Hear what is being prepared and choose the correct dish.
Listening Practice · A2
Follow a Simple Recipe and Check the Amounts
Hear the dish, quantities and cooking steps, then act on one important update.
Recipes are easier to follow when you listen for the dish first, then the amounts and the order of actions. This lesson helps you turn spoken instructions into a clear cooking sequence.
Why this lesson matters · เหตุผลที่เรียนบทนี้
For learners: Learn to turn spoken recipe instructions into an accurate sequence, quantities and one corrected action before using the language in shared-meal and restaurant tasks.
For teachers: TC-LI-01 separates gist, details, spoken evidence, transfer and independent action. The two recordings move from a complete recipe to an updated amount so the learner must listen and act, not only recognise words.
สำหรับผู้เรียน: ฝึกเปลี่ยนคำสั่งทำอาหารที่ได้ยินให้เป็นลำดับ ขั้นตอน ปริมาณ และการแก้ข้อมูลหนึ่งจุดอย่างถูกต้อง ก่อนนำภาษาไปใช้ในงานวางแผนมื้ออาหารและร้านอาหาร
สำหรับครู: TC-LI-01 แยกการฟังใจความ รายละเอียด หลักฐานจากเสียง การถ่ายโอน และการลงมือทำอิสระ เสียงสองชุดพัฒนาจากสูตรสมบูรณ์ไปสู่การแก้ปริมาณ ทำให้นักเรียนต้องฟังเพื่อปฏิบัติจริง ไม่ใช่เพียงจำคำศัพท์
Your Goal
Identify the dish, ingredients, quantities and order of four simple cooking steps from two short spoken recipe instructions; then explain one corrected amount or step.
เป้าหมายภาษาไทย
ฟังเพื่อระบุชื่ออาหาร วัตถุดิบ ปริมาณ และลำดับการทำอาหารง่าย ๆ สี่ขั้นจากคำแนะนำสองชุด จากนั้นอธิบายปริมาณหรือขั้นตอนที่แก้ไขให้ถูกต้อง
Why this lesson matters
- You can follow a spoken recipe without trying to remember every word.
- You can separate ingredients and amounts from the order of actions.
- You can notice an updated amount and explain the version someone should use.
Progress Focus · Lesson structure
Recover key ingredients, quantities and four ordered actions.
Explain the correct amount or step and give an actionable sequence.
คำอธิบาย GIST / DET / ACT ภาษาไทย
GIST = จับใจความรวมว่าเป็นอาหารอะไรและมีจุดประสงค์อะไร · DET = ฟังรายละเอียด เช่น วัตถุดิบ ปริมาณ และลำดับ · ACT = นำข้อมูลที่ฟังไปใช้ บอกค่าที่ถูกต้องหรืออธิบายขั้นตอนให้ทำตามได้
4 minPredict
5 minFirst listen
6 minSecond listen
5 minCheck evidence
4 minTransfer
6 minFinal listening
Teacher Lesson Plan · Read before class
| Time | Teacher does | Student does | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–4 | Shows the dish, quantity and action banks without revealing the recipe. | Predicts one dish, four ingredients and four possible actions. | Relevant predictions. |
| 4–9 | Plays Audio 1 once at normal speed without pausing. | Identifies the dish and overall purpose. | One correct gist decision. |
| 9–15 | Replays Audio 1 once. | Records ingredients, quantities and four ordered steps. | A completed recipe strip. |
| 15–20 | Reveals the transcript after answers are committed. | Finds exact spoken evidence and repairs one answer. | One evidence-based correction. |
| 20–24 | Shows a new four-step picture-free recipe prompt. | Explains the sequence with first, next, then and finally. | A 20–30 second recipe. |
| 24–30 | Plays Audio 2 no more than twice and scores independently. | Identifies the updated amount and gives the final sequence. | Independent GIST (overall meaning), DET (details) and ACT (action) evidence. |
1Predict the dish, amounts and actions
Use the banks to predict what you may hear. Do not build the final recipe yet.
Dish bank
vegetable omelettebanana oat cuptomato toast
Quantity bank
two eggshalf a pepperone tablespoonone cupfive minutes
Action bank
beatcutheataddmixleave
STUDENT TASK
- Choose one dish you expect to hear.
- Choose four ingredients or amounts.
- Say four possible cooking actions.
- Predict which word may introduce the final step.
Teacher Help
Check meaning and pronunciation only. Do not confirm the dish, quantities or action order. The first listen remains a genuine gist task.
2First listen · identify the dish
Listen once. Choose the dish and say what the speaker is helping you do.
Audio 1 · British English · Amy · Amazon Polly Neural
STUDENT TASK
- Which dish is the speaker preparing?
- Is the speaker listing shopping choices or giving cooking instructions?
- Choose before listening again.
