Welcome to the course

Watch Claire introducing the course and talking about what’s in store for you over the next four weeks.

Explore contemporary UK food culture

The course looks at the role food plays in UK culture. You’ll hear from people living inside and outside the UK, talking about eating, cooking and food shopping. Each week you’ll discover the answers to some of the questions below:

WEEK 1: What is British food?
Discover popular traditional and international dishes, and find out about the link between immigration to the UK and the vibrant restaurant scene.
WEEK 2: Changing habits
Find out how eating habits in the UK have changed and learn about the rise of veganism and ‘grow your own’ culture.
WEEK 3: Shopping and cooking
Learn about where British people get their food, and who does the cooking in UK families.
WEEK 4: Special occasions
Find out about sweet food that British people love, and food that people eat at special times of the year.

Experiment with your cooking

Each week one of our team will show you how to make a traditional British dish. You’ll have the chance to share your own favourite recipes from your country for others to try, too.

Improve your English

Throughout the course the discussions and tasks will help you practise your English with other learners on the course. Look out for the ‘Language focus’ steps to learn more about the real English you’ll hear in the videos.

Live events

There’s also a chance to interact live with the team this week, find out more here.

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Introduce yourself

Now you’ve met us, we’d like to meet you. Post a comment below, telling us:

• Who you are
• Why you joined the course
• What interests you about UK food and food culture

Read what other learners have said, then post a short comment of your own to tell us about yourself.

Your progress

Don’t forget to mark each step complete. You can check your progress by clicking the ‘Progress’ button at the top of the page. This tells you what percentage of the course steps you’ve marked as complete.