2017-12-14
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British Food
ВThis is the famous British Sunday roast, including roast meat, mashed potatoes, yorkshire puddings and other vegetables.
A) Today we will talk about British food. First, talk to a partner and ask them what they think of when you say “British food”. What kind of adjectives do you think of? Do you know any dishes? Have you eaten any British food and did you like it?
B) Many traditional English dishes have very strange names. Look at the names below, guess what their ingredients might be and how they might taste, then discuss them with a partner and the class.
1. Toad in the hole, 2. Bubble and squeak, 3. Spotted dick, 4. Welsh rarebit (sometimes pronounced “rabbit”), 5. Cullen skink, 6. Stargazey pie, 7. Jam roley-poley
C) Now walk around the class look at the pictures on the wall. These are pictures of the dishes above. Try to decide which picture is of which dish, giving reasons and discussing with the students you meet on your journey through the world of British food.
When you are walking around you could also think about these questions:
i) What do you think they taste of?
ii) What do you think they contain (what are the ingredients?)
iii) Is there anything like them in your country?
D) Now match each of these descriptions below with the names in part C.
7. This is a dessert that is normally made of rolled sponge pudding, although it used to be made of suet and was nicknamed “dead-man’s arm” as it was steamed in a shirt sleeve!
This dish has a particularly unappetising name, actually it’s just a few sausages that are baked in batter.
 This dish comes from Wales and is basically just cheese on toast, but was nicknamed “rabbit”. Welsh people ate it because during the 18th century they couldn’t even afford a cheap meat like rabbit.
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В This is a thick soup made of haddock, potatoes and onions. Nobody really knows where the name comes from, although some people claim it is from the Scottish word skink, which means shin of beef.
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В This is a dish of fried cabbage, potatoes and whatever other leftovers you might have in the pantry (or fridge, these days).В
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В This dish gets its name from the fish, who look like they are looking up at the sky, peering at the stars.
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В This dish has a strange name that sounds a bit like a swear word, but dick is actually from an Old English word meaning pudding (this is one theory).
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E) Look at the words in bold in part D. Work with a partner and try to guess what they mean, then check with the teacher to see if you are correct. В
Sponge pudding - a kind of dessert that is made of a sweet dough.
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F) Which one of these dishes would you most or least like to try? Why? Please decide, then in groups try to make a “tasting menu” of British food. Please include 3-4 dishes, you make choose one or two that are not on the list.
G) Now, watch this video and think about these questions: Has British cuisine changed? Is it more or less international? Does it sound better or worse than before? How about in your country?
