Classroom Activities Reading Skills: Procedure Text of Traditional Food

Classroom Activities Reading Skills: Procedure Text of Traditional Food

CLASSROOM ACTIVITY

Task 1

Observe the following picture and guess what food they are!

Some food

  

Pizza; Italy | Tempura; Japan |  Hamburger; Germany | Kebab; Turkey | Nasi Lemak; Malaysia

Task 2

Study the following pictures. Consult your dictionary if necessary. Look at the example.

Task 3

Green Jackfruit Sweet Stew

Read the text and rearrange into a good procedure!

How to Make Gudeg Jogja (Green Jackfruit Sweet Stew)

Ingredients: - 5 onions
- 10 candlenuts
- 10 garlic cloves
- 4 bay Leaves
- 1/2 lb. (250g) green jack fruit
- 2-1/2 tsp. (12g) coriander seeds
- 1-1/4 tsp. (6g) cumin
- 1/4 cup (62ml) coconut sugar
- 2 cups (500ml) coconut milk
- 2 tsp. (30g) tamarind
- 2 lb. (1kg) chicken (cut into small pieces with bone)
- 5 cups (1.25l) water
- 2 inches bruised galangal

Instructions:

1. Add the chicken pieces, stir fry until chicken changes clour.
2. Then, pour 4 cups of water and coconut sugar, bring to a boil.
3. Add the green jack fruit and simmer until the chicken and vegetables are tender.
4. Finally, add coconut milk 5 minutes before it’s done, bring back to a boil. Serve hot with rice. This dish is sweet and usually served with shrimp cracker.
5. First, cut green jack fruit 1 inch thick. Wash and boil until tender.
6. Next, ground onions, candle nuts, sauté paste, bay leaves, and galangal until fragrant.

[The key : 5, 6, 1, 2, 3, 4]

Task 4

Answer these questions!

1. What does the text tell you?
2. What ingredients do you need?
3. What equipment do you need?
4. What are the steps to cook it?
5. How do you serve it?

Task 5

Write down some action/command verbs you find in the procedure text above!

Adapted from Interlanguage - Joko Priyana