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Hello, I'm Mr. Ballam.

Thanks very much for choosing this lesson.

This lesson is called "Bread for all." Let's get started, shall we? So, what are we going to learn today? Well, by the end of this lesson, you'll be able to name and describe the look, smell, taste, and texture of different breads.

Hmm, that sounds great, doesn't it? So here are some keywords which we're gonna go through in the lesson, so pay attention.

The first one is bread, and it's a food which is made from flour and water.

I'm sure you've all eaten bread before.

The next one is flour, and it's a powder made from wheat grains.

And the last one is sensory words.

And these are words which we use to describe the look, the smell, the taste, and texture of a food.

So let's get started with the first part of the lesson, which is all about types of bread.

So bread is a popular food eaten by people all around the world, and there are many different types of bread.

And bread has been eaten for thousands of years.

For example, it was made and eaten by Egyptians about 5 to 6,000 years ago.

Do you have a favourite type of bread? Can you tell me? Hmm, I have quite a few, and when we go through the lesson today, I'll tell you what they are.

Now, throughout history, most bread was made at home or in local bakeries, but in modern times, bread is also made in factories to feed the population.

Have you made bread before? I bet some of you have.

It's really enjoyable to do.

And if you look at the photographs here, the top one is showing somebody making bread at home.

And then the bottom one is the bread has been baked, and it's been baked in a factory.

So let's have a quick check, shall we? So bread has been eaten by people for blank of years.

Is it A, B, or C? Yes, that's right, it's B, isn't it? Thousands.

So the sentence is, so the sentence is, bread has been eaten by people for thousands of years.

Well done to you.

Now, as we mentioned at the beginning of the lesson, there are many different types of breads, and types of bread traditionally from the UK include these.

So example, we might have a bloomer or an English muffin or perhaps a cottage loaf.

Or how about a bara brith or a bannock or a farl? And these are all traditional breads around the United Kingdom.

And have you tried any of these? Hmm, I think I've tried all of them.

And if you've tried some, do you have a favourite? Well, they're all breads, aren't they, traditionally made from the UK.

And there are other types of bread that we can buy or make in the UK, and these include things like sliced bread.

We can have sliced white or wholemeal bread, for example, or perhaps roti, another type of bread.

How about for focaccia, for example, or a bagel or maybe a naan bread, for example? Or how about an arepa or perhaps a baguette or even rye bread? So these are types of breads that we can buy or make in the UK but that are actually originally from other countries around the world.

So which is a traditional bread from the UK? Is it A, B, or C? Yes, that's right, isn't it? It's C.

It's a cottage loaf.

Well done.

So now I've got a task for you.

And you can use books and the internet, and I want you to find out where these breads come from originally in the UK.

And I want you to place them on the map.

So pause the video, get your books or the internet searches ready, and good luck to you.

Okay, so how did you get on? I bet you did brilliantly, didn't you? So the first one is a farl, and this is actually from Ireland, Northern Ireland.

How about the next one? Bara brith.

And that's from Wales.

Next one, splits.

That's from the West Country, places like Devon in the UK.

Or bannock, that's from Scotland.

And lastly, Bath buns.

Well, that's from a place called Bath in the UK.

Brilliant work.

Well done.

So now let's move on to the next part of the lesson, which is all around how bread is made.

So as we've seen, there are lots of different types of bread.

And bread is made from flour, and then you add to that water, and that makes different types of bread.

So let's see what Lucas and Alex are saying to each other here, shall we? So Lucas is saying, "Is bread hard to make? I thought we could only buy it from a bakery or shop." What do you think? What would you say to Lucas? Let's find out what Alex says, shall we? "No, basic bread is made from flour and water mixed together, and bread can easily be made at home." So most flour in the UK is made from wheat.

And this is wheat here growing in a field.

And we harvest the wheat, and we take the grains from the top of the wheat, and then we crush the grains to make the flour.

And then from the flour, we can use that to make bread.

Other flours are made from maize or rye.

So let's have a quick check, shall we? True or false? Grains of wheat are mixed with water to make bread.

That's false, isn't it? And why is that? Well, the grains of wheat are made into the flour first of all, aren't they? Do you remember, they're crushed.

And then the flour and water is mixed together to make bread.

Well done.

Now, some people can have a bad reaction to bread which is made from wheat flour, so other types of flour can be used to make bread.

Do you know anybody that doesn't eat bread? So let's look at a few examples where ingredients have been added to the bread to help it rise.

Hmm, look at these three.

Don't they look delicious? Hmm, can you name these three breads? Hmm, first one, well done, yes, that's soda bread.

Well done.

That's brilliant.

And that is from Ireland traditionally.

How about the next one? Yes, that's focaccia, and traditionally that's from Italy.

And lastly, a bloomer, and that's traditionally from the UK.

Well done.

So sometimes bread has other ingredients added to make it rise or to give it extra flavour.

And some breads are flat.

Let's look at three examples, shall we? Well, the first one is a naan bread, and traditionally that's from India.

Do you know what the second one is? That's right, it's a tortilla, and that's traditionally from Mexico.

And the last one is a pitta bread, and this can originate from Greece, for example.

Have you eaten any of these? I'm sure some of you have.

They're absolutely delicious.

So which of these is a flat bread, A, B, or C? Yes, that's right.

It's B, isn't it? B, it's a pitta bread 'cause the other two have risen.

Well done.

So bread is made by mixing.

Remember, it's mixing together the flour and the water and sometimes other ingredients too to help it rise.

