Lesson series English food guide

This lesson series is about English food and exists of three lessons. It is helpful to not leave too much time in-between lessons, a
theme week is ideal. This guide is a step by step explanation for teachers and the lesson plans are included at the end. Other
materials are available on the site. It may be helpful to use the PowerPoints when reading this guide.

Lesson one Traditional

Step one
This lesson is all about traditional English food. Since it is the first lesson, explain the concept of the lesson series and the themes of
each lesson. This lesson may contain facts students already know, so after you welcomed your students and explained the lesson
series, begin with a brainstorm. Ask what they know about English traditional food and write it down. Try to refer to this during the
lesson.
Step two
Students should take notes from now on, because they will need it in the test in lesson three.
The PowerPoint for this lesson contains a quiz in which you show pictures of English food and the students guess the name. Most
pictures show the home made versions. After the students guessed, or did not guess, the name, tell a fact about the pictured food.
The facts are at the bottom of the lesson plan for this lesson. Quickly show the pictures again and let the students repeat the
names. If there is time, let them also repeat the related facts.
Step three
Explain the homework. The information is provided on the bottom of the lesson plan for this lesson. Students should come up with
multiple things to bring for the high tea, because this will be coordinated in lesson two. Make groups of three, or let the students
make groups of three. They can then begin working on the assignments.
Step four
This step does not have to take long. Quickly repeat what todays lesson was about and name the theme for the next lesson: Take
away food.

Lesson two take away

Step one

This is the second lesson, so after welcoming your students and presenting the theme ( take away food), you can tell them what will
happen today. First you will talk about take away food, then you will have a look at the top ten take away foods in England and
guess the origin. The students will learn some new words or repeat words they already know. Finally, there are some weird food
facts to and the lesson. Stress that they have to take notes again.
Step two
Talk about take away food. When migrants came to England to work there, they brought their culture and food with them. That is
how it all started. Now it is very popular in England and in the big cities you can find multiple take away places in one street. A lot of
people use take away every day in England, because it is easy and sometimes cheaper than cooking your own food. The top three is
on the PowerPoint.
There is one Dutch restaurant in London I found called My old Dutch. It is a pancake restaurant and the walls are covered in white
and blue tiles. Dutch food is not as popular as other foods.
Step three
The top ten worksheet is on the site and it shows the top ten take away foods in England according to the Mirror. The students will
guess the origin of the different dishes, options are on the PowerPoint. When they are done, show the answers on the PowerPoint
and ask the students if the same dishes are popular in Holland and why there are no Dutch dishes in the top ten.
Step four
Weird food facts. There are three questions on the PowerPoint and the students can guess the answers. The answers are: the Earl of
Sandwich, the Scottish and at Halloween.
Step five
Repeat the homework and figure out which group will bring what food for the high tea. There can be multiple groups that take
brownies for instance, but make sure there is enough variety.

Lesson three high tea

Step one
The final lesson is a high tea and the students talk about the lessons. There will be a test at the end. ( test and answers available on
the site)
Welcome the students and tell them they will present their cook books today, then they will have a high tea and finally a test. It is
very helpful to arrange the tables in groups of six beforehand, otherwise let the students do it. The students will present the cook
books in groups of six, so two groups per table group. There are some helpful questions for the students on the PowerPoint.
Step two

Before having the high tea tell the students about it first. Stress that this will not be on the test and they just have to listen. Tell
them that the proper name is afternoon tea and that, traditionally, there are courses. The high teat that we know would be seen as
American. Have the high tea now and serve tea. Make sure you are prepared with paper plates, napkins, cups and tea, so this part
goes smoothly. There are some topics provided on the PowerPoint for the students to talk about. Encourage English!
Step three
While handing out the test, tell the students that the test will consist of some images, where they have to recognise the name of the
dish, some facts and words.
Let the students do the test. When they have finished, let them swap tests and let them correct other students tests. Find out who
has the least mistakes and reward him/her with a prize ( bag of m and m for instance). If there is time, round of the lesson and ask
the students what they thought of this theme week. If there is no time left, make sure to do it the next lesson.

LESSON PLAN FORM lesson one

Student: Marije Luring
coach:

lesson number:1

date:

group : HAVO 2

number of pupils: 30

BEFORE THE LESSON:

subject of the lesson:
English food

summary of the previous lesson with this group:

----

skills/knowledge pupils need for this lesson:

None

lesson aims what is it pupils are able to do or / what do they know at the end of the lesson:
At the end of the lesson the pupils know and recognise some traditional English dishes.

anticipated problems in teaching and learning:

anticipated problems in this group:

-----

Students might not be motivated or confident enough to participate in the brainstorming.

personal learning aims for this lesson:
Learning to create a safe environment for the pupils to speak up, without causing chaos.

AFTER THE LESSON:

personal evaluation:

to what extent have your personal learning aims been realized:

topics for intervisie:

new/adjusted personal learning aims:

THE LESSON:
Time

Sub aims

teacher activities

learner activities

8.30

Students feel welcome and noticed.

Welcome students
Talk about the weekend
Settle them down

Tell about the weekend

Sit down

8.38

Students know what to expect

Start the lesson

Introduce topic: English food
Explain lesson series

Listen and get pen and paper.

Use of PowerPoint

8.40

Students link the knowledge they

already have to the topic.

Let the pupils tell you what they already

know about English food

Tell the teacher what they know about

English food.

