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READ THESE TEXTS ON THE ORIGINS OF SOME TRADITIONAL FOOD AND DRINKS Horchata is a traditional drink in some parts of Spain. It looks like a vanilla milkshake, but it isn´t made with milk – it´s made with tiger nuts! They are pulses that grow underground. To make horchata, you leave the tiger nuts in water for a day. Then you squeeze the juice out of them. You can add sugar, lemon, and cinnamon. Horchata is also the name of a drink in Mexico, but it tastes very different. It´s made with rice! Custard is a traditional British desert. It´s a creamy pudding made with eggs, milk, sugar, and vanilla. To make custard, you mix all the ingredients and then cook them very slowly.  You can eat the custard warm or cold. Some British people like to put custard on other desserts like fruit pies. Custard is also used to make fruit trifle. Trifle is a traditional British dessert made with cake, custard, fruit, and jelly. Jelly is fruit gelatine. Most people also put lots of cream o

This is a very simple way to describe your eating habits.  Now I´m going to talk about food. My favourite food is  and I eat it             . I also like         and                    . I don´t like              so I don´t eat it very often / at all. I should eat more          and                  because they are / have               . I don´t cook very often. I can cook          and            . I eat junk food  (how often?)            . My favourite junk food is            and I eat it  (how often?)     . I also like           and          . I prefer eating at home / out because If I could I´d eat more                  because it´s / they are / have                 

Do you like omelettes? Do you like cheese? Therefore try this delicious cheese omelette at home!!!!. Try to cook it yourself! But first watch the video and reorder the parts of the process. Check your answers before getting into the kitchen!!!!!. A.Pop the egg and pepper into the pan. B.Add some cheese when it starts to wobble. C.Add some black pepper D. Whisker it together. E.Wait for three or four minutes F.Heat some oil in a pan. G.Flip it over and serve with the side of your choice. H. Put the eggs in a bowl. I.Wait until it´s all settled. J. Wait for two more minutes. NUMBERS     LETTERS

Have you ever booked at a restaurant on line? You´ll do it now.  You have to book for 4/5 people (depending on the group) for ANY DATE between the 23rd of December and the 4th of January. There are two possibilities:   1. Contact the restaurant itself (Suele ser la más rápida):      IBERICA CANARY WHARF. LONDON, UK.   2. Contact the Reservations Head Office:  OPEN TABLE

                      AT THE RESTAURANT (DIALOGUE)                      WAITER                                                                CLIENTS Good ____ how many are you?                                         A table for _____, please Smoking or non smoking?                                                      Non smoking, please All right follow me, please Would you like anything to drink?                                   Yes, I´d like / I´ll have a _____                                                                                                   No, thanks Here you are                                                                             Thanks Will you take the menu?                                                              Yes, please Can I take your orders or do you need more time?                  Yes, I´ll have /eat ________ Would you like to see the wine list?                              No, thanks. We´ll have the hou

Watch these videos connected to food and eating   WINDOW ON BRITAIN FOOD IN BRITAIN   THIS IS BRITAIN. FOOD   PEPPA PIG. FRUIT   MR BEAN. THE RESTAURANT   RESTAURANT CONVERSATION   LEARNING ENGLISH. AT THE RESTAURANT   AT THE RESTAURANT   SAINSBURY´S: HOWTO MAKE A SIMPLE CHEESE OMELETTE

Write back to another telling him/ her info about yourself. Start your letter with one of the different options: Hi, _______. How are you doing? Hi _________, I´m writing back to tell you about myself. Finish your letter with one of the different options: Write back soon. Looking forward hearing from you. The answer to these questions will be the contents of your letter: 1. What´s your name?, how old are you? 2. Where do you study?, how do you go to school? 3. Do you have any brothers or sisters?, what about pets? 4. What food do you like?, what food don´t you like? 5. What´s your favourite food?, how often do you eat it? 6. What´s your favourite drink?, how often do you drink it? 7. What´s your favourite sport?, how often do you practise it? 8. What can you cook?, how often do you cook? 9. Do you prefer eating at home or out? 10. What do you want to be when you´re older? Looking forward hearing from you:      _

