RecipeslessonplanforusingYouTuberecipeclips

byNatalieGreenly
Thislessonusestwovideoclipsofrecipes,fromYouTube.Thesehavebeenchosenbecausethecommentaryis
quitesimpleandthereisnottoomuchextrachat.

BananaBreadhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMwlE_lrkEQ&feature=relmfu
BeefOssobucco:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JK8mfi_Hxk&feature=plcp(OssoBuccomeansbone
withaholeinItalian.)

(Theingredientslistandquantitiescanbefoundundereachvideo.ClickonShowmore)

Warmup

Introducethesubjectbyaskinglearnerstodiscusssomeofthefollowing:
adishyourmothercookedwhenyouwereachild
arecipeyoulikecookingandwhichiseasyforyou
anewrecipeyoutriedrecently
adishyoulikeeatingbutcantmakeyourself
atypicaldishfromyourcountry

Beforewatching

FoodVocabulary:

Showlearnersthepicturesoftheingredientsforthetworecipes.Learnerswrite
thenameofeachingredientunderthepicture.
(IgotthepicturesbyusingGoogleimagesSearch)

Checkpronunciationoftheingredients.

Highlightthedifferencebetween:
o Stickofcinnamonandgroundcinnamon
o Plainflourandselfraisingflour(youcanmakeyourownselfraisingflourbyadding1tspof
bakingpowdertoeverycupofflour.)
o Stickofceleryandheadofcelery
o Cloveofgarlicandheadofgarlic

Learnersdiscuss:whichofthesedotheyuseintheirowncooking?Whatfor?

Showlearnersthefinishedpicturesofthetworecipes.

Askthelearnerstospeculatewhichingredientswillbeusedinwhichrecipes.
ItookscreenshotsfromtherecipevideosusingtheWindow7Snippingtool.
StartAllprogramsAccessoriesSnippingTool

Handoutthelistofingredients.

Abbreviationsandquantities:

Checkthatlearnersknow:tsp,tbsp,g,L

Checkthatlearnerscansaythequantitiesandfractionse.g.1/2,1/4,
2/3,2

Cookingverbs

Handoutthepicturesofthecookingverbs

Learnersmatchtheverbswiththepictures.

Answers:whisk,pourdipandcoat,grease,dice,cutup,soften,crack,
melt,mash,slice,stir,brown,season,add,chop,deglaze,crush,mix,
scrape,simmer,sprinkle,boil

Checkpronunciationoftheverbs.

Practicetheverbs:putthelearnersintosmallgroups.Onelearner
mimesoneoftheverbs.Theotherlearnersguess:Yourechopping
something

Asklearnerstopredicthowthetwodisheswillbecooked,usingsomeofthecookingvocabulary.

Watchingthevideoclips

Learnerswatchthevideoclipstocheckhowaccuratetheirpredictionswere.

Handoutthegapfillworksheettothelearners.Askthemtoworktogethertoguesswhatverbswillgo
intothegaps.

Answers:Bananacake

Cutupbananas,andwithafork,mashtheminamixingbowl.
Addflour,sugar,cinnamontothebananas.
Crackeggsintoaseparatejug.Whisktheeggs.
Meltthebutter,letitcool,andaddittotheeggs.Mixtheeggsandbuttertogether.
Pourtheeggandbuttermixtureintothemixingbowl
Addthecrushedwalnuts.Mixthoroughly.
Greasealoaftin.Pourinthemixture.

Putintoapreheatedovenat180oCandcookfor4045minutes.
Allowtocoolinthepanfor20minutesandthentakeoutandleaveonacoolingrackforabout10
minutes.
Cutupandservewithbutter.

Answers:BeefOssobucco:

Sprinklesomeflourontoaplateandseasonwithsaltandpepper.
Dipthemeatintheflourandcoateachside
Putalargesaucepanovermediumheatandaddinsomeoliveoil.
Brownthemeatinthehotoilforoneminuteeachside.Removethemeatfromthepan.
Putsomemoreoliveininthepanandthenaddtheonion,celeryandcarrot.
Allowtosoftenforabout4minutes.Addthegarlicandcookforafurther30seconds.
Deglazethepanwithsomebeefstock.Atthispointyoucanalsoaddtheredwine.
Makesureyouscrapethebottomofthepantogetallthelittlebitsofmeatandflouroff.
Addinacanofcrushedtomatoes.Putthemeatbackinthesauce.
Seasonwellwithsaltandpepper.
Bringtotheboil,thendroptheheattoasimmer,andleavetocookfor1hours.
Addsomefreshparsleybeforeservingandstirthroughtheossobucco.Finishwithsomemoresprigsof
parsley.

Followup:

Watchonemoretimewithoutthesound,askingthelearnerstodescribewhatthechefisdoing.

