Speaking calendar/World Baking Day
May 17th

World Baking Day

A day encouraging people to spend time in the kitchen and bake a sweet or savory treat to share with friends, family, or neighbours to show they care.

SPEAKING LESSONB1 / B2Discussion · Vocabulary · Activities
01 / LET’S TALK

Speaking Discussion

  1. Are you talented at baking cakes and bread, or do your recipes usually end in disaster?
  2. Why is baking often considered a science, while cooking a dinner is considered an art?
  3. How does the smell of fresh baking bread or biscuits make you feel?
  4. Why is giving someone a homemade cake so much more meaningful than buying one from a shop?
  5. What is your favourite baked treat to buy from a local bakery?
02 / PUT IT INTO PRACTICE

Activity 1: The Great Debate

Motion: "Baking from scratch is a waste of time in the modern world when you can buy perfectly good food from a bakery."

Split the class into two sides. Team A must defend the tradition of baking at home; Team B must defend the convenience of buying from a shop.

Activity 2: Rapid Fire Sentences

Complete the sentence and justify it in 20 seconds.

  • "The worst thing I have ever tasted in my life was..."
  • "If I had to eat only one dessert for the rest of my life, it would be..."
  • "When someone takes the time to cook for me, it makes me feel..."