Pancake Day

• European and International Orientation
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Mmm ... did someone say pancakes?! Read about Pancake Day and learn how to make this delicious treat for yourself.

Preparation Task:Match the vocabulary with the correct definition

1........ a race

2........ a pan

3........ a recipe

4........ ingredients

5........ smooth

6........ a fancy dress costume

a. a metal container for cooking food 

b. the basic foods that are mixed together to make a dish

 c. a running competition to see who is the fastest

d. funny clothes that you wear to a party

e. instructions that tell you how to make some food

f. perfectly regular; without any lumps

1. Read the article about Pancake Day and then do  exercises 2 and 3 in LessonUp.

2. Complete the sentences with a verb from the box.

1. _______________ one cup with flour and put it into a bowl.

2. Fill another cup with milk and _______________ it into the bowl.

3. _______________ the egg into the bowl.

4. _______________ the flour, milk and egg until the mixture is smooth.

5. Put some mixture in the pan and _______________ the pan to make a thin pancake.

6.After one minute, hold the pan carefully and _______________ the pancake in the air to turn it over.

7. When the pancake is ready, _______________ some lemon juice and put some sugar on it.

8. _______________ it immediately.

Crack   pour      Fill          Whisk    Eat   throw      move      squeeze

3. Check your grammar: gap fill

Write one word to fill each gap.

1. Pancake Day is a special day celebrated _____ many countries around the world.

2. In countries like Spain, Italy or Brazil, Shrove Tuesday is _____ the end of Carnival.

3. Pancake Day is always _____ a Tuesday _____ February or March.

Lent is a period of 40 days before Easter when people often give _____ things that are bad for them.

5. In some pancake races people dress _____ in fancy costumes.

6. At the end _____ Lent is Easter.

7. Easter takes place on a different date each year because it depends _____ the moon.

8. Pancakes are very easy _____ make.

Pancake Day is celebrated in ...

1. the UK and Ireland only
2. many countries around the world.
3. English-speaking countries only.

Another name for Pancake Day in English speaking countries is ...

1. Mardi Gras
2. Shrove Tuesday
3. Easter Sunday

Traditionally, Lent is a period of 40 days when people ...

1. eat a lot of pancakes.
2. eat rich foods like butter and eggs.
3. c. don’t eat rich food or food that is bad for you.

Easter Sunday is always ...

1. on the same day every year.
2. in spring
3. on a day with a full moon.

In a pancake race everyone ...

1. throws and catches a pancake in a pan
2. wears a fancy dress costume.
3. eats pancakes before the race.

Before you cook the pancake, mix ...

1. milk, butter and sugar
2. milk, flour and an egg.
3. milk, butter and an egg

Cook the pancake for ...

1. 10-15 minutes
2. 3-4 minutes.
3. 1-2 minutes

The 'classic' pancake topping is ...

1. sugar and lemon juice
2. sugar and chocolate
3. lemon juice and salt

Discussion

Do you like pancakes?   What's your favourite topping?

Pancake Day

Tuesday the 5th of March 2019

Lesson adapted for LessonUp

by Susan Corrigan