Learnerscouldtryandmakeoneoftheseathomeandreportback(orevenbringitin)

Learnerscanwatchanotherclipandwritearecipeorwriteoutoneoftheirownsimilarrecipesfrom
theircountry.

Worksheet:Ingredients

BananaCake
2&cupsselfraisingflour
70gwalnutpieces
1cupbrownsugar
1tspgroundcinnamon
125gbutter(melted)
2eggs
3bananas

BeefOssoBucco
4piecesBeefossobucco
2tbspplainflour
1onion
1carrot
1stickcelery
2clovesgarlic
1LBeefstock
400gcandicedtomatoes
1/3cupchoppedparsley
1/4cupplainfour
salt&peppertoseason
1/3cupredwine(optional)
oliveoil

Worksheet:whichrecipedotheseingredientsbelongto?

Worksheet:Picturesofthefinishedrecipes

BeefOssoBucco

Bananacake

Worksheet:matchthecookingverbswiththepictures
brownstirdicecrushboildip&coatcrackcutupmashscrapeaddwhisk
pourgreasesprinklesoftensimmermeltchopslicemixseasondeglaze

Worksheet:Fillinthegaps.
BananaCake
__________bananas,andwithafork,_____________theminamixingbowl.
__________flour,sugar,cinnamontothebananas.
___________eggsintoaseparatejug.____________theeggs.
____________thebutter,letit______________,and_____________ittotheeggs._____________theeggs
andbuttertogether.
_____________theeggandbuttermixtureintothemixingbowl
Addthe______________walnuts._____________thoroughly.
_______________________aloaftin.________________inthemixture.
Putintoapreheatedovenat180oCandcookfor4045minutes.
Allowto________________inthepanfor20minutesandthentakeoutandleaveonacoolingrackforabout
10minutes.
______________andservewithbutter.

BeefOssoBucco:
_____________someflourontoaplateand_____________withsaltandpepper.
_____________themeatintheflourand_____________eachsidewell.
Putalargesaucepanovermediumheatand_____________insomeoliveoil.
_____________themeatinthehotoilforoneminuteeachside.Removethemeatfromthepan.
Putsomemoreoliveininthepanandthen_____________theonion,celeryandcarrot.
Allowto_____________forabout4minutes.Addthegarlicandcookforafurther30seconds.
_____________thepanwithsomebeefstock.Atthispointyoucanalsoaddtheredwine.
Makesureyou_____________thebottomofthepantogetallthelittlebitsofmeatandflouroff.
_____________inacanofcrushedtomatoes.Putthemeatbackinthesauce.
_____________wellwithsaltandpepper.
Bringtothe_____________,thendroptheheattoa_____________,andleavetocookfor1hours.
Addsomefreshparsleybeforeservingand_____________itthroughtheossobucco.Finishwithsomemore
sprigsofparsley.

Recipes

BananaCake
2&cupsselfraisingflour
125gbutter(melted)
70gwalnutpieces
2eggs
1cupbrownsugar
3bananas
1tspgroundcinnamon

Cutupbananas,andwithafork,mashtheminamixingbowl.
Addflour,sugar,cinnamontothebananas.
Crackeggsintoaseparatejug.Whisktheeggs.
Meltthebutter,letitcool,andaddittotheeggs.Mixtheeggsandbuttertogether.
Pourtheeggandbuttermixtureintothemixingbowl
Addthecrushedwalnuts.Mixthoroughly.
Greasealoaftin.Pourinthemixture.
Putintoapreheatedovenat180oCandcookfor4045minutes.
Allowtocoolinthepanfor20minutesandthentakeoutandleaveonacoolingrackforabout10minutes.
Cutupandservewithbutter.

BeefOssoBucco
4piecesBeefossobucco
400gcandicedtomatoes
2tbspplainflour
1/3cupchoppedparsley
1/4cupplainfour
1onion
1carrot
salt&peppertoseason
1stickcelery
1/3cupredwine(optional)
oliveoil
2clovesgarlic
1LBeefstock

Sprinklesomeflourontoaplateandseasonwithsaltandpepper.
Dipthemeatintheflourandcoateachside
Putalargesaucepanovermediumheatandaddinsomeoliveoil.
Brownthemeatinthehotoilforoneminuteeachside.Removethemeatfromthepan.
Putsomemoreoliveininthepanandthenaddtheonion,celeryandcarrot.
Allowtosoftenforabout4minutes.Addthegarlicandcookforafurther30seconds.
Deglazethepanwithsomebeefstock.Atthispointyoucanalsoaddtheredwine.
Makesureyouscrapethebottomofthepantogetallthelittlebitsofmeatandflouroff.
Addinacanofcrushedtomatoes.Putthemeatbackinthesauce.
Seasonwellwithsaltandpepper.
Bringtotheboil,thendroptheheattoasimmer,andleavetocookfor1hours.
Addsomefreshparsleybeforeservingandstirthroughtheossobucco.Finishwithsomemoresprigsof
parsley.