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Describing a recipe
Lesson code: J3PZ-NKVB-9J6J-I UPPER INTERMEDIATE

1 Warm-up
How often do you cook? Which dish do you cook most often? How do you make it?

2 Cooking vocabulary
Put the following words into the table below:

bake boil chop cool

cut drain fry frying pan
oven pan peel roast
season simmer slice stir
stir-fry stove tablespoon wok

Preparing food Cooking method Cooking equipment

Can you think of any other words for each category?

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3 Describing recipes
Read the ingredients for the following dish. Look up any words you don't know in a dictionary.

Recipe 1: Green beans with olive oil and tomatoes (serves 4)

400-500g green beans

2 red onions, peeled and chopped

3-4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
4 chopped tomatoes, basil leaves
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Listen to the recipe and complete the expressions below.

boil bring cook (x2) cool cover drain

give heat remove season simmer stir

1. a pan of lightly salted water to the .

2. the green beans for two minutes and them.
3. a little olive oil in a pan, and gently the onions for 3-4 minutes until soft.
4. , with a lid and let for 30 minutes.
5. the beans a .
6. the lid and leave the beans to .
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Now do the same for the following dish.

Recipe 2: Chicken stir-fry (serves 4)

2 chicken breasts cut into strips

3 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon ground ginger and garlic powder
3 tablespoons cooking oil + 2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 cup sliced celery and carrots

1 small chopped onion

1 cup chicken stock

Listen to the recipe and complete the expressions below.

add (x2) coat combine cook heat keep place

refrigerate remove return serve shake stir stir-
fry

1. the chicken with flour and in a plastic bag.

2. the soy sauce, ginger and garlic powder, and the mixture to the bag.
3. well and for 30 minutes.
4. two tablespoons of oil, and the chicken for about 3-5 minutes.
5. the meat and warm.
6. all the chicken stock and the chicken to the pan.
7. and until thickened and bubbling.
8. It should be ready to with rice.
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4 Quantifiers
Match the quantifier words with the correct nouns on the right:

1. a few a. 4-5 minutes

2. every b. basil leaves
3. a little c. olive oil
4. all d. so often
5. about e. the chicken stock

5 Writing and speaking

Write down the ingredients for your favourite recipe or a recipe that you are familiar with. Dictate the
recipe to your partner.

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3- Describing recipes

Bring a pan of lightly salted water to the boil. Cook the green beans for 2 minutes and drain them.
Meanwhile, heat a little olive oil in a pan and gently cook the onions for 3-4 minutes until soft. Add
the tomatoes, beans and a few basil leaves. Season, cover with a lid and let simmer for 30 minutes.
Give the beans a stir every so often, until they are tender. Remove the lid and leave the beans to cool.

Coat the chicken with the flour and place in a plastic bag. Combine the soy sauce, ginger and garlic
powder, and add the mixture to the bag. Shake well and refrigerate for 30 minutes. In a large wok,
heat two tablespoons of oil, and stir-fry the chicken for about 3-5 minutes, until it is no longer pink.
Remove the meat and keep warm. Add the remaining oil and stir-fry the celery, carrots and onion
for about 4-5 minutes. Add all the chicken stock and return the chicken to the pan. Cook and stir
until thickened and bubbling. It should ready to serve with rice.

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1- Warm-up

LARGE CLASSES: Students ask and answer the questions in pairs. Go around the class monitoring the activity and
providing vocabulary where necessary.

2- Cooking vocabulary

Preparing food: drain; cool; season; stir; peel; cut; slice

Cooking method: boil; simmer; roast; stir-fry; fry; bake
Cooking equipment: pan; frying pan; oven; tablespoon; teaspoon; wok; stove

3- Describing recipes

Play the audio file or use your mobile device to scan the QR code (make sure you have installed a QR code reader
app and can access the Internet on your device).

1. bring; boil
2. cook; drain
3. heat; cook
4. season; cover; simmer
5. give; stir
6. remove; cool

Play the audio file or use your mobile device to scan the QR code.

1. coat; place
2. combine; add
3. shake; refrigerate
4. heat; stir-fry
5. remove;keep
6. add;return
7. cook; stir
8. serve

4- Quantifiers

1. b
2. d
3. c
4. e
5. a

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