Change the underlined words and expressions with information about yourself.  Hi, my name is Nick and I live in Cambridge I´m going to tell you about the food I like. My favourite food is fruit and I eat it everyday . I love bananas and apples but I don´t like grapes or strawberries . I also like pasta , meat and fish but I don´t like some vegetables as cauliflowers and broccoli . I eat fish  four times a week and sometimes meat . I eat vegetables three times a week and sometimes I eat pizza and ice creams . I don´t eat chips very often and I never eat plums because I´m allergic to them. As for drinks I love milk so I drink it everyday . I also like fruit juice and water but I don´t like soft drinks . I love milkshakes but I drink them hardly ever.  What about you? Write back soon. Bye Nick

Clilck on this link and you´ll be redirected to a web with online games and exercise on food. Use it to LEARN and BRUSH UP vocabulary on this topic.

How do you ask for food politely at a restaurant? These are some expressions from the videos you can use in class. This is part of a group task. Enjoy it!! AT THE RESTAURANT (DIALOGUE)    WAITER                                                                     CLIENTS Good ____ how many are you ?                                    A table for _____, please Smoking or non smoking?                                                    Non smoking, please All right follow me, please Would you like anything to drink?                                   Yes, I´d like / I´ll have a _____                                                                                                      No, thanks Here you are                                                                                     Thanks Will you take the menu?                                                                Yes, please Here you are. Are you ready to order? / Can I

DO YOU PREFER A BIG OR A SMALL FAMILY?   Listen  to these six people and choose the correct options.    Read the different transcripts for help

Read the following letter and then choose the correct option each of the following questions. Dear Michael:      I was very glad to receive your letter. You asked me how I spent my holidays.      Well, I did many different things. I swam in the pool and played some sports with my friends. We also went to beautiful places by bike and had picnics there.      I also went to the cinema and the mountains.     My parents rented a cottage in the French Pyrinees and we wen trekking and climbed some mountains.     We saw amazing places and lakes.     In August we went to Cyprus . We spent two weeks there going to the beach everyday and visiting many interesting sites. The only problem was that it was far too hot for me there.     How about your summer holidays? Did you have fun?    I hope you had a wonderful summer too!!    Sorry but I have to leave now. My mum needs some help at home.    Looking forward hearing from you.    All the best.    

Guión para hacer una presentación oral sencilla sobre vosotr@s mism@s. Incluye información muy básica de acuerdo con los estándares de aprendizaje evaluables. Recordad que este tipo de ejercicios se empiezan a evaluar la sesión siguiente a haber sido entregados y practicados en el aula.  Hi. I´m going to introduce myself.   My name´s                   and I´m                 years old.   I live in   (                , in a                      with my family.  In my family there are                        people overall: my mother                , my father               , my sister                  and my brother               .   I live at                   street and I study at               school. Everyday I go to school                           .                          .  From the 18th of September I´m having lessons from                     to          .  My favourite school                         is                        but I also like  

Watch ths video. An example of how to introduce yourself. Meet Miki from Nigeria Watch the video INTRODUCING YOURSELF and choose the following questions :   1. His name is __________  .  a) Niki  b) Miki  c) Triski   2. He´s from ___________ .  a) Brasilia   b) Nigeria   c) Spain   3.  He loves ____________ .  a) Reading  b) Sports  c) Watching TV   4. He likes _________ but he doesn´t like ___________ :  a) Studying / reading  b) Reading / Studying  c) Studying / writing   5. His hobbies are ____________: a) Singing and writing  b) Singing and reading  c) Singing and dancing

Read the following letter. Then choose the correct option for the different questions:      Hi, how are you?.      My name is Craig and I´m ten years old.     I am English because I was born in England, but I am also British because England is part of Great Britain and is in the UK.      I live in a typical English family. I have a father, mother and a sister and we all live together in our house in a town in the south east corner of England. At the back of our house we have our garden where I play with my sister.      We have two cars because both my mum and dad need ir for work. My parents have laptops but my sister and I use our tablets for schoolwork. We also watch videos and have videomeetings with our friends. . Mum and dad both have mobile phones and I am hoping to get one when I start secondary education.      The day starts at about 7 o'clock when Dad and mum get up. My sister and I usually watch telly in our pyjamas (night clothes) until breakf

What´s Britain ?  What´s Great Britain ?  Is the United Kingdom part of Britain ?  What countries are within the UK?   Todas estas preguntas tienen respuesta en el siguiente vídeo.   Recordad que ya lo trabajamos en clase el curso pasado.   Vedlo  de nuevo y disfrutad aprendiendo. An introduction to Britain.  

