Ordering Pizza in New York

TEFOL Arizona State University

Traci C. Eshelman
3/26/2016

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Ordering Pizza in New York

Lesson Plan

Materials

Lesson Objectives

Sample Dialogue
Simplified Pizza Menu
Copies of 3 sizes of plain pizza crust and toppings
Pizza game & dice for each group

Identify size of pizza and toppings

Demonstrate how to order a pizza including the size and the
toppings by role playing

Warm Up and Objectives Discussion

Hand out sample menus. Ask the students if they like pizza and if theyve ever ordered pizza before in their country. Ask them which are
some of their favorite toppings. Are any of these toppings different from those accustomed to? Help them pronounce each topping. Ask if
these are typical toppings in their native country. Have them point to the topping when you call out that topping. Look around and make
sure they are pointing to the correct topping. Now help them pronounce the question for ordering the pizza. Repeat for pronunciation.

Tell students that today they will learn how to order pizza in a famous New York Pizzeria. You will learn typical American toppings for pizza
and the typical sizes to order at a pizzeria. This is important , because if you want to eat in another country you need to know how to
order food!
We will determine proficiency in ordering in a role playing exercise where the students will order a pizza with each other.

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Lesson Plan

Instruct & Model

Explain that in the United States pizza is a staple and enjoyed in every town
Put up the sample menu on the white board. Ask the students if they have ever been to New York. Discuss a
couple of their experiences.
Put up a map of the USA. Point to NYC.
Explain that NYC comprises of many regions that really include three different states. Tell the students about a
time you were in NYC.
Put up the map of NYC, NJ and Connecticut
Pair off the students. Ask the students to use their iPads and the Google Earth app to locate Grimaldis Pizzeria
on the map.
Once located, tell them this is where they are going to pretend to go today and will order a pizza. Explain this is
one of the most famous pizzerias in the United States and NY is known for great pizza. Explain that by the end of
the week each pair or students will demonstrate how to order a pizza by size and topping.
Put the sample menu back up on the white board. Review the vocabulary by repeating it together.
Teacher talk:
Questions & interaction with students
Conversational
Collaborating with technology
Empowering students map skills
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Lesson Plan
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Guided Practice
Part I

Modeling:
Play one round of the pizza game
showing students how to play

Hand out the pizza game and give instructions to play the game.
Roll the di in the front of the class and everyone repeat the number together.
Instruct the students that the person rolling the di can choose a topping.
Once they choose the topping they need to repeat: I would like (topping of choice).
Person to the left then takes his/her turn.
Demonstrate this by choosing a toping and placing it on the number rolled. Then state clearly, I would like peperoni
Ask the students if they have any questions about the game.
Proceed with the play. Give the students 15 minutes to finish the game. Walk around the room and answer questions; help students
if they are stuck on words and reinforce pronunciation. Remind them to repeat the number they roll.

Part II

Put menu back up on white board

Modeling:
Give each pair of students a small, medium and large pizza picture
Volunteer helps model the dialogue
Give each pair of students a set of toppings
Show them the different sizes of pizza
Ask the students to point to small, medium, large.
Explain to the students that now they are going to practice ordering a pizza with their partners. Ask for a volunteer to come up in front
of the class. Hold up the pizza and the toppings. Instruct the students that one person will be the pizza customer and the other student
will be the pizza maker. Proceed with volunteer by saying I would like a SMALL pizza with CHEESE and PEPPERONI. Then the
volunteer choses the correct size pizza and the toppings and puts them on the pizza. Help the volunteer if they struggle with choosing
the correct toppings.
Remind the students to use please and thank you from previous lessons.
Tell the students to take turns being the pizza customer and the pizza maker.
Tell them to pair off. Decide who will be the customer and the maker first and to do the exercise using various combinations of pizza
sizes and toppings.
Method:
Teach; model, question

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Lesson Plan
Independent Practice

Have them go to a pizzeria and order a pizza.

Assessment

With a notebook and class list, walk around the room with the pairs and assess pronunciation, vocabulary knowledge
and following instructions in target language.
Have them video their experience at a pizzeria ordering a pizza and upload. Play videos in class and critique together.
Sticky instruction (MUDMemorable, Usable, Durable
Visual
Engaged in a game
Engaged in dialogue
Collaborative in mapping, playing,
talking
Relying on past knowledge
Knowledge is practical
Knowledge is lasting (durable) as it is
repetitive

Slides/Visuals
Slides
Sample Menu
USA Map
NY/NJ/Connecticut Map

Pizza Game
(print/laminate/cutout toppings)

Game board
Toppings

Manipulatives
(print/laminate)

Large/Medium/Small Pizza Pictures

Id like to order a (small medium large) pizza with

(insert the toppings you want):
Grimaldis Pizzeria
1-201-792-0010
411 Washington Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Large

Medium

Mushroom

Cheese

Peppers

Olives

Small

Pepperoni

Dialogue:
Id like to order a (insert size) pizza
with
Open Monday Sunday 11am Photo
11pm
Credit: www.Dreamstime.com(Insert Topping)

Divide students into groups of four.

Give each player a plain pizza.
Give each team a di and a set of pizza toppings.
Instructions
1. Roll the dice.
2. Say the number in English.
3. Choose a topping for the pizza.
4. When you choose the topping you need to say, I would like(insert topping)
5. Put the topping over the number rolled.
6. The first person to cover all of the numbers wins.

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6

4
5

Large

Medium

Small

Cut out and use as chips (toppings for the pizza)