Word for Word 2014 teaching pack

Vocabulary in the play :

Cultural information :

The Bible Belt :The Bible Belt is an expression associated with the South-Eastern and the Southern Central states of the USA, principally Florida, Virginia, Georgia, Oklahoma, Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi and North and South Carolina where Christian faith was and is a very important part of people’s lives. However, Christian belief is quite diverse with an Anglican tradition inherited from the original colonists and also Protestantism and Catholicism.

Thanksgiving :Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada as a day of ‘giving thanks’ to God for the harvest and agricultural products which permitted the earky settlers to survive and prosper. It is always celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. The first ever celebration took place in Plymouth, Massachussetts in 1620. It was originally done to celebrate the Pilgrims setting foot again on dry land and having a good harvest. Some explanations of the origins of this celebration claim that it was a moment of unity and peace between the Pilgrims and native American Indians who aided the European settlers.

Recipes :

Oysters

Ingredients:1 quart shucked oysters in their liquor2 cups of saltine crackers1 cup of dry bread crumbs¾ of a cup of melted butter1 cup of creamNutmeg

Salt and pepper

Cooking instructions:Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Pick oysters free of any shells.

In a deep buttered casserole, mix together the crackers, bread crumbs, and melted butter. Place a thin layer of crumb mixture in the bottom of the casserole. Cover it with half of the oysters. Season the cream with nutmeg, salt, pepper and celery salt (if using this). Pour half of this mixture over the oysters. On the next layer, use the remaining oysters, 3/4 of the remaining crumb mixture and cover that with seasoned cream. Top with the remaining crumbs. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until lightly browned.

MacaroniIngredients :

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32 ounces of macaroni •

3 eggs •

3 cups of milk •

4 cups of Cheddar cheese •

1/4 teaspoon of salt

Cooking instructions :

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to the boil. Add macaroni and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until ‘al dente’; drain.

• Beat eggs and milk together. Pour half of the cooked macaroni into 9x13 inch (22.5 cm x 32.5 cm) baking dish. Cover macaroni with half of the cheese. Pour the remaining macaroni into a baking dish leaving a little room at the top. Cover with the remaining cheese. Pour egg mixture over macaroni. Sprinkle with salt.

• Bake in a preheated over for an hour or until a knife inserted comes out clean

Mashed potatoes

INGREDIENTS :• 1 1/2 lbs of yukon gold potatoes, peeled and quartered length-wise• 1/2 a teaspoon of salt• 4 spoons of heavy cream• 2 spoons of butter• 1 spoon of milk• Salt and Pepper

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METHOD :

1. Put potatoes into a saucepan. Add 1/2 a teaspoon of salt. Add water until potatoes are covered. Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 15-20 minutes, or until done - a fork can easily be poked through them.

2. Warm cream and melt butter together, either in microwave or in a pan on the stove. Drain the water from the potatoes. Put hot potatoes into a bowl. Add cream and melted butter. Use potato masher to mash potatoes until well mashed. Use a strong spoon to beat further, adding milk to achieve the consistency you desire. (Do not over-beat or your potatoes will get gluey.) Salt and pepper to taste.

Turkey

Ingredients :

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1 (12 pound / 5-6kg) whole turkey •

6 tablespoons of butter, divided •

4 cups of warm water •

3 tablespoons of chicken bouillon •

2 tablespoons of dried parsley •

2 tablespoons of dried minced onion •

2 tablespoons of seasoning salt

Cooking instructions :

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Rinse and wash turkey. Discard the giblets or add to pan if they are anyone's favorites!

• 2. Place the turkey in a Dutch oven or roasting pan. Separate the skin over the breast to make little pockets. Put 3 tablespoons of the butter on both sides between the skin and breast meat. This makes for very juicy breast meat.

• 3. In a medium-sized bowl, combine the water with the bouillon. Sprinkle in the

parsley and minced onion. Pour over the top of the turkey. Sprinkle seasoning salt over the turkey.

• 4. Cover with foil and bake in the preheated oven for 3 1/2 to 4 hours, until the internal temperature of the turkey reaches 180 degrees F (80 degrees C). For the last 45 minutes or so, remove the foil so the turkey will brown nicely.

Questions :

Emotions in the play (patronising philanthropy and superficial feeling)

Activity n°1 : Understanding the context of the playWhat is the main theme of the play ?Where does the scene take place ?Who are the main characters ?What is the social status of the characters ?What is the plot of the play ?

Understanding the main vocabulary of the play

Vocabulary related to motion :

StoodNod Kneeling

Vocabulary of feelings :

IdleSoul-sickSoul hungrySympathyDread AfflictedAmazementInexpressiblyEntertainment

Vocabulary of social relations :

Folks delicacy smooth soft forgive disused

Vocabulary of misery :

soul

rill footless burden bundled Monkey workCloth-o-gold beat

Some phrasal verbs : fill in the gaps with the verbs given in brackets

The Holidays are over I will ________soon. (go off)Sandra__________a whole birthday party for her sister. (get up)Libbie____________do all the exercise. She is smart. (manage to)Mrs Parker is a very generous lady, that’s why everybody________to her. (look up)Marc _________have lost his mind. He spends all his day in front of the computer.(seem to) 

Vocabulary of the table :

Something you need to make fire : a matchSomething eaten at Christmas : turkey Someone you invite: a guest Something that aches if you eat too much : stomach The place where wine and cheese is kept : a cellarA very famous seafood at Christmas : oysters The savoury thing you like most in food : saltTo make a meal very quickly : flushed a feedA very famous French recipe : mashed potatoesSomething you light on the table : candles

Miscellaneous :

A glow a lightLeisure having fun, relaxingWonder ask one’s selfGuessed to find out by chanceSuch likeWitch a wicked character associated with

Halloween Cannot help thinking necessary to consider/reflect uponPreface the beginningFirecrackers a type of fireworkPurposely by intentionNor not eitherFloat like a boatShooting firingBunch some/a lot of something