Pancake Day

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1

Mmm ... did someone say pancakes?! Watch the clip about Pancake Day and learn more about this special day celebrated around the World.

Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday, is a special day celebrated in many countries around the world. It is celebrated in English-speaking countries like the UK, Ireland, Australia and Canada. In France, the USA and other countries, it is called 'Mardi Gras' or 'Fat Tuesday'.

In the clip, Joel and Lia are in Borough Market, a very hip and happening "foody" area on the River Thames. It is very old dating back to the 12th century.  London's Borough Market serves as the location of the Leaky Cauldron in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. 

Joel and Lia refer to Pancake day and the Pancake race in the UK, but it is celebrated in many British speaking "Christian" countries around the world. Although like many or these traditions it started out as a Pagan festival. It is also celebrated in France and Germany.

Pancake Day is celebrated in ...

1. the UK and Ireland only
2. many countries around the world.
3. English-speaking countries only.

Another name for Pancake Day is ...

1. Mardi Gras
2. Lent
3. Easter Sunday
4. Shrove Tuesday

When is pancake day?

1. The first day of Eastern.
2. The first day of spring.
3. Between February and March

Easter Sunday is always ...

1. on the same day every year.
2. in spring
3. on a day with a full moon.

In a pancake race everyone ...

1. throws and catches a pancake in a pan
2. wears a fancy dress costume.
3. eats pancakes before the race.

Before you cook the pancake, mix ...

1. milk, dough and an egg.
2. milk, flour and an egg.
3. milk, butter and an egg

why are the pancakes flat?

1. because they are baked in a big pan.
2. because they don't use a lot of pancake mix.
3. because they don't add baking soda to the mix.

The 'classic' pancake topping is ...

1. sugar and lemon juice
2. sugar and chocolate
3. lemon juice and salt

Self Study

Read the Pancake recipe and answer the questions  on slides 12 and 13. Write the answers in your notebooks 

Will you be making pancakes today? 

Pancake Day

16th of February 2021

Lesson adapted for LessonUp

by Nina de Groot