Overcooked Beans on Toast

Introduction This support pack accompanies the video 'Overcooked Beans on Toast'. To see the video, go to: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/overcooked/beans-toast This support pack contains the following materials: a pre-watching vocabulary activity; the transcript of the video; two comprehension activities; the recipe

Before you watch Exercise 01 Match the words in the table to their definitions. a. Brits d. hangover g. the boom daddy j. to slag someting off b. fart e. soggy h. the Rolls-Royce of something k. versatile c. a fast f. i. l. steam to hit the spot

1. An emission of gases from the body (flatulence) 2. Having a lot of variety 3. British people 4. The best example of something 5. The best 6. Abstaining from eating food 7. The vapour formed when water changes from a liquid to gas 8. Soft and watery 9. Illness caused by previous heavy drinking of alcohol 10. To criticise (slang) 11. To taste good and make you feel satisfied (of food) Transcript Dom: Beans, beans good for your heart, the more you eat the more you fart, the more you fart the better you feel, so let's have beans for every meal! Tom: Thats the great thing about them; you can experiment with them. You can go classic bean style, right, classic and go for plain beans, ok. Or you can add add other ingredients like sausage, bacon, egg, yknow. Theyre very versatile, beans. You can do many things with them. Thats why us Brits, we love em! Dom: These are Hong Kongs favourite beans, I do believe. These ones would be more recommended, but due to advertising restrictions we do have to use the Smedleys today. Woman: We do actually have some Heinz for you. Dom: Oh, lovely. Look at that! Oh look, a baby one and a mummy one! Cool. Tom: Gotta be Heinz, cos Heinz are like the Rolls-Royce of baked beans, yknow. Theyre like the Daddy. The boom daddy. Theyre the best. (Sings) Sometimes I feel like theyre my only friend, when theyre in the saucepan Im stirring nowhere(laughs). Mmm, in the toaster it goes Dom: Lovely bacon! Solets bring the little babies over here. Tom: Oh, its burnt a little bit! You see thatis perfect. Just a bit of burnage round the sides, erm but not too much. If you put it flat down on
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the plate, ok, youre gonna get a lot of steam coming out er.. from the toast, ok, and its gonna get trapped between the plate and the toast, ok, and then youre gonna get soggy bread. Now thats not what you want, ok, you want to just leave it, rest it there for about thirty seconds ok. I prefer to go for the olive, um, the olive butter, because um its better for your um, better for your health. Dom: Its much easier to use a knife to spread the butter than it is to use your finger, I have discovered. You can actually almost hear the beans singing with joy. Tom: (sings)I couldnt cook my beans, yeahI tried to cook them really good for you, but you... No, thats crap. Dom: Hmm, that looks really unhealthy. Ah, lovely! So, that looks fantastic Tom: ..Tomato ketchup. Because youve got that um that richer tomato flavour. After watching Exercise 02 Choose the correct answer to each of the questions 1. Where is Tom? a. In his living room b. In a restaurant c. In his kitchen 2. What other ingredients does Tom say you can add to beans? a. Sausage, bacon and bread b. Sausage, cake and eggs c. Sausage, bacon and eggs 3. Which brand do Tom and Dom prefer? a. They both prefer Smedleys b. They both prefer Heinz c. Tom likes Heinz and Dom likes Smedleys 4. What does Dom put in the microwave? a. Toast b. Babies c. Bacon 5. How does Tom like his toast? a. He likes it burnt all over b. He likes it burnt around the sides c. He doesnt like it burnt around the sides Dom: ..put it all hereSo pepper, yes. Salt, no. Ketchup, no. Why not ketchup? It doesnt go with beans because beans are sort of, in a sort of ketchup already, arent they. We could also add some salad as well, to make things pretty. Tom: Mm, mm, mm, that burnt flavour is just right. Dom: Mm! Tom: Simple, simple to make, but it really hits the spot. Dom: I dont actually, really eat beans very much cos I dont think theyre very healthy. Erm, but I do like eating beans with a big English breakfast. (Laughs) Good, are we done? I can stop eating it now. Mm, its all right. The cheese is really nice. Tom: (sings)I tried to cook them really good for you, but you... No, thats crap.

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6. How does Tom prevent the toast from becoming soggy? a. He lays it flat on the plate b. He stands it up for thirty seconds c. He steams it for thirty seconds 7. What does Dom suggest adding? a. Pepper b. Salt and pepper c. Salt, pepper and ketchup 8. Why doesnt Dom eat beans very often? a. He only likes them with cheese b. He thinks they aren't very healthy c. He prefers an English breakfast Exercise 03 Complete the popular rhyme spoken by Dom at the beginning of the video. 1. Beans, beans good for your _____, a. heart b. arm c. hair 2. the more you eat the more you _____, a. farm b. fart c. are 3. the more you fart the better you ______, a. fear b. deal c. feel 4. so let's have beans for every ______! a. meat b. meal c. reel Recipe Beans on Toast (serves one) Preparation time: seconds Cooking Time: 5-8 minutes Ingredients Two slices of bread (any type) Small can baked beans in tomato sauce

Instructions Put the bread in the toaster or under the grill. Open can of beans and empty into a pan. Heat on low temperature for about 5-8 minutes, stirring regularly. Butter toast and put slices on plate. Pour beans on top of toast. Season to taste - lots of pepper is good.

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Spice it up Spread hummus on the toast before you put the beans on. Add some grated cheese and jalapeno peppers - the cheese melts and makes it gooey while the peppers give it a bit of a kick. Add half a teaspoon of curry powder to the beans. Stir in some Marmite during the heating phase - giving the beans an oomph. About half a teaspoon per full-size can of beans should do the trick. Or add some Worcestershire sauce, though the effect is not so pronounced.

Best for eating On a tray in front of the telly watching your favourite television programme with a mug of tea. Ideal time of year Anytime - all year. Cultural Note People in the UK eat over 90% of the world's tinned baked beans. Luckily beans on toast provides a well-rounded, healthy, vegetarian meal - especially if you choose brown bread and beans in low sugar or low salt sauces. Words from the Recipe season to taste - add salt and pepper to a dish to improve the flavour hummus - a Middle Eastern dish made from chick peas and spices jalapeno peppers - a small green chilli gooey - soft and sticky give something a bit of a kick - to make something spicy or strong tasting Marmite - a spread made from yeast extract, usually eaten on toast, popular in the UK give something an oomph - to give something some extra taste Worcestershire sauce - a spicy dark brown sauce used as a flavouring telly - a slang word for television

Answers Exercise 01 1. b; 2. k; 3. a; 4. h; 5. g; 6. c; 7. f; 8. e; 9. d; 10. j; 11. i Exercise 02 1. c; 2. c; 3. b; 4. c; 5. b; 6. b; 7. a; 8. b Exercise 03 1. a; 2. b; 3. c; 4. b

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