Dinnertime Indicators • Develops interests, attitudes, information retrieval skills and the ability to think • Clarifies thought through writing
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Before the lesson Prepare examples of other menus, perhaps from local restaurants. Prepare a list of other questions based on the menu, which have not been included on the worksheet.
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Activities covered Reading a menu Discussing menus Answering questions Designing own menu
The lesson 1. Read the menu ‘‘Posh nosh’. 2. Discuss the menu (i.e. the ingredients required, the variety of ways in which the food is cooked, the cost per person, the choices, food descriptions, decoration etc.). 3. The students answer Questions 1 – 6. Dictionaries may be used. Full sentences are not necessary. The teacher can ask extra questions about the menu. 4. The students create a menu of their own, first answering Question 7 to get them thinking. They can decide whether to make a fantasy menu or a realistic menu. 5. The students can write their menus neatly or print them out and these can be displayed in the classroom.
Answers 1. (a) fish (b) herb (c) frozen dessert, often made of fruit juice 2. (a) Yes (duck) (b) No (c) Maybe (d) Maybe (e) Yes (prawns and tuna fish) 3. five 4. No 5. prawns, tuna fish, cod 6. – 7. Teacher check
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Background information There are so many different types of reading material the students can explore. The teacher should make use of a variety of these so that students get used to interpreting different types of text. If reading exercises are varied, it will also provide more interest, as long as the students can relate to what they are reading and it is age-appropriate.
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Recommended reading (poems in different forms)
First stab by Gina Douthwaite Seeing red by Gina Douthwaite Do you know my teacher? by John Rice Hippopotamus by Liz Brownlee The witch, the prince and the girl in the tower by Sue Cowling Tall story by Mike Johnson Volcano by Mary Green Electric guitars by James Carter I’ve eaten many strange and scrumptious dishes by Roald Dahl
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Additional activities Students can: Read and interpret train timetables, graphs, flow charts, flyers, programs for a play, cinema line-up, classified advertisements, road signs, recipes, instructions, nutritional information on a food label or shopping lists.
Homework suggestion The students can look at home for written texts other than books. These can be displayed in the classroom with a heading: ‘Things we read’. (These can include cereal boxes, clothing labels, medicine boxes, instruction manuals, recipes, envelope with address, letters, emails, brochures, calendar, cards etc.)
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