Lesson Plan: Perfect Pizza

Lesson Level: Junior 2 Duration: 40 Minutes

Lesson Title: Pizza!

Grammar and Vocabulary

Food vocabulary

Toppings for pizza

Lesson Objectives

Students will be able to list various foods that can be used on pizza.

Students will discuss toppings and design a new pizza.

Students will present their new pizza to the class.

Students will practice note taking.

Materials Required

Picture of a pizza.

Enough copies of a menu to give one per group.¹

Ball for ball toss activity.

Preparation

Find and print a good picture of a pizza.

Procedure

1

Write Pizza on the board.

Show picture of a pizza

2

Ask students if they like pizza. Ask them what kind of food can go on a pizza.

3

Put students into groups of four.

Give each group a copy of the menu.

Go through the vocabulary from the menu, elicit or explain meanings of all words.

Write new definitions on the board.

4

Tell each group they must choose a pizza to order.

Allow two minutes only to choose.

Ask each group which pizza they chose and why.

5.

Design a new pizza for the menu on the board.

Ask students for new toppings to go on menu.

Write their suggestions on the board.

Choose some toppings.

Ask class to come up with a name.

Write the new description on the board.

6

Put these instructions on the board.

Each group

you will create a new pizza

what toppings will you put on your pizza

give your new pizza a name

choose someone in your group to tell the class about your pizza

7

Allow five minutes to create the pizzas.

Monitor and help if necessary.

8

Tell class that they will now hear about each pizza.

They must make notes.

Ask each group in turn for their name and description.

Write the names on the board and keep a note (not shown to class) of each pizzas ingredients.

9

Tell class they must now all choose between the new creations.

Take a vote by show of hands.

10 Extension task

Ball toss to ask students which ingredients were on which pizza. (Using the note that was made in 8)

Notes

1. menu

Perfect Pizzas

All our pizzas can be ordered as thin crust or thick crust.

All our pizzas include delicious tomato sauce and cheese toppings

Plain

Simple, but delicious, cheese and tomato pizza.

Hawaiian

Ham, pineapple, cheese and tomato.

Pepperoni

Pepperoni, cheese and tomato.

Hot and Spicy

Beef, chili, peppers, tomato and cheese

Chicken and Mushroom

Chicken, mushroom, peppers, tomato and cheese.

Spicy Vegetarian

Peppers, chili, mushroom, corn, tomato and cheese

Seafood

Shellfish, anchovies, olives, tomato and cheese.