Traditional British Christmas Foods

Traditional British Christmas Foods

I Lead in.

a)    What do you know about Christmas in the UK? When is it celebrated?

b)    What are the symbols of Christmas? Take 1 minute to write down the symbols or associations you can think of. Compare your lists with other students.

II Match the images to the names of British Christmas symbols. Watch the video below and check. Which of the Christmas symbols from the list do you have in your country?

1.    snow-covered postcard

2.    family gathering

3.    gift exchanges

4.    shopping spree (spree is a short period of doing an (enjoyable) activity)  

5.    stockings packed with sweets

6.    reindeer

7.    Santa Claus

8.    Christmas lights

III Pronunciation focus. Look at the phonetic symbols [ɪ], [i:], [aɪ];  [ʃ]; [ʌ]; [ʊ]. How do you pronounce them? Put the words in the list in the correct column based on the way you pronounce the underlined letters. Listen or watch  the video in Task V and check.

Christmas; spree; gift; lights; sweets; dish; pudding; plum; Medieval; traditional; associated; dish; mince; pie; spices; treat; icing

[ɪ]	[i:]	[aɪ]	[ʃ]	[ʌ]	[ʊ]
hit	see	night	mention	but	put

IV Match the images to the names of British Christmas dishes and drinks. Watch the video and check. Which of the Christmas dishes or drinks would you like to try?

1.    eggnog

2.    duck

3.    Christmas pudding or plum pudding

4.    ham

5.    mince pie (or minced meat pie)

6.    gingerbread house

7.    “gingerbread men”

  

V Watch the video above and list the names of Christmas foods and drinks in the order you hear them.    

A.   duck

B.   Christmas pudding or plum pudding - 1

C.   ham

D.   mince pie (or minced meat pie)

E.    eggnog

F.    pheasant

G.   gingerbread house

H.   turkey

I.      “gingerbread men”

J.     goose

VI Watch the video again. Divide the words from the list in task V into three groups:

a) types of meat:

b) sweet dishes:

c) drinks:

VII Watch the video and mark the sentences as True (T) or False (F). Correct the false statements.

1. The traditional Christmas meal has not changed over the years.

2. Christmas pudding is made with several different kinds of mixed fruits.

3. Christmas pudding is served on New Year’s Day.

4. Gingerbread minced pie was sometimes lit aflame before being brought to the table.

5. Another Christmas dish is mince pie also called minced meat pie.

6. Mince pies are drinks.

7. The most popular meats served at Christmas time in the UK have always been ham, goose, duck, and pheasant.

8. One of the more popular Christmas desserts is typically made in the form of small animals.

9. Minced pie is also used to create small houses.

10. Eggnog is a sweet drink made with ginger.  

VIII Watch the video and answer the questions.

1) What are the ingredients of Christmas pudding?

2) In what Christmas dish did people hide coins? Why did they do it?

3) Does mince pie (or minced meat pie) contain meat? What are the ingredients of this dish? 4) What is one of the most popular Christmas meats in the USA?

5) What are the small dessert houses made of?   

6) What are ingredients of eggnog?

7) What can adults add in their eggnog?

8) Will Christmas dishes change in future?  

IX OVER TO YOU.

A)  Find a recipe of a traditional British Christmas dish (not described in the video). Share the history of the dish and its recipe with other students in class.

B)   Plan a ‘perfect’ Christmas dinner with other students. (See the example below). To do it follow the instructions below:

1) take a large sheet of paper;

2) every person writes his or her first name and family name in English

3) move right and try to write the names of dishes and drinks using the letters of every person’s name.

 4) after three rounds draw the dishes or drinks  on your ‘menu’.

  

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