kiwicarioca-esl

As a chef, and an ESL teacher whenever pos­sible I like to integ­rate food, recipes, and food ety­mo­logy into my classes. Let’s face it every­one eats, but not every­one cooks. So, teach­ing cook­ing and Eng­lish makes good sense, right? Not only do stu­dents learn the vocab­u­lary of food, but they also learn about the ori­gin of foods, and how food integ­rates into the culture. 

The recipe below, is a bacon and egg pie recipe that my Mum, and many Mum’s and Dad’s from all over New Zea­l­and and Aus­tralia know, and love. It’s not elab­or­ate at all, but that’s why it’s so popular.

It’s easy to pre­pare (maybe 15 minutes) and cook, and intro­duces some use­ful verbs, like sprinkle and dot to lan­guage learners.

The great thing about cook­ing and Eng­lish les­sons is that a stu­dent can prac­tise mak­ing the dish after class. Thus rein­for­cing the pro­cess, and link­ing the verbs to an action. Oh, and then they can enjoy the food of course. A big bonus.

What I’d like stu­dents to do is leave a recipe, via voice or text. A recipe that their Mum makes, or a home made recipe that is linked some­how to the cul­ture of their home, or city.

Please share this voicethread. I’d like to get as many coun­tries around the globe as pos­sible. The 10 best recipes will receive free classes online with me. 

So, giddy up, write a recipe, and leave it on the voicethread. Many thanks.