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This document describes the "What are you Cooking?" 4-skills ESL activity. It involves putting students into groups and having them plan a 3-course meal using random ingredients. Each group is given a list of ingredients in different categories and must create an appetizer, main course, and dessert without using all the items. Then, groups present their menus to the class. It integrates the skills of writing, speaking, listening, and reading while keeping students engaged in an interactive cooking planning task. The activity requires minimal preparation and materials and allows students to practice their English skills in a fun and collaborative way.

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What Are You Cooking?

This document describes the "What are you Cooking?" 4-skills ESL activity. It involves putting students into groups and having them plan a 3-course meal using random ingredients. Each group is given a list of ingredients in different categories and must create an appetizer, main course, and dessert without using all the items. Then, groups present their menus to the class. It integrates the skills of writing, speaking, listening, and reading while keeping students engaged in an interactive cooking planning task. The activity requires minimal preparation and materials and allows students to practice their English skills in a fun and collaborative way.

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What are you Cooking?

A 4-Skills ESL Activity

Skills: Writing/speaking/listening/reading
Time: 30-60 minutes
Level: Intermediate-advanced
Put students into groups of three and tell them to write down items from each of
the following categories:
1 meat
1 dairy product
3 herbs or spices
1 green vegetable
3 more vegetables
1 grain
3 fruits
1 tin of some kind of food
1 jar of some food
something salty
something sweet
Then, collect the papers from the students and redistribute them to the other
groups. Explain what a three-course meal is and give the students some examples.
If you have access to a computer and PowerPoint, you could use Google Image
search and look for a “three-course meal.” There are lots of nice examples there.
Each group has 10-15 minutes to plan a three-course meal with their ingredients,
along with cooking oil, salt and pepper. However, they are not required to use all
the ingredients if they don’t want to. It should consist of an appetizer, main course,
and dessert.
in ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS· ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS
What are you Cooking? A 4-Skills ESL Activity
4-skills ESL activities and games are kind of like the holy grail of English teaching
and I’m always on the lookout for some new ones to try out. One of the best ones
I’ve done recently is this one: What are you cooking?
In addition to covering a range of skills, it requires essentially nothing in the way
of preparation or materials and the students love it too. What’s not to love, right?
Try out What are you Cooking in your TEFL classes today for all sorts of ESL
teaching awesome.

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Skills: Writing/speaking/listening/reading
Time: 30-60 minutes
Level: Intermediate-advanced

Put students into groups of three and tell them to write down items from each of
the following categories:

1 meat
1 dairy product
3 herbs or spices
1 green vegetable
3 more vegetables
1 grain
3 fruits
1 tin of some kind of food
1 jar of some food
something salty
something sweet

Then, collect the papers from the students and redistribute them to the other
groups. Explain what a three-course meal is and give the students some examples.
If you have access to a computer and PowerPoint, you could use Google Image
search and look for a “three-course meal.” There are lots of nice examples there.
Each group has 10-15 minutes to plan a three-course meal with their ingredients,
along with cooking oil, salt and pepper. However, they are not required to use all
the ingredients if they don’t want to. It should consist of an appetizer, main course,
and dessert.

When each group is finished, give them some time to prepare for
their presentation. Each group will present their menu to the class. I usually require
that each student in the group talks about one course which is perfect if you put
students into teams of three for this activity.
Students can vote on their favourite menu that’s not their own! You can prepare a
small prize for the winning team.
Procedure for What are you Cooking?
Put students into groups of three. They have to write down the required ingredients
in each category. This usually takes around five minutes.
Collect the papers and redistribute them to another team.
Each team must make a three-course menu with their ingredients (appetizer, main
course and dessert). They don’t have to use all the ingredients. I allow 10-15
minutes for this, and then five minutes to prepare for the next step.
The teams do a short presentation about their menu and the class votes on their
favourite.

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