English for Enogastronomy

Look at the following pictures and describe them. Here are my  tips for describing a photo or a picture in English Do:     • Look at your picture carefully and take a few moments to think before you start talking.     • Talk for all the time you are given. If you have one minute to do the task, use every second.     • Practise the useful language below so you can explain which part of the picture you are talking about. Don’t:     • Panic if you don’t know the words for all the things in the picture. You don’t need to know all the words for everything in the picture if you know what to say when you don't know an exact word.       • Get distracted and start talking about something else. Focus on the photo or picture.     • Panic if your mind goes blank ( se non ti ricordi nulla). Take a deep breath, look at the picture and start again.  Here is some language you can use: What is in ...

Una delle prove fondamentali  dell’esame di stato riguarda il colloquio , all’interno del quale troveranno spazio i percorsi per le competenze trasversali e per l’orientamento (ex alternanza scuola-lavoro). Il colloquio è volto ad accertare il conseguimento, da parte dei candidati, di quanto previsto dal profilo culturale, educativo e professionale degli studenti. Essi dovranno quindi esporre, mediante una breve relazione e/o un elaborato multimediale,anche  l’esperienza di alternanza scuola-lavoro ora denominata  “percorsi per le competenze trasversali e per l’orientamento” ( PCTO ) To support my students during the quarantine days I have prepared the following lesson plan:    When talking about your future plans you use the future tenses. In the following slideshare you have a presentation of the most used ones. ( thank you Professor  Raúl Cabezalí Blanco for sharing ) The Future - mind-map from Raúl Cabezalí Blanco ...

A PREZI presentation about the many meanings of the word discrimination .  Do you Know what  HUMAN RIGHTS are?  The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations. It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected and it has been translated into more than 500 languages. Click here for more details. This is a lesson plan on Human Rights for my fellow teachers ( thank you Equality and Human Rights for sharing)

When food becomes an enemy...  An interesting lesson plan and something more to follow.  ( Thank you Discovery Education for sharing! )

SLOW FOOD or FAST FOOD? What do you stand for? The fat,  tasty a n d cheap meal or the fine dining and expensive one?  This simple and straightforward question throws into crisis my students most of the times.They're often undecided about it even though I always try to make up their minds and push them towards healthy, traditional, clean and fresh food...though it's a tough job! At least we can discuss a little bit about the issue! Let's go flipped! Look at the following pictures : What different situations do they show? In your personal opinion, what are the main differences between fast food and slow food? Which one do you prefer? Why? How often do you eat at fast foods? What do you usually eat at fast foods? Have you ever eaten at fine dining restaurants ? If yes, how was your experience? What is the story and philosophy of the “ Slow Food” movement? Want to find out more? You can ...

How do you feel about genetically modified organisms and organic food? What do you think you know about them? GMOs are something that people know little about despite the fact  they have lots of feelings about.On the other hand many people are choosing to eat organic food because they say it is healthier tastier and better for the environment.It is a subject that shows the  importance of  science and food  education at school. As a teacher I just want to get a feeling about how my students  feel about this subject.Here are some tips for a  speaking lesson about the  issue. If you are asked to describe a photo or a picture in the exam, here is some language you can use:

  READ THE FOLLOWING EXCERPT... "Wasting food means wasting money in a big way both at the household level and in busineses throughout the supply chain. T here is little awareness of the amount of food that is lost and wasted along the entire food supply chain during production, distribution, consumption and disposal.  Yet the economic, social and environmental implications of this enormous food loss and waste is staggering, continues to grow and represents a real threat. Awareness about food waste goes to the heart of being a more conscious consumer. Unsustainable consumption depletes resources beyond regenerative capacity and causes serious negative environmental impacts. The global food system has profound implications for the environment and producing more food than is consumed only exacerbates the pressures; overfishing, for example, contributes to declining numbers of fish (some 30 per cent of marine fish stocks are now considered over-exploited). Roughly one-third of ...

This video will help you to understand how speaking sessions should be carried out. Scroll down for more useful tips . ( Thanks IELTS Preparation )   When you are preparing for a speaking session or an exam interview, you should take into consideration the following : Make notes about the topic you want to discuss. If you want, you can organize your notes in a mind map. Look up in the dictionary all the words you don't know. Make a list of the words and learn them by heart. You may find  THIS   interesting. Carry out a two-minute talk trying not to stop and hesitate. Remember to talk loud voice and repeat at least twice. The more you practice , the better.   When you express your personal opinions  you can use:  1. Cohesive devices for sequencing events.  After that  At the beginning At first Eventually In the end  Later on  2. These cohesive devices are useful in structuring descriptions or arguments.   Actua...