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Crêpes are one of many pancake variations enjoyed around the world. asab974/Adobe Stock | Made with chickpea flour, socca, also known as farinata, is popular in Nice, France. Anton/Adobe Stock | Blinis, traditional Russian pancakes, are usually made from wheat or buckwheat flour. Printemps/Adobe Stock | These Japanese pancakes are as fluffy as souffle Brent Hofacker/Adobe Stock
Flip, Fold and Stack: The World's Tastiest Pancakes
Warm-up → Read & Listen → Check Understanding → Language → Use It
WARM UP
Section: Warm Up
Think Ahead: Which detail do you think appears in this story?
a) A chef in Italy makes the biggest pancake in the world.
b) Some pancakes in Japan are tall and fluffy.
c) Pancakes in Canada are always green.
Ask:
(1) Do you like pancakes? What do you put on top?
(2) Are pancakes sweet or not sweet in your country?
VOCABULARY
pancake (/ˈpæn.keɪk/, noun)
Meaning: A flat, round food that you cook in a hot pan.
Example: I eat a pancake with honey for breakfast.
flour (/ˈflaʊ.ər/, noun)
Meaning: A soft white powder. We use it to make bread, cakes and pancakes.
Example: Mum puts flour in a big bowl.
thin (/θɪn/, adjective)
Meaning: Not thick.
Example: My sandwich has a thin slice of cheese.
fluffy (/ˈflʌf.i/, adjective)
Meaning: Soft and light, like a cloud.
Example: My new teddy bear is very fluffy.
sweet (/swiːt/, adjective)
Meaning: Tasting of sugar or honey.
Example: Strawberries are red and sweet.
spicy (/ˈspaɪ.si/, adjective)
Meaning: Hot in your mouth, like pepper or chilli.
Example: My dad likes spicy soup, but I don't.
flip (/flɪp/, verb)
Meaning: To turn something over quickly, sometimes in the air.
Example: I can flip my pancake with a spatula.
Do you like pancakes? People all around the world love them! A pancake is round and flat. Cooks mix flour, eggs and milk, and then they cook it in a hot pan.
In France, crêpes are very thin. Children fill them with chocolate or fruit, and then they fold them. Yum!
Look at these pancakes from Japan! They are tall and fluffy, like a soft cloud. People often take a photo before they eat.
In England, people eat small, thin pancakes with lemon and sugar. Some cooks flip them high in the air. Can you catch a pancake in a pan?
But not all pancakes are sweet. In Korea, kimchi pancakes are hot and spicy, so they are great with a dip.
Today, a girl in Australia is making little pancakes called pikelets with her dad. They are small and golden, and she is putting fresh strawberries on top. Which pancake do you want to try?
A stack of American pancakes with fresh blueberry and raspberries. grinchh/Adobe Stock | Cachapas, a traditional Venezuelan dish made with corn, cheese and butter. nehopelon/Adobe Stock | This popular South Indian breakfast dish is made from a batter of fermented rice and lentils. StockImageFactory/Adobe Stock | This dish from Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine is made from potato and often served during Hanukkah. GreenArt/Adobe Stock
These mini pancakes are a popular Australian snack. Rafael Ben-Ari/Adobe Stock | Injera is a type of large sourdough flatbread made with teff flour. dinozzaver/Adobe Stock | This side dish of fermented vegetables is a favorite in Korea and in other parts of the world. mehdi33300/Adobe Stock | English-style pancakes are served with lemon and sugar, and are a traditional dish that Christians eat for Shrove Tuesday. N.Van Doninck/Adobe Stock
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Section 8: Discussion Questions
1. Which pancake in the story do you want to try? Why?
2. What do you like on your pancakes?
3. Do you like sweet food or spicy food?
4. Can you flip a pancake?
5. Who makes pancakes in your home?
FILL IN THE GAPS
FILL THE GAPS
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps
Word Bank: flip, flour, fluffy, spicy
Do you like pancakes? People all around the world love them! A pancake is round and flat. Cooks mix _______(1), eggs and milk, and then they cook it in a hot pan.
In France, crêpes are very thin. Children fill them with chocolate or fruit, and then they fold them. Yum!
Look at these pancakes from Japan! They are tall and _______(2), like a soft cloud. People often take a photo before they eat.
In England, people eat small, thin pancakes with lemon and sugar. Some cooks _______(3) them high in the air. Can you catch a pancake in a pan?
But not all pancakes are sweet. In Korea, kimchi pancakes are hot and _______(4), so they are great with a dip.
Today, a girl in Australia is making little pancakes called pikelets with her dad. They are small and golden, and she is putting fresh strawberries on top. Which pancake do you want to try?
Section 2: Main Idea
What is the main idea of the article?
a) Pancakes only come from France.
b) Pancakes are very hard to cook.
c) People around the world eat different kinds of pancakes.
UNDERSTANDING
Section 3: True or False
1. Crêpes from France are very thick. T/F
2. Pancakes from Japan are tall and fluffy. T/F
3. Kimchi pancakes from Korea are sweet. T/F
Section 4: Put Events in Order
Write 1, 2 or 3 to show the order in the story.
a) ___ The girl puts fresh strawberries on top.
b) ___ Cooks mix flour, eggs and milk.
c) ___ The mix goes into a hot pan.
LANGUAGE
Section 5: Vocab Match
1) thin
2) sweet
3) flip
4) flour
5) fluffy
a) soft and light, like a cloud
b) a white powder for making bread, cakes and pancakes
c) to turn something over quickly in the air
d) not thick
e) tasting of sugar or honey
USE IT
Section 6: Discussion Builder
1. I like the pancakes from Japan because they are ______.
a) spicy
b) flour
c) fluffy
2. I want to try kimchi pancakes because I like ______ food.
a) spicy
b) thin
c) flip
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble
1. A) with lemon B) People C) and sugar. D) in England E) eat pancakes
2. A) on top B) fresh strawberries C) The girl D) of her pikelets. E) is putting
ANSWER KEY
Answer Key – A1
Warm Up
b) Some pancakes in Japan are tall and fluffy.
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps
(1) flour
(2) fluffy
(3) flip
(4) spicy
Section 2: Main Idea
c) People around the world eat different kinds of pancakes.
Section 3: True or False
1. False
2. True
3. False
Section 4: Put Events in Order
a) 3
b) 1
c) 2
Section 5: Vocab Match
1 – d
2 – e
3 – c
4 – b
5 – a
Section 6: Discussion Builder
1. c) fluffy
2. a) spicy
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble
1. B, D, E, A, C – People in England eat pancakes with lemon and sugar.
2. C, E, B, A, D – The girl is putting fresh strawberries on top of her pikelets.
Section 8: Discussion Questions
Open answers. Accept any reasonable response that uses ideas or vocabulary from the article.
Thank you for your feedback!