Lesson 2A: Ways of cooking and cooking equipment
(Student's Book, page 50)
1. 10.1 Listen to the first part of an interview with Lubna Aladib. What’s her job? Why is her job important?
Answer:
She is a food stylist. Her job is important because it can influence if people eat in a particular restaurant or not.
Check you understand the following words, then add them to the lists below.
Words: add, boil, chop, chopping board, decorate, dish, fork, frying pan, melt, pour, roast, saucepan, scales, steam, stir, tablecloth, tablespoon, teaspoon
1. Ways of preparing food:
boil, chop, decorate, melt, pour, roast, steam, stir
2. Cooking and serving equipment:
dish, fork, frying pan, saucepan, scales, tablecloth, tablespoon, teaspoon
3. 10.2 Listen to the second part of the interview again and answer the questions.
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What’s the best way to cook vegetables to look good in photos?
Answer: Steam them for a few minutes so they’re still quite raw and colourful. -
What can you do to make sure meat looks juicy in photos?
Answer: Roast it with plenty of sauce. -
What did Lubna use instead of ice cream for a photo shoot?
Answer: Potato with icing on top. -
How does Lubna add colour to her photos?
Answer: With a tablecloth, herbs and spices.
5. Complete the recipe with words in the box. There is one extra word you don’t need.
Box: add, boil, chop, decorate, frying pan, melt, pour, saucepan, teaspoon, stir
Broccoli Alfredo Pasta
Ingredients: Pasta, 2 cups of broccoli, 1 tablespoon of butter, ½ cup of cream, ¾ cup of cheese, ½ teaspoon of garlic powder, fresh parsley.
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Boil the pasta in water in a big saucepan for around 12 minutes.
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Chop the broccoli into small pieces, then steam it for around four minutes until it’s soft and bright green.
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Melt the butter in a frying pan, then add the garlic, the cheese and the cream. Heat gently for 3 to 4 minutes. Make sure you stir it all the time.
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Combine the pasta and the broccoli, then pour the sauce over the top.
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Decorate with the fresh parsley.
(The extra word is teaspoon – it is not used.)
6. Choose a dish from your country that you know how to make. Write the recipe.
(Student's own answer)
7. SPEAKING Work in groups. Choose a popular meal and discuss the recipe and cooking instructions. Is this an easy meal to prepare? How would you prepare and decorate it to make sure it looks delicious in photographs?
(Student's own answer)
Lesson 2B: Vocabulary
(Workbook, page 38)
1. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
Box: add, boiled, decorated, melt, poured, recipe, scales, steam
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He didn’t win because he forgot to add flour to the cake mixture.
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There was a lot of sauce, so he poured it into a jug.
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We decided to go home and make recipe we had seen in a magazine.
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After chopping the vegetables, he weighed them on the scales.
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It’s really important to melt the butter slowly so it doesn’t burn.
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Vicky decorated the cake with flowers made from sugar.
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You need to steam the vegetables to keep their colour.
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The boy boiled the pasta until it was perfectly cooked.
2. Choose the correct prepositions to complete the sentences.
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I’m trying not to worry about it.
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The chef was interviewed by journalists for the newspaper article.
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The audience didn’t agree with the judges’ decision.
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The chef’s bad temper resulted in his dismissal from the competition.
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I’m counting on the instructions being fool-proof!
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All the media interest is adding to her stress.
3. Match the beginnings 1–6 with the endings a–f.
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Because his cake wasn’t successful, he was given a chance → b. to try it again.
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The junior chefs were told to → e. clean up the kitchen area.
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The competition was intense, so the contestants were given a night → c. off to relax.
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Since it was their first attempt, they received lots of → a. feedback from the judges.
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She baked the cake at the wrong temperature and had to accept → d. last place in the competition.
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The bakers were given three hours to read the instructions and get ready. → f. (no ending needed – sentence is complete)
4. Complete the text with one word in each gap.
When a young person decides they want to become a trainee chef, they don’t have to have any previous 1 experience.
Catering colleges want to help them to become a good chef, so often they don’t hold a formal 2 interview; instead the 3 candidates are invited to discuss the training course with the head chefs at the college. They are 4 looking for candidates who demonstrate enthusiasm, dedication and motivation. If the discussions go well, the candidates are then invited to demonstrate one of their favourite 5 recipes in the test kitchen. Head chefs will then decide which candidates they feel will benefit from the training 6 course they are offering.
5. Write the instructions for a simple recipe.
Make sure you include: ingredients, cooking equipment, timings.
(Student's own answer)
