Unit 4 — Food Around the World

Track G+M · Klasse 6 · Niveau G/M

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

Learning objectives Link to heading

  • I can name 12 dishes from at least 6 countries.
  • I can write a 5-line description of a meal.
  • I can use like + -ing and enjoy + -ing.

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, and a tray of perfect Spätzle. Mr. Flint had two of everything. “Strictly for research,” he claimed.

1. Activate Link to heading

Food origin guess. Teacher names a dish; class shouts the country: sushi → Japan, samosa → India, tacos → Mexico.

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).

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

After like, love, enjoy, hate, use -ing:

  • I like cooking.
  • She enjoys baking bread.
  • They love eating sushi.

3. Practise Link to heading

Niveau G Link to heading

  1. Match country and dish.
  2. Fill in -ing: I like __________ (cook). She enjoys __________ (bake) bread.

Niveau M Link to heading

  1. Build 4 sentences about food you like, love, enjoy, hate (one each), with -ing.
Answer key

G. 1. open. 2. cooking / baking.

M. 3. Open.

4. Produce Link to heading

Mini-poster — A Dish I Love. A4 paper. Top: name + country. Middle: drawing or sketch. Bottom: 5 sentences (ingredients, preparation, who eats it, occasion, why you love it).

Sample Link to heading

Spätzle is a German pasta. It comes from Swabia. The dough is made of eggs, flour, and water. We eat Spätzle with cheese and onions. I love eating Spätzle on cold Sundays.

5. Reflect Link to heading

  • I can name 12 dishes from at least 6 countries.
  • I can use like / enjoy + -ing.
  • I can describe a meal in 5 sentences.

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

Exam example Link to heading

class test ("Klassenarbeit") — Niveau M (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.”

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

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.”

  1. Dish: ___ . 2. Who makes it: ___ . 3. When: ___ . 4. Topping: ___ .

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 5–6 sentences about a dish you love (country, ingredients, when, why).

Answer key
T1. 4, sushi, pierogi, falafel wrap. T2. Spätzle with cheese, grandmother, cold Sundays, crispy onions. 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. Niveau G: extra picture support and a printed reference card. Above Niveau M: extension question linking to the next Unit.

Common pitfalls Link to heading

  • I like to cook (also correct, slightly more formal in BrE) vs. I like cooking (more common).
  • I’m enjoying cook → ✗ / I enjoy cooking → ✓.
  • L1 trap: German gerne maps to verbs in different ways: gerne kochen → like cooking.

Further reading / listening Link to heading

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

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