Making a Cake

María Jiménez García

GLOSSARYOvenIt gets very hot. You can bake food in it.

MouldYou put a cake mixture in it to bake it.

Egg Many animals hatch from eggs. People eat a lot of chicken eggs.

MixerIt is used to mix different food.

BowlYou can eat soup or cereal in a bowl

Cheese spreadIt is a kind of cheese and you spread it on something

YogurtIt is a food made out of milk. There are many flavors.

FlourIt is a ground up grain. Bread is made from flour.

GLOSSARYRaspberry jamIt is a spread made from raspberries.

TeaspoonfulIt is the amount of something that fits on a teaspoon.

TablespoonfulIt is the amount of something that fits on a tablespoon.

ButterIt is a rich spread made from cream.

SugarIt is a sweet food. Normally it is white.

CakeIt is a sweet dessert made from some sweet ingredients

ForkIt is used for eating solid food.

KnifeYou can cut things and food with it.

GLOSSARYKitchenPlace in a house where you can cook

INTRODUCTION

Anne is going to prepare a delicious cheesecake !

Do you want to learn how to make a cheesecake?

RECIPE

One box of cheese spread

Three eggs

Three plain yoghurts

• Flour

o Anne needs some ingredients from the supermarket, so she buys:

• Butter

•Sugar

•Raspberry jam

RECIPE

She has all the ingredients, so she goes to the kitchen to prepare the cake.

1. FIRST Anne turns on the oven to 170º.

2. SECOND Anne mixes the box of cheese spread,

the three eggs, the three yoghurts, the three tablespoonfuls of flour and the ten spoonfuls of sugar in a bowl with a mixer.

3. THIRD

Anne spreads a little bit of butter on the mould and then she puts the mix in it.

4. FORTH Anne puts the mould in the oven and

she waits 25 minutes.

5. FIFTH Anne takes the cake out of the oven and

decorates it with the raspberry jam.

6. SIXTH

Anne is ready to eat a delicious cake! She uses a knife and a fork to eat it.

Should we make one?

ACTIVITIESPRE-READING

Which word is different from the others? (look and say)

a) Flour jam eggs table butterb) Oven mould bed bowl mixerc) Sugar chocolate honey olive cookies

ACTIVITIESPRE- READING Look at the picture and invent a story about

it. What should the story be about? Discuss with your partners.

ACTIVITIESWHILE READING Answer to this questions: (polar

questions)

a) Is the cake delicious?

b) Does Anne buy some ingredients from the supermarket?

c) Does Anne cook a chocolate cake?

d) Does Anne decorate the cake with some cookies?

e) Does Anne use the oven to bake the cake?

ACTIVITIESPOST-READING Discuss these questions:

a) Do you think Anne was a good cook?b) Would you like to have a piece of this cake?c) Would you like to make a cake?d) Do you think the cake was easy to make?e) Is the recipe long and difficult?

ACTIVITIESPOST- READING Make your own recipe for a cake. First write a

list of ingredients and then the way to prepare it.

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