ESL WORKSHEET - Food and British Culture (I)

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

CURRY

LinguaHouse

Jun. 28, 2021

Level: Pre-Intermediate (A2-B1)
Type of English: General English
Tags: Food and Drink; British Culture; Shopping; Countable and Uncountable Nouns; Quantifiers (a lot, much, a little/few, etc.); Some and Any; Vocabulary and Grammar
Publication date: 06/28/2021

Students identify some ingredients for a curry and then listen to a dialogue about shopping for food. The language point is the use of some / any, a few / a little, (too) much / (too) many, and enough / plenty with countable and uncountable nouns. Students activate the language in a speaking roleplay, and there is an optional extension about nouns that can be both countable and uncountable. (by Stephanie Hirschman)

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AUDIO TRANSCRIPT

Paul: Hi! I’m back. Is anyone home?
Sarah: Yes! I’m in the kitchen.
Paul: There you are! Good news! I just bought groceries for the weekend!
Sarah: But I did the shopping for the weekend. I thought you said you were busy today.
Paul: I found some time. You said YOU didn’t have much time.
Sarah: Well, let’s see what you bought. Do you have many bags?
Paul: I have four.
Sarah: Did you get any chilies?
Paul: I got some chilies and a pack of green beans. I also bought two red peppers and some onions.
Sarah: OK, well, I got a few chilies too and two pounds of onions. I also got a bag of spinach. Did you get any chicken?
Paul: I did! I got some chicken and coconut milk.
Sarah: Uh oh. I got some chicken too and some yogurt.
Paul: We already have a little yogurt in the fridge.
Sarah: So, it looks like we have too much chicken. What are we going to do?
Paul: Well, we could put some in the freezer. Or we could make a big curry and invite David and Victoria over for dinner tonight.
Sarah: That’s a great idea! We have enough chicken for everyone, and there’s plenty of rice in the cupboard.
Paul: I’m worried we don’t have enough vegetables.
Sarah: There are three cans of tomatoes in the cupboard, and I think we’ll be ok with the spinach and green beans. We have too many onions though!
Paul: Never mind. We can use them next week. They won’t go bad.
Sarah: That’s true.

Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/general-english/curry. Accessed on October 14, 2024. © 2008–2024 LinguaHouse.com. All rights reserved.