© Macmillan Polska www.macmillan.pl PHOTOCOPIABLE Type of activity: reading, speaking Focus: Easter food Level: elementary + / pre-intermediate Time: 45 minutes Preparation: – one copy of the Student’s Worksheet per student, folded as shown Procedure: 1. Write the following countries on the board: France, Spain, Russia, Brazil, Greece. Ask the students what they know about the food eaten in these countries. Elicit any ideas that the students have and record interesting or useful vocabulary on the board. Tell them that they are going to learn something about the Easter foods typical for these countries. 2. Distribute the first page of the Student’s Worksheet, folded as shown. The students work individually, matching the dishes to the countries. They may then compare their guesses in pairs. Next, ask them to unfold their worksheets and read the text in Task 2 to check their answers. Ask the students which of the dishes they like most, and why. Key: 1. Russia, 2. Greece, 3. France, 4. Brazil, 5. Spain 3. The students answer the questions under the text in Task 2. Do not explain any vocabulary at this point. Let the students work individually, then compare answers with a partner, and then check with the whole group. Key: 1. Torrijas, Pashka, Paçoca, 2. Torrijas, Tsoureki, 3. Omelet, 4. Pashka, Paçoca, 5. Torrijas, Omelet, 6. Omelet 4. Distribute the second page of the Student’s Worksheet. Let the students work in pairs and identify the correct words or phrases for the definitions in the text. Check with the whole group, focusing on meaning and drilling pronunciation where necessary. Key: 2. dried fruit, 3. (a) thousand, 4. gigantic, 5. square, 6. (a) cook, 7. round, 8. hard-boiled, 9. peanut 5. Tell the students to change partners. They should discuss the questions in Task 4, making notes of their own and their partner’s answers. Monitor and help where necessary as they do this. When they have finished, ask the students to change partners once more and discuss the questions again with their new partner and share with them their previous partner’s answers. Collect and give feedback. Teacher’s Notes Easter food

Teacher’s Notes Easter food - Macmillan PolskaPashka, Paçoca, 5. Torrijas, Omelet, 6. Omelet 4. Distribute the second page of the Student’s Worksheet. Let the students work in

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Page 1: Teacher’s Notes Easter food - Macmillan PolskaPashka, Paçoca, 5. Torrijas, Omelet, 6. Omelet 4. Distribute the second page of the Student’s Worksheet. Let the students work in

Type of activity: reading, speakingFocus: Easter foodLevel: elementary + / pre-intermediateTime: 45 minutesPreparation:

– one copy of the Student’s Worksheet perstudent, folded as shown

Procedure:

1. Write the following countries on the board:France, Spain, Russia, Brazil, Greece. Ask thestudents what they know about the food eaten inthese countries. Elicit any ideas that the studentshave and record interesting or useful vocabularyon the board. Tell them that they are going tolearn something about the Easter foods typicalfor these countries.

2. Distribute the fi rst page of the Student’sWorksheet, folded as shown. The students workindividually, matching the dishes to the countries.They may then compare their guesses in pairs.Next, ask them to unfold their worksheets andread the text in Task 2 to check their answers. Askthe students which of the dishes they like most,and why.

Key: 1. Russia, 2. Greece, 3. France, 4. Brazil,5. Spain

3. The students answer the questions under the textin Task 2. Do not explain any vocabulary at thispoint. Let the students work individually, thencompare answers with a partner, and then checkwith the whole group.

Key: 1. Torrijas, Pashka, Paçoca, 2. Torrijas,Tsoureki, 3. Omelet, 4. Pashka, Paçoca, 5. Torrijas, Omelet, 6. Omelet

4. Distribute the second page of the Student’sWorksheet. Let the students work in pairs andidentify the correct words or phrases for thedefi nitions in the text. Check with the wholegroup, focusing on meaning and drillingpronunciation where necessary.

Key: 2. dried fruit, 3. (a) thousand, 4. gigantic,5. square, 6. (a) cook, 7. round, 8. hard-boiled,9. peanut

5. Tell the students to change partners. They shoulddiscuss the questions in Task 4, making notes oftheir own and their partner’s answers. Monitorand help where necessary as they do this. Whenthey have fi nished, ask the students to changepartners once more and discuss the questionsagain with their new partner and share with themtheir previous partner’s answers. Collect and givefeedback.

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