This lesson is based on a clip from the Gordon Ramsay TV show
The F Word. About a year ago, Jamie Keddie of the excellent
Lessonstream pointed me in the direction of this clip when he
was writing for the TeachingEnglish website. As soon as I saw
it, I knew I had to use it in class; it just seemed made for
exploiting in the ELT classroom. Have a look and see if you
agree. Since this programme was broadcast, Gordon Ramsay has
updated the Beef Wellington recipe for Christmas. For homework,
ask students to watch and note down the differences between the
original and the Christmas version, and make one of them
themselves. And that’s all from us for 2011. Enjoy the holidays
and check back in the new year for the next update. What can we
say?! We’re amazed and delighted with our second-place finish in
this year’s Edublog Awards in the category of Best Teacher Blog.
We’d like to take this opportunity to say thank you to everyone
who voted for us. We really appreciate your interest and your
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