What is Inside Your Favourite Cookies?

ESL news-based lesson plan

Lesson Overview

This comprehensive ESL lesson plan and worksheet, designed for intermediate to upper-intermediate English learners, introduces students to food sustainability and transparency in food labeling. Using popular cookie ingredients as a  guide, ESL learners will explore food science vocabulary, ingredient sourcing, and ethical considerations that influence food production today.

Ideal for learners in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) settings, such as food industry professionals or students in nutrition, food science, and environmental studies, this lesson also supports academic writing development. By focusing on passive voice structures and coherent writing flow, students build essential skills for academic and workplace English.

Key Activities include pair discussions, vocabulary-building exercises on food labeling and processing terminology, and a group project where students design an ingredient transparency plan for a fictional cookie brand. This engaging lesson promotes critical thinking and practical language skills relevant to food science, health, and sustainability.

Suitable for 90-minute or three-hour sessions in university or workplace contexts, this ESL lesson plan is adaptable for diverse learning levels, making it a versatile addition to academic English or workplace communication programs.

 

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