In this project, you are going to become a young chef and create your own cooking video in English.
You will be inspired by Cooking with Carter, a popular cooking account where recipes are simple, fast and fun to watch. The videos are short, clear and very visual.
Your task is to record a video where you prepare a recipe step by step, using basic cooking vocabulary in English. You will need to speak clearly, show your ingredients, explain the process and present your final dish.
You are going to create a short cooking video inspired by Cooking with Carter.
👩🍳👨🍳 You will:
Choose a simple recipe
Record a video (max. 3 minutes)
Explain the steps in English
Upload it to Microsoft Teams
1️⃣ Choose your recipe 🍝
Pick something easy and safe:
Sandwich 🥪
Salad 🥗
Pasta 🍝
Smoothie 🥤
👉 Example: “Today I’m making a fruit smoothie.”
2️⃣ Prepare your ingredients 🛒
Show your ingredients at the beginning.
👉 Example:
“We need bananas, milk and honey.”
3️⃣ Record your video 🎥
Your video must include:
✔ Introduction
✔ Ingredients
✔ Steps
✔ Final result
👉 Example introduction:
“Hi! Today I’m going to cook…”
4️⃣ Explain the steps clearly 🗣️
Speak slowly and use simple sentences.
👉 Example:
“First, cut the tomatoes.”
“Then, mix everything.”
5️⃣ Show the final dish 🍽️
👉 Example:
“This is my final dish. It looks delicious!”
6️⃣ Upload to Teams 💻
Maximum length: 3 minutes
Upload your video to the assignment
🔪 cut (cortar) – Cut the onion → Corta la cebolla
🍅 slice (cortar en rodajas) – Slice the tomato → Corta el tomate en rodajas
🥕 chop (picar) – Chop the carrot → Pica la zanahoria
🔪 dice (cortar en dados) – Dice the potato → Corta la patata en dados
🥔 peel (pelar) – Peel the potato → Pela la patata
🧄 crush (machacar) – Crush the garlic → Machaca el ajo
🧀 grate (rallar) – Grate the cheese → Ralla el queso
🍞 slice up (cortar en trozos) – Slice up the bread → Corta el pan en trozos
🥕 cut into strips / julienne (cortar en juliana) – Cut the carrot into strips → Corta la zanahoria en juliana
🍊 peel and segment (pelar y separar en gajos) – Peel and segment the orange → Pela y separa la naranja en gajos
🥄 mix (mezclar) – Mix the ingredients → Mezcla los ingredientes
🥣 stir (remover) – Stir the soup → Remueve la sopa
🥚 beat (batir) – Beat the eggs → Bate los huevos
🧁 whisk (batir con varillas) – Whisk the cream → Bate la nata
🧂 add (añadir) – Add some salt → Añade sal
🧀 combine (combinar) – Combine all ingredients → Combina todos los ingredientes
🍰 blend (triturar / mezclar) – Blend the fruit → Tritura la fruta
🥗 toss (mezclar suavemente) – Toss the salad → Mezcla la ensalada suavemente
🧴 pour (verter) – Pour the milk → Vierte la leche
🍯 spread (untar) – Spread butter on bread → Unta mantequilla en el pa
🍳 fry (freír) – Fry the egg → Fríe el huevo
🍳 deep-fry (freír en abundante aceite) – Deep-fry the potatoes → Fríe las patatas en abundante aceite
🔥 cook (cocinar) – Cook for 10 minutes → Cocina durante 10 minutos
🧑🍳 bake (hornear) – Bake in the oven → Hornea en el horno
🥘 boil (hervir) – Boil the water → Hierve el agua
💧 simmer (cocer a fuego lento) – Simmer for 15 minutes → Cuece a fuego lento
🍗 grill (hacer a la parrilla / asar) – Grill the chicken → Haz el pollo a la parrilla
🔥 roast (asar al horno) – Roast the vegetables → Asa las verduras
🍳 scramble (hacer revuelto) – Scramble the eggs → Haz huevos revueltos
🟤 brown (dorar) – Brown the meat → Dora la carne
🥘 steam (cocer al vapor) – Steam the vegetables → Cuece las verduras al vapor
🧂 season (sazonar) – Season with salt and pepper → Sazona con sal y pimienta
🧀 sprinkle (espolvorear) – Sprinkle cheese on top → Espolvorea queso por encima
🍯 drizzle (rociar ligeramente) – Drizzle olive oil → Rocía aceite de oliva
🍓 decorate (decorar) – Decorate with fruit → Decora con fruta
🍽️ serve (servir) – Serve the dish → Sirve el plato
🍋 garnish (adornar) – Garnish with lemon → Decora con limón
🧊 cool (enfriar) – Let it cool → Déjalo enfriar
🔥 heat up (calentar) – Heat up the soup → Calienta la sopa
🟢 A1
🔪 knife (cuchillo)
🍴 fork (tenedor)
🥄 spoon (cuchara)
🍳 pan (sartén)
🥘 pot (olla)
🔵 A2
🧁 bowl (bol)
🪵 cutting board (tabla de cortar)
🍽️ plate (plato)
🥛 glass (vaso)
🧴 bottle (botella)
🟡 B1
🧁 whisk (varillas)
🥄 spatula (espátula)
🔥 oven (horno)
❄️ fridge (nevera)
☕ kettle (hervidor)
🔴 B2
⚖️ measuring jug (jarra medidora)
⚖️ scales (balanza)
🧑🍳 rolling pin (rodillo)
🔥 grill rack (rejilla)
🧁 baking tray (bandeja de horno)
🎤 Speak clearly and loudly
😀 Smile and be natural
📱 Record in a quiet place
💡 Keep it simple
⏱️ Don’t go over 3 minutes