How to Teach English Food Cooking Vocabulary

English food cooking vocabulary is much simpler to remember than French cooking vocabulary. Once you memorize these cooking terms, you will be able to do anything in the kitchen. When it comes to teaching this vocabulary to culinary students, there are several ways that you can go about doing it.

• Flashcards: Creating flashcards with the vocabulary word written on one side and a photo of the word is one simple way to teach English cooking vocabulary. Not only is this a fun way for students to learn, but it also burns an image in their brain of what the term means.


• Matching Games: Creating a matching game that allows students to match the correct term to the correct vocabulary word will help them memorize the difference of the words. Some may be close in meaning and having the opportunity to match them will force them to think about the differences for themselves.


• Learning Through Experience: Putting the students to work and having them figure out what the terms mean as they are doing them is one way to help them remember the vocabulary words. Some people need to do hands on things to help them learn, so this technique is very helpful for some.


• Watch and Learn: Showing the students what the vocabulary terms are as you perform them is a helpful technique for students that need to see what's going on to learn from it. Allowing students to watch what is going on and them having them tell you what you are doing is another memorization technique that will help them remember what each vocabulary word means.