Esl Cooking Vocabulary Lesson

Cooking Words Lesson #1

Lesson Plan Time

Stages

Activity

Materials

1:00 pm

Presentation

Activate Schema: T gives Ss question to think about and answer with partner. Are you a good or bad cook? Why?

Markers/Board

Introduce Vocabulary: T shows pictures to Ss and elicits words from students. Ss names words in picture. T helps students pronounce all words correctly.

Vocabulary Pictures

Activity #1: Word Definition Match T breaks Ss into small groups of 3 or 4. T gives Ss 2 sets of paper. One set with definition and the other with word. Ss will work in group to match definition and word.

Word/Definition Strips

Activity #2: Fill in the blank T puts Ss into groups of 2. T will introduce handout. T instructs Ss to use vocabulary words above to answer questions below. Ss work on handout in groups.

Fill in Blank handout

Activity#3: True/ False T puts Ss into different groups of 2. T introduces worksheet. T instructs student to complete true of false. Ss work on handout in new group. T will call on Ss to share answers.

T/F handout

Mingling Activity - What do you cook/How did you cook it? T introduces activity. Show food pictures. T instructs Ss to talk to 3 other students. (Ss should get up and walk around)

Meal cutouts from food magazine.

1:10 pm

1:30 pm

Practice

1:40 pm

1:50 pm

2:00 pm

Use

Notes Extra Discussion Questions: What is your favorite way to cook chicken?

Vocabulary

SWBAT

• Bake • Fry • Grill • Microwave • Mix • Chop • Steam • Boil • Peel

• By the end of the lesson, students will be able (SWBAT) to talk with their classmates about how to prepare certain meals using the target vocabulary words.

Vocabulary Pictures

Matching

Fill in the Blank

True or False

Mingling Conversation COOKING A FISH DINNER

DIRECTIONS: Students will talk with their classmates about how each dish is cooked.

EXAMPLE: Maria: How do you cook the fish? Oliver: I fry the fish in a pan. Maria: How do you cook the carrots. Oliver: First, I peel off the skin. Then, I boil them in hot water. Maria: How do you cook the green beans. Oliver: I steam the beans over a pot.