Watch the video and then choose the right option a), b) or c). 1.  In the U.K. there are _________ countries. a.  2  b. 3  c. 4 2.  The Republic  of Ireland is part of the UK a.  Yes   b. No 3.  England is ______________ of Scotland a.  South  b West   c North 4.  The population of the U.K is: a. More than 55 million  b more than 58 million  c more than 60 million 5.  The capital city of the U.K. is : a.  London  b Edinburgh  c. Cardiff 6.  The population of London is about _______ million people: a.  10  b. 9  c. 7 7.  The Prime Minister of England lives at Number  ______ , Downing Street a.  12  b. 10  c. 20 8.  The King of England lives in: a.  The Houses of Parliament  b Buckingham Palace  c The British museum 9.  The Queen of England´s name was                 and the current King of England is    : a.  Sofía / Juan Carlos  b Elizabeth / Charles   c.  Leticia / Felipe 10.  The name of the train connecting the UK

Watch the video and learn interesting aspects of British culture.  What´s the difference between the United Kingdom (U.K.) and Britain?  What´s the capital city of Wales? Is Ireland part of the U.K? Todo esto y más cosas interesantes sobre la cultura británica en este vídeo.

Did you know Chinese is the most widely spoken language in the world? Do you know what´s number two on the list?     SPANISH!!!!! Check on this map the countries where English is the first language.

Enjoy these online activities while you learn a bit more about Ireland and St. Patrick QUIZ CROSSWORD

Click on the different links and do the quiz about different aspects of Ireland. LISTENING 1 Marion talks about  her home country Marion talks about  Ireland´s capital city Marion talks about  Irish Cliffs LISTENING 2 Eucharia talks about  Irish history LISTENING 3 Ruth gives us some  travel tips about Ireland

Do you know any Irish legends? Who was Cu Chulainn? Enjoy these videos!!! THE SALMON OF KNOWLEDGE THE CHILDREN OF LIR JAMIE O´ROURKE AND THE BIG POTATO FINN McCOOL AND THE GIANTS CAUSEWAY THE LEGEND OF CU CHULAINN OÍSIN AND TÍR NA NÓG

Do they dance "jotas" in Ireland? What do they dance? Enjoy the  Riverdance  Irish dancing show

Did you know that Irish coffee is one of the most famous drinks from Ireland? Do you know what ingredients are used in its making? How do they combine? Watch this video  for info and then reorder the parts of the process.  A. Mix the ground coffee with hot water B. Put some cream on top of the coffe and decorate with coffee beans. C. Pour the right measure of Irish whiskey into each glass. D. Mix hot water and brown sugar to get sugar syrup. E. Press the coffee and pour it into the glasses. F. Pour hot water into the glasses. G. Pour the sugar syrup into the glasses. H. Grind the coffee beans to have real fresh coffee. I. Whip the cream till it thickens. J. Dump the hot water from the glasses.

What´s the capital city of Ireland? What colours is the Irish flag? Who is the patron saint of Ireland? The answers to these and other questions are in this activity. Connect info from both columns. 1 NAME A DARK BEER (GUINNESS), WHISKEY (JAMESON),  IRISH COFFEE 2 CAPITAL CITIES B ENYA ,  THE CHIEFTAINS,   THE CORRS ,  U2 3 SITUATION C IRISH DANCING 4 FLAG D HARP , TIN WHISTLE ,  THE BODHRAN , IRISH BAGPIPE 5 LANGUAGE(S) E ENGLISH, IRISH (GAELIC) 6 DRINKS F HURLING ,  GAELIC FOOTBALL , RUGBY, FOOTBALL 7 FOOD G REPUBLIC OF IRELAND , NORTHERN IRELAND 8 MUSICAL GROUPS H NORTH WEST OF EUROPE 9 DANCE I CUCHULAINN ( PART 1 .  PART 2 ), BRAM STOKER 10 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS J St. PATRICK´S DAY (17TH MARCH) 11 SYMBOLS K