What’s your favourite food?

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Vocabulary - talking about food

A1 food lesson plan

This is a standalone lesson but it can also be used as part of the set titled:

Exercises 4 & 5

Exercises 7 & 8

LESSON OVERVIEW

The main objectives of this A1 food lesson plan are to:

  • learn and practise food vocabulary for beginners;
  • discuss videos and recordings about food likes and dislikes;
  • discuss favourite foods and eating habits;
  • practise countable and uncountable food nouns.

With this A1 food lesson plan, students learn and practise food vocabulary for beginners (e.g. sandwiches, tomatoes, cucumbers, salad). They play guessing games and match descriptions of food with pictures. They also listen to recordings about food and eating habits. Students share their favourite food and learn about their partner’s. They also practise using a/an and some with countable and uncountable nouns through various exercises.

A1 / Elementary60 minStandard LessonPremium Plan

VOCABULARY AND VIDEO

This A1 food lesson plan begins with a simple warm-up, in which students have to name two things people eat, two things people drink and two things people cook. Then, they look at some photos and match them with descriptions of food (e.g. pasta with chicken, tomato and cheese). After that, students play a game. They choose food from the previous exercise and explain it to their partner so they can guess what food it is. Next, students watch a video in which people say what their favourite food is. They look at a list and guess which food is their favourite and which is not their favourite. Then, they watch the video and check their answers. As a follow-up, they guess their partner’s favourite food and finish sentences about it. Then, they read the sentences to their partner and see if they are correct. 

LISTENING AND GRAMMAR

This A1 food lesson plan continues with listening comprehension. First, students listen to the recording and choose what the speaker is talking about. Then, they listen again while looking at some statements. They need to correct the underlined parts of the statements with the correct information. Following that, students discuss what they and the people in their lives normally eat. They use the vocabulary in the box or their own ideas. Next, students do various tasks to practise countable and uncountable nouns. First, they discuss the rules about using ‘a/an’ and ‘some’. Then, they look at a list of nouns and divide them into countable, uncountable, or both (e.g. pizza, cheese). They continue practising countable vs uncountable nouns by completing sentences with the correct option (e.g. a, some, is). They also have to make the sentences true for them by changing the food in question. This A1 food lesson plan finishes with an exercise in which students answer some questions using a/an and some, the words in the box and their own ideas.

HOMEWORK/REVISION

This lesson plan also includes an additional task that you can use as homework or revision. Students need to write about what’s in the pictures using a/an or some (e.g. an apple, some sandwiches). Then, they need to write what they have for lunch and for dinner. The task is available in the teacher’s version of the worksheet. You can print it and hand it out to your students. It’s also included in the e-lesson plan.

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  1. Arzu Appiah Kubi

    WOW – I love this lesson plan .. thank you and more please 🙂

    1. Ewa

      Thanks! More is coming 🙂

  2. Deborah Gomes

    Thank you, guys, for your amazing work on the lessons for beginner students (A1). Your dedication and creativity make a real difference in my Ss learning journey.

    1. Ewa

      Thank you, it’s our pleasure 🙂

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