Use the board

8.48

Students gain new knowledge. By

guessing themselves, they feel like
they are exploring.

Begin quiz
Tell some information about each picture*

Take notes
Guess the food

9.05

Students can check their notes and

they will remember the names better.

Fast: repeat the dishes

Say out loud the name of the dish

9.10

Students know what to do and can

work on it right away. Any questions
can be answered by the teacher.

Explain the homework, they can work on

it after the explanation **

Listen and start homework

Write homework down

9. 25

Students know what to expect.

Repeat what we have done this lesson.

Listen

lesson organization:
- indiv./pair/group work
- learning tools and media
- special circumstances

Use of PowerPoint

PowerPoint
Write down on board.
Work in groups of three

Another form of repetition.

Next lesson will be about take-away food

* Cottage pie: It consists of a layer of potatoes and a layer of meat. With cottage pie, it is beef. If you use lamb, it
becomes a sheperds pie.
Sunday roast: English have this on a Sunday. Consists of roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, vegetables and meat.
Spotted dick: Spotted -> raisins dick-> pudding
Fish and chips: Originally served in an old newspaper to the working class.
Tea with a scone: The English drink tea with milk and you only ask: Do you take sugar? The scone is often served with
jam or cream

**

Homework: all of the homework is for lesson three, but the students have to work on it during the week. In

groups of three, students will make a cookery book containing three English recipes. They will make it a decent, and
beautiful cookery book with a name that they have to take with them for lesson three to present it. In the same group,
they will also have to bring something for a high tea ( brownies, sandwiches, chocolate). This will be coordinated in lesson
two. All the information in the lessons will be tested in the third lesson, so the students have to learn their notes.

LESSON PLAN FORM lesson two

student: Marije Luring
coach:

lesson number:2

date:

group :HAVO2

number of pupils: 30

BEFORE THE LESSON:

subject of the lesson:
English food- lesson two: different area, different food
skills/knowledge pupils need for this lesson:

summary of the previous lesson with this group:

Talked about traditional English food.
Made start with cookery book.

none

lesson aims what is it pupils are able to do or / what do they know at the end of the lesson:
Students will know about the different ethnicities and food in London and that it influences the
takeout orders of the English

anticipated problems in teaching and learning:

anticipated problems in this group:

Students will not be interested or motivated.

personal learning aims for this lesson:

AFTER THE LESSON:

personal evaluation:

to what extent have your personal learning aims been realized:

topics for intervisie:

new/adjusted personal learning aims:

THE LESSON:
Time

Sub aims

teacher activities

learner activities

8.30

Students settle down

Welcome students, talk to them

Sit down and talk.

8.35

Students know what to expect

Introduce lesson today: take away food.

- Talk about take away
- Top ten
- New words
- Weird food facts

Listen

8.40

Students learn about take away food

Talk about take away:

- Migrants
- Big cities
- Dutch

8.50

Students will know about the

favourites of the English

9:05

Students will remember the words

lesson organization:
- indiv./pair/group work
- learning tools and media
- special circumstances

PowerPoint

Take notes

PowerPoint

Top ten worksheet

Guess the origin of the top ten dishes.

PowerPoint and worksheet

Repeat the words

Indian
Asian
Italian
Take away
American

Write words down

Turkish
9:15

9:25

Students will remember the facts,

because they are different and not
boring
Students will remember the
homework

Discuss the weird facts and let students

guess and talk about it.

Write it down and guess

Recap of the lessons so far

Homework
Coordinate who brings what for the high
tea

Write it down

Power Point

PowerPoint

LESSON PLAN FORM lesson three

student: Marije Luring
coach:

lesson number:3

date:

group :HAVO2

number of pupils: 30

BEFORE THE LESSON:

subject of the lesson:
English food- lesson three: high tea

summary of the previous lesson with this group:

Talked about traditional English food.
Made start with cookery book.
Learned about take away food in England.

skills/knowledge pupils need for this lesson:

lesson aims what is it pupils are able to do or / what do they know at the end of the lesson:

They need to have learned their notes from the previous lessons.
They need to know what a high tea is.

Pupils will know the information from the previous lessons on English traditional and take
away food and will experience a high tea.

anticipated problems in teaching and learning:

anticipated problems in this group:

Students will not talk about the topics provided

personal learning aims for this lesson:

AFTER THE LESSON:

personal evaluation:

to what extent have your personal learning aims been realized:

topics for intervisie:

new/adjusted personal learning aims:

THE LESSON:
Time

Sub aims

teacher activities

learner activities

8.30

Students settle down

Welcome students, talk to them

Sit down and talk.

8.35

Students know what to expect

Introduce lesson today: high tea

- Present the cookery books
- Have high tea and talk about
provided topics
- Test

Listen

8.40

Students gain experience in

presenting.

Make groups of six

Students present their books

8.50

Predictability

High teasmall introduction.

Listen

8.55

Students remember the things we

talked about this week.

Walk around and help where needed.

Serve tea.

Talk about provided topics.

lesson organization:
- indiv./pair/group work
- learning tools and media
- special circumstances

PowerPoint

In groups

PowerPoint

In groups, using PowerPoint, high tea

9. 10

Test their knowledge

Show the images

Do the test

Test sheet and PowerPoint,

9.20

Repetitiveness -> remember

Show right answers

Check answers

PowerPoint

9.25

Reward

Find out who had the least mistakes