How potato chips are made

The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are to:

• – Learn food processing vocabulary including terms like “slice,” “conveyor belt,” and cooking methods through potato chip making activities in this A2 lesson.
• – Practice Present Simple Passive by understanding when and how to use passive voice while describing chip-making processes and cooking steps.
• – Strengthen comprehension skills by watching “How It’s Made” videos, sequencing production steps correctly, and applying new grammar to describe homemade cooking processes.

In this A2 English lesson, students will learn how to describe the process of making potato chips, ways of cooking, as well as learn how to use Present Simple Passive.

Warm-up

In the warm-up activity, the student tries to name the ingredients and the final food product in pictures.

Vocabulary: Potato chips making process

The student matches words related to making potato chips with their meanings (a knife, to slice, conveyor belt, etc.).

Video: How it’s made – Potato chips

The student watches a How It’s Made episode about the process of making potato chips. Then, they put the steps in the correct order.

Grammar: Present Simple Passive

The student learns how and when Present Simple Passive is used. They practice using passive voice through describing the process of making homemade oven potato chips and zucchini chips.

Review

Finally, they review new vocabulary by describing the process of making potato chips based on the pictures provided. They also review the grammar part.

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