Listening
Advanced level
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide listening practice for specific information and detail in the context of origins of world food.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency speaking practice in a discussion in the context of Ss food from their childhood or food from a different country they tried.
Procedure (33-41 minutes)
Lead-in Focus Ss' attention on the countries and some famous dishes related to them on a G-slide. Ask: what dishes do you associate with each of the countries?(Answer:kebab to Turkey, nachos and tacco to Mexico, paella to Spain, pad thai and papaya salad to Thailand). Is it possible to eat this food in your country?if so, where? .Have you ever tried it or tried it or tried to cook it? if so: how was the taste like? was it easy or diffulult to cook it?
Work on meaning of metal skewer, street vendor and U.S servicemen.Display activity using Slide.Ss should match words to definitions and photoes by writing numbers between brackets.When Ss have done it, confirm answers and ask two CCQs: Metal skewer ( 3) . Street vendors (1). U.S servicemen (2). Are there street vendors in your country? if so, what do they buy?. Have you ever tried food grilled by using metal skewers?if so, what was it?. Work on form and pronunciation of the same words. Post G-Form link in chat. Answers: 1- servicemen is a close compound noun. 2- the main stress in STREET vendor and METAL skewer is in the first word. 3- servicemen is the plural form of serviceman because it's irregular noun. 4- a consonant cluster in the word (str)eet.
Ask Ss to listen to the radio program ( The food show) and put the countries in the right order. Share G-Slide listening activity 1 in chat. Tell Ss not to focus on more details.Check answear with class. Answers: Spain (4), Mexico (1), Thailand (3), Turkey (2).
Show Ss G-Slide ( listening activity 2- detail task). Tell Ss they should listen to the recording twice for more detail and fill the table with correct answers. When Ss finish, they compare answers in BOR. Check answers OC. Anwers: 1- Mexico.Name : Nachos. Origin: Ignacio 'Nacho' Anaya created it as a quick snack for American servicemen's wives -northern Mexico. 2- Turkey. Name : Kebab. Origin : soldiers grilled meat by putting it on their swords. Iskender Efendi of Bursa invented doner kebab . 3- Thailand. Name: Pad Thai. Origin: After 1940s, the prime minister popularized it . 4- Spain. Name : Paello. Origin: farm workers cooked it in the fields near Valencia, Spain.
Draw Ss attention to the questions on the Google Slide: 1- Can you think of a food which reminds you of your childhood,wheather you liked it or not?Describe it? What are the ingredients inside it? 2- Describe a famous dish from your country cuisine?How do people cook it? Have you ever tried to cook it?