And then we knead the bread, and that's a cooking term.

It means that we mix the bread together on a work surface.

And then we shape the bread.

So for example here, we're shaping it into rolls, and then we bake them in the oven.

So that's how we make the bread.

We mix them, knead them, shape them, and bake them.

And you never know, your teacher might let you make some bread.

So I've got another task for you here.

The children here are trying to remember how to make bread.

And they've got four cards here, and I want you to sort the cards into the correct order to help them.

Good luck, pause the video, and we'll come back very shortly to see how you got on.

Okay, so how did you get on? So let's start with the first card, shall we? And that's the mixing.

Do you remember, we mix together the flour and the water and sometimes other ingredients to help it rise or give it extra flavour.

And then after mixing, that's right, we do the kneading, don't we, on the work surface.

Then after kneading, we do the shaping, and here we're shaping them into bread rolls.

And very lastly, we bake them, so we've got baking.

So the correct order is mixing, kneading, shaping, and baking.

Well done to you.

You've done really, really well.

So now let's move on to the last part of the lesson, which is all around tasting bread.

Wow, that's exciting, isn't it? Now, we can use our senses to describe the look, the smell, and the texture of bread.

And our senses include sight, smell, and taste and texture.

So we're using our eyes, our nose, and our mouth.

And we can use lots of describing words, lots of sensory words, to describe the look, the smell, the taste and texture of foods or bread.

So what do we use to detect taste and texture, A, B, or C? That's right, it's A, isn't it? We use our mouth.

We use our mouth to detect taste and texture.

Well done.

So using our eyes, we can describe the appearance of bread, can't we? For example, its colour, its shape, and its size.

Just look at these three breads on here.

So, what sensory words could you use to describe these breads, do you think? Hmm, really good describing words we need here, don't we? Well, the first one, I think it looks a bit like a rock.

But we can say it's brown, isn't it? Well, the next one, we could say it looks flat, for example.

It looks a little bit burnt as well.

And then the last one, well, that looks a bit lumpy to me.

What words did you use? We can also describe the smell of bread.

Just look at these two examples here.

Hmm, you'll have to use your imagination to think about how these might smell.

But sensory words to describe smell include things like sweet, fruity, strong, and mild.

We can also describe the taste of bread.

Just look at these two here.

I wonder what sensory words we use to describe these, for example.

How about the first one, the sliced bread? Well, to me, the taste might be quite bland.

I mean, it doesn't taste of anything perhaps.

But perhaps the naan bread, well, you never know.

That could be really delicious, couldn't it? Or it might be a garlic naan, for example.

Wow! Or even a naan with coconut on.

So we could definitely describe the taste then, couldn't we? So we can use lots of different sensory words.

And lastly, we can describe the texture of the bread and the texture of how the bread feels in your mouth, for example.

And sensory words includes things like soft, hard, crispy, or chewy.

Can you imagine those in your mouth? Soft, hard, crispy, and chewy.

You can imagine it, can't you? So there's lots of different sensory words we can use to describe the look, the smell, the taste, and texture of different foods, including bread.

So let's have a quick check, shall we? So, which sensory word would describe the texture of a bread, A, B, or C? Yes, that's right, isn't it? It's B, crunchy.

That's a texture word, crunchy.

Mild, that's kind of more like a taste, isn't it, or a smell.

And brown, well, that's the appearance, so well done if you picked B.

So I've got a task here for you, and here I want you to try five different types of bread.

And then using different sensory words, I want you to describe their look, their smell, their taste, and their texture.

So you can use any five breads that you like, and you write the name of the bread under the first column where it says bread.

And then when you taste it, I want you then to write a description of the bread.

Think about all the different words you could use to describe what it looks like, what it smells like, what it tastes like, and its texture as well.

So good luck to you.

I'm sure you're going to enjoy this task.

Pause the video, and we'll come back and look at an example together very soon.

Okay, so how did you get on? I bet you did really well, didn't you? We're gonna look at some examples together as I don't know what you've chosen, but I'm sure you've tried some delicious different types of breads.

Well, the first one I've had is an English muffin, for example.

And this was white, plain-looking, and soft.

They were my sensory words.

And my rye bread, and that one was brown, it had a strong smell and taste, and it was chewy.

And the last one, my garlic naan, was garlicky, it had an oval shape, and it was a little bit burnt outside but soft inside.

And my last two was soda bread, and this looked like a rock, and it was chewy as well.

And very lastly, the bara brith, that was loaf-shaped, fruity, and crumbly.

Wow, you've done brilliantly, well done, and I really hope you enjoyed tasting the different types of breads and using sensory words to describe their look, their smell, their taste, and their texture.

Well, I really hope you've enjoyed the lesson today.

You've done brilliantly learning all about bread from around the UK, around the world, how to make it, and tasting it too.

So let's have a quick summary of what we've learned today, shall we? So we know that a bread is a popular food and it's eaten by people around the world and that there are many different types of bread from the UK.

And most bread is made from wheat, and wheat is made into flour, which is then made into bread.

And bread is made by mixing the flour and the water together, and sometimes other ingredients are added to help it rise or give it extra flavour.

And we make it by mixing these together, kneading, shaping, and baking.

And we also have learned that there are lots of different sensory words that we can use to describe the look, the smell, the taste, and texture of different breads.

Wow! That's brilliant, isn't it? You've done really well today, and I hope you enjoyed the lesson, and I hope you come back very soon for another Cooking and Nutrition lesson with me.

Okay, thanks a lot.

Bye!.