Home economics: Cooking

1A Look at the list and then match the words with the pictures.

The things we use when we are cooking are sometimes called ‘utensils’. These are some of the most common utensils:

1B Imagine you’re going to make a cake. Which utensils do you need?

2A How do you say these words in your language?

2B Do you ever do any cooking? What sort of things do you cook? How do we usually cook these things?

fish   meat   chicken   a cake   eggs   carrots   potatoes   lasagne   bread

3 Here’s a recipe for apple pie. Why don’t you try it?

Method

1. Make the pastry first. Put the flour into a large bowl.
2. Cut the margarine or butter into small pieces. Using your fingers, mix it with the flour.
3. When the mixture looks like breadcrumbs, add the cold water. Using a knife, mix the water into the flour. Bring the mixture together with your hands to form a ball. Add more water if necessary.
4. Put the pastry in the fridge.
5. Peel the apples. Cut them into pieces and cook them in a saucepan for a few minutes with the sugar and a little water.
6. Roll the pastry. Put half of it in the bottom of the pie dish. Then add the apples.
7. Put the rest of the pastry over the apples. Press down the pastry at the edges of the dish and cut off the extra pastry with a knife.
8. Brush the pastry with a little milk. Make a small hole in the centre of the pastry.
9. Cook the apple pie in the oven for 20–30 minutes at 190°C.

4 What are some of your favourite things to eat? Share your ideas with your classmates. If you have time, write a simple recipe in English and then make a recipe book with your friends