Understanding A Recipe

Understanding A Recipe

  • Post category:Listening

Topic: Food

Mode: Interpretive 

Level: Novice

Students will listen to a recipe and will answer comprehension questions. 

Components of this activity: A recipe script, comprehension questions, and an answer key. 

Instructions to the teacher

Audio-record the following recipe. Then, play it in class and ask students to answer comprehension questions.

Recipe Script

To bake a basic vanilla cake, you will need the following ingredients: one cup of white sugar, two eggs, half a cup of butter, one and a half cups of all-purpose flour, two teaspoons of vanilla extract, half a cup of milk, and one and three quarter teaspoons of baking powder. The directions are as follows: Firstly, preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees C). Then, prepare your baking pan by greasing it and adding some flour. Shake off excess flour. Secondly, combine flour and baking powder. Sieve and set aside. Then, mix sugar and butter together in a bowl. Break the eggs one at a time and add them into the mixture. Beat for a minute. Add vanilla extract. Then, combine flour and baking powder mixture with the wet ingredients. Mix well. Add milk gradually and stir until the batter is smooth. Transfer the batter into the baking pan. Thirdly, bake for 30 to 40 minutes. 

Instructions to students

Listen carefully and answer the following questions. 

  1. How many eggs does the recipe need?
  2. How much milk does the recipe need?
  3. How much flour does the recipe need?
  4. Which are the dry ingredients for this recipe?
  5. List the wet ingredients for this recipe.
  6. What is the appropriate temperature of the oven in order to bake this cake?
  7. How is the baking pan prepared?
  8. Which is the first step according to the recipe?
  9. Which ingredient is added last according to the recipe?
  10. For how long should the cake be baked?

Answer Key

  1. Two eggs
  2. Half a cup
  3. One and a half cups
  4. Flour, sugar, and baking powder
  5. Milk, butter, eggs, vanilla extract
  6. 350 degrees Fahrenheit or 175 degrees C.
  7. By greasing and then flouring (and shaking off the excess flour).
  8. Preheating the oven.
  9. Milk
  10. For 30 to 40 minutes.
Categories: Listening