I’ve recently taken a trip to Sweden where many of the baked goods contain cinnamon, saffron and cardamon. We particularly liked the Pepparkakor Ginger thins.
Inspired by the smells and sights of Sweden, I started looking into the etymology of some of the spice related words.
This resource explores the following spices: cinnamon, ginger, cardamon, saffron and cloves.
The resource includes:
1 - a card exploring the etymology of each word listed above. Some learners may prefer to read this for themselves, but it could also be used as a teaching aid for an adult.
2 - a card summarising the information in card 1. Some learners may find this more accessible, and it can be used alongside the fuller explanation.
3 - Each word translated into other Indo-European languages. It’s interested to trace the word across the continent, and learners can be encouraged to look at the differences and similarities between the way the words are rendered in different languages.
5 - For each word listed above, a further list of words that are related (etymologically). Learners might be encouraged to look the words up in a dictionary, and to explore how and why they're related to the source word, or to create sentences using these words.
I’ve recently taken a trip to Sweden where many of the baked goods contain cinnamon, saffron and cardamon. We particularly liked the Pepparkakor Ginger thins.
Inspired by the smells and sights of Sweden, I started looking into the etymology of some of the spice related words.
This resource explores the following spices: cinnamon, ginger, cardamon, saffron and cloves.
The resource includes:
1 - a card exploring the etymology of each word listed above. Some learners may prefer to read this for themselves, but it could also be used as a teaching aid for an adult.
2 - a card summarising the information in card 1. Some learners may find this more accessible, and it can be used alongside the fuller explanation.
3 - Each word translated into other Indo-European languages. It’s interested to trace the word across the continent, and learners can be encouraged to look at the differences and similarities between the way the words are rendered in different languages.
5 - For each word listed above, a further list of words that are related (etymologically). Learners might be encouraged to look the words up in a dictionary, and to explore how and why they're related to the source word, or to create sentences using these words.