Recipe Writing

Welcome to E-learning on Recipe Writing. The following are the instructions for your lesson

today:1) Go through the following Powerpoint slides to

review some features of Recipe Writing.2) Click on the link to view and edit your group

writing.3) Discuss with your group members on-line to

finalise the writing and leaders to save a copy.4) Write your reflections for this E-learning session.

Identify Text features and Language features in a recipe writing

Application of noun phrases, imperatives and quantifiers

Three main parts1) An introductory statement giving the aim or

goal.This may be the title of the text an introductory paragraph

2) Materials needed for completing the direction:

This may be◦ a list◦ a paragraphThis step may be left out in some procedures.

3) A sequence of steps in the correct order

• Numbers can be used to show first, second, third and so on.

• The order is usually important.• Words as now, next and after this can be used.• The steps usually begin with a command such

as add, stir, or push.

Verbs are action or ‘doing’ words

Verbs sometimes used in a procedure

foldmeasureshakecutdrill glue

pourfillremovetierubnail

squeezeturnplacejoinoverlaphold

Adverbs tell how the action is done

Adverbs sometimes used with verbs in procedure

quickly

gently

tightly

slowly

accurately

firmly

carefully

vigorously

lightly

Nouns – chicken, rice, cinnamon, saltE.g. Cook the chicken in water

Imperatives – Keep, Cook, Remove, Fry, CutE.g. Cut the chicken

Quantifiers – Some, many, few, much, allE.g. Serve the chicken with some chilli sauce

Title of RecipeSingapore’s Favourite Dish : Hainanese Chicken

Rice

List the ingredients and quantity

Method (List the steps in order and in point form)

Conclusion (Suggestions for serving)

Text Features - Recipe

A sample recipe:A sample recipe:Recipe for Singapore’s Favourite Dish : Hainanese Chicken Rice

Ingredients:rice medium-sized chickencinnamon pandan leaves (for stock and rice)salt ginger – shredded finelettuce garlic – shredded fine (a few cloves)

Method1. Cook the chicken in water with pandan leaves and salt to taste for 20-30

minutes, until tender.2. Remove the chicken and let it cool. Keep the stock for rice.3. Cut the chicken into slices with a chopper.4. Fry the shredded ginger and garlic in oil for a few minutes until golden

and fragrant.5. Cook the rice in a rice cooker, together with the seasoning, chicken stock,

cinnamon and pandan leaves.

6. Serve the rice on a plate with a chicken portion, together with some chilli sauce and salad vegetables, such as tomato and cucumber.

Your Task

Imagine you are watching the cooking show and wanted to prepare a tuna salad dish. You decided to jot down how to prepare the dish into your recipe book.

Write a recipe on how to prepare the tuna salad.

You should refer to the given pictures on page 1 for your recipe.

In your recipe, include the following information:•what dish you are preparing•what ingredients are needed for the dish•what ingredients are needed for the dressing•list the correct steps to be followed in the preparation•what important step must be noted during the preparation

Read through the important features of a recipe again.

Follow the order of information that must be included.

Structure the answers into grammatically sound sentences.

Having reviewed the features of Recipe writing, now it is your turn to go through your group writing to edit them as a group.

Open your group writing in Google Doc. Go to forum to discuss with your friends

about your group writing for 25 minutes. Now, based on your forum discussions, you

may edit your group writing for 25 minutes.

This is the end of your English E-learning session.

Have a nice day!