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A1.17: Cooking and baking

Cocina y repostería

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Listening & reading materials

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Spanish A1.17.1 Homemade sponge cake with cream

A1.17.1 Lectura

Bizcocho casero con nata

Homemade sponge cake with cream

Spanish A1.17.2 Spanish tapas

A1.17.2 Cultura

Las tapas españolas

Spanish tapas

Vocabulary (13)

La harina: The flour (Spanish)

La harina

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The flour Show

El aceite: The oil (Spanish)

El aceite

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The oil Show

La mantequilla: Butter (Spanish)

La mantequilla

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Butter Show

La nata: The cream (Spanish)

La nata

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The cream Show

El azúcar: The sugar (Spanish)

El azúcar

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The sugar Show

La cebolla: The onion (Spanish)

La cebolla

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The onion Show

El ajo: The garlic (Spanish)

El ajo

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The garlic Show

El tomate: The tomato (Spanish)

El tomate

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The tomato Show

Los ingredientes: The ingredients (Spanish)

Los ingredientes

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The ingredients Show

Cocinar (to cook) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Cocinar

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To cook Show

Casero: Homemade (Spanish)

Casero

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Homemade Show

La receta: The recipe (Spanish)

La receta

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The recipe Show

Mezclar (to mix) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Mezclar

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To mix Show

Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. Explica cada paso para hacer tortitas. (Explain each step of baking pancakes. )

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

A1.17: Cooking and baking

Example phrases:

Es necesario cocinar la mantequilla.

It is necessary to cook the butter.

Debemos añadir la mantequilla y el azúcar.

We must add the butter and the sugar.

Tienes que añadir el aceite y la mantequilla a la mezcla.

You have to add the oil and the butter to the mixture.

Tienes que mezclar los huevos, la leche y la sal.

You have to mix the eggs, the milk and the salt.

Cocina las tortitas en la sartén.

Cook the pancakes in the pan.

Come las tortitas, ¡buen provecho!

Eat the pancakes, enjoy your meal!

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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards

Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.

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Preparar una receta sencilla

2

En la tienda de comestibles

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Planificar la preparación del postre

Exercise 3: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

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La nata

The cream

2

El tomate

The tomato

3

El ajo

The garlic

4

Mezclar

To mix

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La mantequilla

Butter

Exercise 4: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
comprar harina | el bizcocho. | para hacer | Hay que
Hay que comprar harina para hacer el bizcocho.
(Flour needs to be bought to make the sponge cake.)
2.
mezclar la | el azúcar | para la | receta. | nata con | Tengo que
Tengo que mezclar la nata con el azúcar para la receta.
(I have to mix the cream with the sugar for the recipe.)
3.
pulpo. | aceite de | oliva para | Debemos usar | cocinar el
Debemos usar aceite de oliva para cocinar el pulpo.
(We should use olive oil to cook the octopus.)
4.
cebolla antes | Hay que | de cortarla. | pelar la
Hay que pelar la cebolla antes de cortarla.
(You have to peel the onion before chopping it.)
5.
y tomate | tapas. | a las | añadir ajo | Tengo que
Tengo que añadir ajo y tomate a las tapas.
(I have to add garlic and tomato to the tapas.)
6.
para que | Debemos cocinar | sea casero. | todo a | fuego lento
Debemos cocinar todo a fuego lento para que sea casero.
(We must cook everything slowly so that it tastes homemade.)

Exercise 5: Match a word

Instruction: Match the translations

Hay que usar harina para hacer pan casero. (You need to use flour to make homemade bread.)
Tengo que comprar el aceite para la receta. (I have to buy the oil for the recipe.)
Debemos mezclar mantequilla con azúcar. (We must mix butter with sugar.)
La cebolla y el ajo son ingredientes esenciales. (Onion and garlic are essential ingredients.)

Exercise 6: Cluster the words

Instruction: Arrastra cada palabra a la categoría donde se usa mejor cuando hablas de cocinar o de hornear.

Ingredientes para cocinar

Ingredientes para hornear

Exercise 7: Obligaciones - "Hay que, tener que, deber"

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: Obligations - "Hay que, tener que, deber"

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Tengo que, Debemos, Debes, Tienes que, Hay que

1.
... comprar el azúcar para la receta.
(I have to buy the sugar for the recipe.)
2.
... picar la cebolla para preparar la salsa.
(You need to chop the onion to prepare the sauce.)
3.
... cocinar los tomates a baja temperatura.
(You must cook the tomatoes at a low temperature.)
4.
... usar harina para hacer pan.
(You have to use flour to make bread.)
5.
... batir la nata.
(You have to whip the cream.)
6.
... agregar el aceite a la mezcla.
(We must add the oil to the mixture.)

Grammar

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A1.17.3 Gramática

Obligaciones - "Hay que, tener que, deber"

Obligations - "Hay que, tener que, deber"

Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Cocinar to cook

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Spanish English
(yo) cocino I cook
(tú) cocinas You cook
(él/ella) cocina he cooks
(nosotros/nosotras) cocinamos we cook
(vosotros/vosotras) cocináis You cook
(ellos/ellas) cocinan they cook

Exercises and examples phrases

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