Short Courses

2014-08-13 Unit 12, Cake – English My Way, Learning Circles

Has anyone in your Learning Circle ever baked a cake? Ayesha wants to bake a cake for Deeqa’s birthday. It goes wrong, and Samina shows her how to make one properly. We look at some useful phrases for talking about food and sharing recipes.

Baking a cake

Ayesha wants to bake a cake, but it’s harder than it looks. Watch the video and discuss the questions with your group.

Ayesha
I’m baking a chocolate cake for Deeqa’s birthday party.

Samina
Let’s have a look.

Samina
Don’t worry. I’ll show you how to make a cake properly. We need sugar, flour, eggs, chocolate and butter.

Discuss these questions with your group: 

  • Do you know how to make a chocolate cake?
  • What ingredients do you use?
  • Have you ever cooked a bad meal?
BBC Learning English

Recent Posts

2025-09-17 Israel committing genocide in Gaza: UN commission – Learning English from the News

The story An investigation by the United Nations, called a 'commission of inquiry', has found…

1 week ago

2025-09-03 Earthquakes hit Afghanistan – Learning English from the News

The story A major aftershock has hit eastern Afghanistan, just days after an earthquake measuring…

1 week ago

2025-08-27 Heatwaves speed up ageing process, study says – Learning English from the News

The story A study in Taiwan has found that peoples' biological age increases when they…

1 week ago

2025-08-20 Ukraine: Presidents discuss end to war – Learning English from the News

The story Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky returned to the White House on Monday to meet…

1 week ago

2025-08-13 Is prostate cancer over-treated? – Learning English from the News

The story The charity Prostate Cancer UK, says that the UK is treating too many…

1 week ago