Unit 1: English My Way – Learning Circles
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Session 12
Has anyone in your Learning Circle ever baked a cake? Ayesha wants to bake a cake for Deeqa’s birthday. It goes wrong, and Samina shows her how to make one properly. We look at some useful phrases for talking about food and sharing recipes.
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Session 12 score
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Activity 1
Cake – Part 1
Baking a cake
Ayesha wants to bake a cake, but it's harder than it looks. Watch the video and discuss the questions with your group.
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Ayesha
I'm baking a chocolate cake for Deeqa’s birthday party.
Samina
Let's have a look.
Samina
Don’t worry. I'll show you how to make a cake properly. We need sugar, flour, eggs, chocolate and butter.
Discuss these questions with your group:
- Do you know how to make a chocolate cake?
- What ingredients do you use?
- Have you ever cooked a bad meal?
To do
Try this quiz to check you have understood what happened.
Cake: What's wrong?
3 Questions
Can your group answer these questions about the film?
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Can your group answer these questions about the film?
Hint
Watch the video again.Question 1 of 3
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Can your group answer these questions about the film?
Hint
Watch the video again.Question 2 of 3
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Can your group answer these questions about the film?
Hint
Watch the video again.Question 3 of 3
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What happens next?
Can Ayesha bake the cake? Watch the next part of the story to find out.