INTRODUCTION As you know, in two weeks it will be Carnival, a typical celebration in our country where all the people dress up and celebrate it in the streets. But... in other countries there are different ways to celebrate this festivity.Are you prepared to know what this customs are regarding this celebration and how to make a "pancake"?
In this case, continue reading!!! I hope you enjoy it.
TASK1.- First of all you will read a short story. This story is going to explain to you some aspects of pancake day. After that, you will have to ask a partner some questions.
2.- After that you will have to read the Pancake recipe, watch a video related with how to make it and at the end you will have to explain this video in your own words.
3.- The third activity is a grid where you must find some words related to pancake ingredients and the utensils needed to make them.
4.- After that we will prepare the pancakes and then, you could have a pancake competition with your classmates.
5.- At the end you will see some poems related to Pancake Day. You can choose one of them and try to learn it.
PROCESS
Exercise 1
Read the following story in pairs and once you have read it, ask your partner the questions below.If you have any vocabulary problem you can go to this page and search in the translator:
wordreference.comStory
Pancake Day is on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. It is in February or at the beginning of March, six weeks before Easter. In Britain, people eat Pancakes on Pancake Day. In some towns there are pancake races. People run in the streets holding frying pans with pancakes. Each runner tosses the pancake into the air and catches it in the pan. In other countries, people celebrate Carnival at the same time of the year. There are parades through the streets with bands, fireworks and people wear masks and fancy dress.
Questions:
- What do people celebrate in other countries on the same day?
- Which day do English people celebrate Pancake Day?
What do people eat on Pancake day?
What do people hold while they are running?
- What do people wear at Carnival Time?
Exercise 2
You have to do this exercice alone.Read this Pancake recipe, if there are any words that you don't recognize, you can go to this page again:
wordreference.comPANCAKE RECIPE
Ingredients:
100 g flour
milk
salt
one egg
oil
Utensils:
a bowl
a wooden spoon
a pan
an apron
Instructions:
1.Mix salt and flour in a bowl.
2.Add an egg and some milk and mix it with a wooden spoon.
3.Add the rest of the milk.
4.Heat some oil in a pan.
5.Add some of the mixture and cook on both sides.
6.You can eat pancakes with sugar and lemon
Now, click on this link in order to see how a boy makes a pancake, you should pay attention to it because afterwards you will have to explain it. You can watch it as many times as you want.