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May 17

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.

Freshly baked bread in a bakery

Speaking Discussion

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

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..."