Unit 4 — Food Around the World

Track E · Klasse 6 · Niveau E

Template: Activate → Input → Practise → Produce → Reflect.
Niveau: E. class test (“Klassenarbeit”) at Niveau E (30 BE).

Learning objectives Link to heading

  • I can name 14 dishes from at least 8 countries.
  • I can write a 6-line description of a meal with sensory detail.
  • I can use like / love / enjoy / hate + -ing in 4 different sentences.

Bildungsplan alignment Link to heading

  • 3.1.1 Soziokulturelles Orientierungswissen / Themen
  • 3.1.2 Interkulturelle kommunikative Kompetenz
  • 3.1.3.2 Leseverstehen
  • 3.1.3.5 Schreiben
  • 3.1.4 Text- und Medienkompetenz

(Source: https://www.bildungsplaene-bw.de/,Lde/LS/BP2016BW/ALLG/SEK1/E1)

Lead-in story Link to heading

Lina’s class made an international food day. There were sushi rolls, samosas, falafel wraps, pierogi, tacos, jollof rice, a tray of perfect Spätzle, and two pies — one cherry, one a mystery savoury one with rosemary. Mr. Flint had two of everything, on what he called strict research grounds.

1. Activate Link to heading

Food origin guess. Teacher names a dish; class shouts the country. Then turn the game: a country, students name a dish.

2. Input Link to heading

Vocabulary — dishes and countries Link to heading

sushi (Japan), pizza (Italy), pasta (Italy), paella (Spain), curry (India), pierogi (Poland), falafel (Middle East), tacos (Mexico), jollof rice (West Africa), Spätzle (Germany), goulash (Hungary), noodles (China), pho (Vietnam), kimchi (Korea).

Grammar — like + -ing / enjoy + -ing Link to heading

After like, love, enjoy, hate, prefer, mind, fancy, use -ing:

  • I enjoy cooking pasta.
  • She doesn’t mind eating spicy food.
  • They prefer baking to frying.

3. Practise Link to heading

Niveau E — controlled Link to heading

  1. Match country and dish (any 6 pairs).
  2. Fill in -ing: I enjoy __________ (cook). She doesn’t mind __________ (eat) spicy. They prefer __________ (bake).

Niveau E — productive Link to heading

  1. Build 5 sentences using like, love, enjoy, hate, prefer + -ing.
Answer key

Controlled. 1. open. 2. cooking / eating / baking.

Productive. 3. Open.

4. Produce Link to heading

Mini-poster — A Dish I Love. A4 paper. Top: name + country. Middle: drawing or sketch. Bottom: 6 sentences (ingredients, preparation, who eats it, occasion, sensory detail, why you love it).

Sample Link to heading

Spätzle is a German pasta from Swabia. The dough is made of eggs, flour, and water. We press it through a small board into boiling water. We eat Spätzle with cheese and crispy onions. The smell of frying onions fills the kitchen for an hour. I love eating Spätzle on cold Sundays — it tastes like coming home.

5. Reflect Link to heading

  • I can name 14 dishes from 8 countries.
  • I can use like / enjoy / hate / prefer + -ing.
  • I can describe a meal in 6 sentences with sensory detail.

One thing in your notebook: Write one sentence using something you learned in this Unit.

Exam example Link to heading

class test ("Klassenarbeit") — Niveau E (45 minutes)
Time. 45 minutes. Total. 30 points.

Task 1 — Listening (8 BE) Link to heading

Listen twice.

“At our food day we tried sushi from Japan, samosa from India, falafel from the Middle East, and pierogi from Poland. The most popular dish was the falafel wrap, partly because it was the warmest.”

  1. Number of dishes: ___ . 2. From Japan: ___ . 3. From Poland: ___ . 4. Most popular + reason: ___ .

Task 2 — Reading (8 BE) Link to heading

Read.

“My favourite dish is Spätzle with cheese. My grandmother makes it on cold Sundays. The dough is thick and yellow. We eat it with crispy onions on top, and the kitchen smells of fried onion for an hour.”

  1. Dish: ___ . 2. Who: ___ . 3. When: ___ . 4. Sensory detail: ___ .

Task 3 — Use of English (8 BE) Link to heading

Fill in the -ing form.

  1. I love __________ (cook).
  2. She enjoys __________ (eat) sushi.
  3. They like __________ (bake) bread.
  4. We hate __________ (peel) onions.

Task 4 — Writing (6 BE) Link to heading

Write 6 sentences about a dish you love (country, ingredients, occasion, one sensory detail, why).

Answer key
T1. 4, sushi, pierogi, falafel wrap / warmest. T2. Spätzle with cheese, grandmother, cold Sundays, smell of fried onion. T3. cooking / eating / baking / peeling. T4. Open.
Notenschlüssel (von 30)
| 28–30 | 1 | 24–27 | 2 | 20–23 | 3 | | 15–19 | 4 | 9–14 | 5 | 0–8 | 6 |

Downloads Link to heading

**Slide deck timing.** 45 minutes total. Lead-in 3 min · Activate 4 min · Input 12 min · Practise 8 min · Produce 13 min · Reflect 5 min.

Differentiation. Below Niveau E (mixed group): provide a support card. Above Niveau E: extension question linking to the next Unit.

Common pitfalls Link to heading

  • I’m enjoying cook → ✗ / I enjoy cooking → ✓.
  • I prefer to bake (also acceptable) vs. I prefer baking.
  • L1 trap: German gerne maps differently to verbs.

Further reading / listening Link to heading

  • BBC Good Food — international recipes.
  • British Council Kids — Food from around the world.

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