A moment that changed me: my parents had a dinner party – and it inspired me to find and feed new friends

This is a list of key vocabulary and expressions from the article in order of how useful they are. The student must choose 6 items from the list to study in the lesson.

To have fun

Even though

To feed (someone)

Struggle

Host

To inspire

From scratch

No matter what, when, why, etc.

‘I had moved to London two years ago’

Despite

To be struck by something

To gain (something)

To overcome (something)

Throughout

To tear (something)

To gather

To drop by

To long for (something/ someone)

To linger

To get down to something

Distraught

To forge

-ridden

To wind up

Kitchen vocab:

To chop

Tray

Yeast

To knead (the dough)

To top up

To roll out

1.       What did Nikita say about the pandemic?

2.       What did she say about her parents’ dinner party?

3.       What did Nikita decide to do, and how?

4.       What do you think she learnt in this process?

5.       Do you love hosting and feeding people?

6.       Who is the best host you know?

7.       Was the lack of socialising during lockdown a problem for you?

8.       Did you develop any new hobbies during lockdown?

9.       Do you feel nervous when you have to cook for people?

10.     What is your favourite kitchen gadget/ piece of equipment?

11.     Have you had good experiences living with flatmates?

12.     ‘Cooking is fun, but cooking for children isn’t fun.’ Do you agree?

13.     Which recipe from your country do you think could become very popular in the UK?

14.     What are your childhood memories of enjoying food?

15.     When you are with your friends, do you prefer going to the pub or to a restaurant?