cooking with international and exotic influences. Even the chefs themselves are younger, more beautiful and much more experimental, such as Nigella Lawson and Jamie Oliver. Jamie Oliver was only 23 when he first appeared on British television screens. More than 4 million people tuned in to his popular show ‘Jamie’s Kitchen’. The show began as an experiment and turned into a phenomenon. Jamie gave himself nine months to take a team of unemployed 16 to 24-year-olds, with virtually no previous experience of cooking, and transform them into top class chefs to work in his new restaurant in East London, ‘Fifteen’. Jamie left school himself without formal qualifications and believes that with a passion for food, anyone can become a good cook. ‘Fifteen’ has become a hit in London and is booked up months in advance.

Jamie Oliver has proved to be a huge inspiration for British people. The recent survey finds that the number of those sticking to a traditional diet is slowly declining and around half of Britain’s consumers would like to change or improve their cooking in some way. There has been a rise in the number of students applying for food courses at UK universities and colleges, such as those offered by the School of Culinary Art at South Trafford College. Having been ridiculed for centuries for its mediocre cuisine, is Britain now competing with countries such as France and Italy in the field of culinary excellence?

1. Britain is starting to get a reputation for bad cuisine.

1. true
2. false

2. Advertising campaigns are encouraging British people to try new foods.

1. true
2. false

3. The most popular TV chefs in Britain are younger and more charismatic than they used to be.

1. true
2. false

4. 'Jamie's Kitchen' is a TV programme about ordinary people who set up their own restaurants with no cooking experience.

1. true
2. false

5. Jamie's restaurant 'Fifteen' will be opening in several months time.

1. true
2. false

6. The traditional British diet may be dying out.

1. true
2. false

Enrichment assignment 1

Take the British food quiz on the next slides! You are allowed to work together on this.

Try to guess the right answer for each question.

It's okay if you don't know all of the answers, you can always guess.

Try to guess the right answer for each question.

1. Which of these do the British eat most of in Europe?

1. crisps and chocolate
2. fresh fruit and vegetables
3. sausages

2. What is the most popular food in Britain?

1. fish & chips
2. pizza
3. curry

3. What is 'haggis'?

1. a cocktail made from whisy & fruit juice
2. a type of fish eaten in Scotland
3. a Scottish dish made from sheep's stomach and innards

4. Stilton, cheddar and double Gloucester are all kinds of: ...

1. apple
2. cheese
3. pig

5. What do most British people have for breakfast?

1. toast and cereal
2. cappuccino and croissant
3. fried eggs and bacon

6. Why was the sandwich invented?

1. the inventor wanted food which he/she could take for a picnic in the countryside
2. the inventor wanted food which he/she could eat with one hand while gambling
3. the inventor wanted food which could be prepared quickly for guests

7. Which of the following ingredients would not be a possible ingredient of a British pudding?

1. pig's blood
2. chocolate
3. lettuce

8. Which of these do you find in a pub in Britain?

1. lager
2. cider
3. bitter

9. Where do people eat deep-fried chocolate bars?

1. Scotland
2. Ireland
3. Wales

10. When are toffee apples eaten in the UK?

1. Christmas
2. Halloween
3. Easter

15. What is the difference between these things?
'chips' and 'French fries'
'crisps' and 'chips'
'fizzy drink' and 'soda'

Listening

Do the listening exercises from page 33 of your Think book. See  the picture on the next slide. Note down your answers in the  slide that follows the exercise. You might want to write them down on a piece of paper first, while listening.

Note your answers like this:
1. cheescake, 2. chips, etc...

 Jane and Sam are in the Blues Café.

Listen and find out who eats more. Listen again and complete the sentences on the next slides.

Take notes on a piece of paper while listening.

Write down what Jane orders.
1. Jane wants the....

Write down what Sam orders.
2. Sam orders....

Write down what Sam doesn't order.
3. He doesn't want....

Homework:

• Go to the kitchen! Take pictures of 5 countable and 5 uncountable things in your kitchen (cupboards, fridge, cellar, ...).

• Make sure you are at least in one of these pictures (selfie with one of the objects).
• Send in (the names of) the words/things you have photographed in the next slide.
  
• Send in 1 selfie photo with one of the objects/things in the slide after the next slide (so, the second slide after this one). 

Hand in 1 selfie!