Check the gist
Dish: vegetable omelette. Purpose: give cooking instructions.
Teacher Help
Play once at normal speed without pausing. Ask for the dish before any ingredient. Do not accept a list of words as gist evidence.
3Second listen · recover amounts and order
Listen again. Record the key amounts, then complete the four-step recipe strip.
Vegetable omelette · complete the missing details
Ingredients: ___ eggs · ___ a red pepper · ___ tablespoon of oil · a little salt
STUDENT TASK
- Complete the three missing quantities.
- Write one short action in each step box.
- Add the cooking time for the pepper.
- Check that each action appears only once.
Answer check
Amounts: two eggs, half a red pepper, one tablespoon of oil. Steps: beat the eggs → cut the pepper → heat the oil and cook the pepper for two minutes → add the eggs and cook until firm.
Teacher Help
Allow one complete replay. Require the four actions in order. Accept short notes, but ask the learner to distinguish the ingredient amount from the cooking time.
4Check the spoken evidence
Open the transcript only after completing the recipe strip.
Audio 1 transcript
Today we’re making a vegetable omelette. You need two eggs, half a red pepper, one tablespoon of oil, and a little salt. First, beat the eggs in a bowl. Next, cut the pepper into small pieces. Then heat the oil and cook the pepper for two minutes. Finally, add the eggs and cook until the omelette is firm.
Dish evidence: “making a vegetable omelette”
Amount evidence: “two eggs, half a red pepper, one tablespoon of oil”
Order evidence: “First … Next … Then … Finally”
Finish evidence: “cook until the omelette is firm”
STUDENT TASK
- Underline the dish and quantities.
- Box the four sequencing words.
- Repair one answer in your recipe strip.
- Close the transcript and repeat the sequence once.
Teacher Help
Ask the learner to point to the words that prove each answer. Close the transcript before the memory retell so the activity remains listening-led.
5Transfer · explain a new four-step recipe
Use the same sequence words to make tomato toast.
Tomato toast
Ingredients: two slices of bread · one tomato · a little salt
STUDENT TASK
- Say the ingredients and amounts.
- Explain all four steps in order.
- Use first, next, then and finally.
- Answer one teacher question about an amount or action.
Possible model
You need two slices of bread, one tomato and a little salt. First, wash the tomato. Next, slice it. Then toast the bread. Finally, add the tomato and salt.
Teacher Help
Show the strip for 20 seconds, then hide it. Ask one natural check such as “How many slices?” or “What do I do after I slice the tomato?”
6Final Practice · act on an updated recipe
Listen to the updated banana oat cup. Complete the task before opening support.
Audio 2 · Indian English · Kajal · Amazon Polly Neural
FINAL LISTENING TASK
- After the first listen, identify the dish and overall purpose.
- After the second listen, list the oats, banana and milk amounts.
- State the old milk amount and the correct new amount.
- Repeat the four actions in order.
- Say when to add the honey.
- Do not open the transcript until the complete answer is finished.
Final answer and evidence
The dish is a banana oat cup. Use one cup of oats, one sliced banana and one cup of milk. The old card says two cups of milk, but the correct amount is one cup. Put the oats in a bowl, add the banana, pour in the milk and mix, then leave it for five minutes. Add the honey at the end.
Audio 2 transcript · open after the task
Here is the updated banana oat cup. The old card says two cups of milk, but use one cup. First, put one cup of oats in a bowl. Next, add one sliced banana. Then pour in the milk and mix well. Finally, leave it for five minutes. Do not add the honey until the end.
Teacher Help
Allow no more than two complete listens. Do not pause, supply quantities or reveal the transcript. Score GIST (overall meaning), DET (details) and ACT (action) separately, then replay only the weakest evidence once for a focused retry.
Teacher scoring guide · GIST (overall meaning) / DET (details) / ACT (action)
Score the three areas separately: GIST = overall meaning · DET = details · ACT = action or use of the message.
0 · Not yet
Cannot identify the dish or produce an actionable sequence after one neutral prompt.
1 · With support
Identifies part of the message but needs choices, supplied amounts or extra replay.
2 · Independent
After no more than two complete listens, identifies the dish, key quantities and four steps, then explains the corrected amount or step without transcript support.
Feedback and retry: name one success, choose one missing criterion, replay only the needed audio once, and allow one focused retry.
คำอธิบายภาษาไทย — เปิดเมื่อจำเป็นเท่านั้น
ฟังรอบแรกเพื่อจับชื่ออาหารและเป้าหมาย ฟังรอบสองเพื่อจดวัตถุดิบ ปริมาณ และลำดับ first–next–then–finally หากได้ยินข้อมูลเก่ากับข้อมูลที่แก้แล้ว ให้บอกทั้งสองค่าและยืนยันค่าที่ต้องใช้จริงก่อนเปิด transcript
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