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The South

Episode of the series Awesome Stuff

CEFR: A1

In this episode

Illustrated slideshow (17 images)
Glossary (6 words)
Comprehension quiz (13 questions)
26 cultural notes

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The episode

What is the South famous for? Two friends find out about four kinds of barbecue, the word 'y'all', and Texas, a state you can get lost in.

Episode worksheets (2)

Student sheet In your teacher account
Teacher sheet In your teacher account

Teaching guide

Objective & content

Jessa guides listeners through the South, the region with fourteen states and about 127 million people, from Virginia to Texas. Together they compare four barbecue styles (Texas beef, Memphis ribs, Carolina pulled pork and Alabama's white sauce), then talk about Nashville as "Music City", the word "y'all", the Mardi Gras party in New Orleans, the hot and humid summers and the size of Texas. Learners practise present simple, superlatives and short comparatives (more, bigger, closer), with vocabulary of food, weather and music. The main skill is listening; one line to notice is "That's not a state. That's a country wearing a cowboy hat."

Materials & prerequisites

Student sheet and teacher sheet, each as a PDF and an HTML file (in the episode's printables).
Learners should know the present simple, the names of common foods and numbers over a hundred.

Curriculum alignment

Tagged c3-child-and-wider-environment (cycle 3, 6e). The episode targets CEFR level A1+.

Possible adaptations

Lower levels: Offer segmented listening and additional visual aids.
Advanced levels: Encourage an oral summary and a debate in English on the theme.
Large groups: Organise group work with differentiated roles.

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