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FOOD and DRINKS

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Three Class Warm-up Questions about Food!
​Generate class discussion by asking your learners to vote (by a show of hands) before you click on what they think is the correct answer. Did they choose correctly?

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​Printable 60-minute Lesson Plan
​FOOD and DRINKS
​"How to Cook Giant Spiders"
​Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate
​Multi-page lesson:

Vocabulary Preview
Grammar Practice

Reading Comprehension
​Discussion

​Writing Practice
​Answer Key attached
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​Printable 60-minute Lesson Plan
​FOOD and DRINKS
"What is a Vegan?"
​​​Level: Beginning to Elementary
​Multi-page lesson:

Vocabulary Preview
Grammar Practice

Reading Comprehension
​Discussion

​Writing Practice
Answer Key attached
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​Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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​Printable 60-minute Lesson Plan
​Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate
​Multi-page lesson:

Vocabulary Preview
Grammar Practice

Reading Comprehension
​Discussion

​Writing Practice
Answer Key attached
​

​Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Video length: 3:13

Narrated by Thomas Dobie

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​YouTube Video Mini-Lesson
'Do You Eat Like a Bird?'

FOOD and DRINKS
Have your students watch the video (left) and fill in the missing words (worksheet below).

​A great way to start off your food lesson!

Level: Intermediate

Answer Key and Activity Notes attached on Page 2

Approximate Activity Time: 15 minutes


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​Video length: 2:53

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​Narrated by Thomas Dobie

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YouTube Video Mini-Lesson
'It Was a Piece of Cake!'

FOOD and DRINKS
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Have your students watch the video (left) and fill in the missing words (worksheet below).

​A great way to start off your food lesson!

Level: Intermediate
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Answer Key and Activity Notes attached on Page 2

​Approximate Activity Time: 15 minutes
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​Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Writing Practice
FOOD and DRINKS

"Write three short paragraphs about all the different foods and drinks that you can remember having yesterday (breakfast, lunch and dinner). Which meal did you like best? Why?"

Focus on past simple tense
​(e.g. For breakfast yesterday I ate . . .)

Level: Elementary to Intermediate
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16 Clues
​FOOD and DRINKS

​Read the clues and fill in the missing letters.

​Answer Key and Notes attached


​​​Level: Elementary 

​Approximate Time: 15 minutes
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Word Bank
FOOD and DRINKS


15 basic vocabulary items about food and drinks

Gap-fill exercise; Answer Key attached

Level: Beginner to Elementary  

Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes

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15 Essential Words About Food and Drinks
bread
breakfast

candy

cook

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dessert
dinner
egg
fish
fruit

​lunch
meat
milk

tea

vegetable
​water

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​Draw and Discuss
FOOD and DRINKS
First, draw four kinds of food on the handout. Then, classmates guess what the foods are discuss.

Activity notes on Page 2.


Individual work + pair work or small group work.

Level: Beginner to Elementary 

Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes


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Pair Work Discussion
FOOD and DRINKS
20 different questions about food and drinks - evenly divided into 'A" and 'B' handouts

Pair work

Level: Intermediate

Approximate Time: 15 minutes


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Discussion Practice
FOOD and DRINKS
16 Question strips adapted from the above Pair Work activity.

These questions can be used with students seated in pairs or in small groups, or with students standing.

Activity Notes on Page 2

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

​Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes
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"When doing pairwork, change the pairs frequently so students get to work with a variety of people. An activity in which students circulate or mingle can break down barriers."
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Teaching Practice / A handbook for teachers in training
~Roger Gower, Diane Philips & Steve Walters


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'Find Someone Who'
​Activity

FOOD and DRINKS
Classic 'Find Someone Who' activity

​Whole class activity

Activity Notes on Page 2 (with Activity
​Version 1 and Version 2)

Level: Elementary to Intermediate

Approximate Time:  15 - 20 minutes
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Listen
FOOD and DRINKS
Listen and decide if each statement is true.

Read-Aloud Script and Answer Key on
Page 2

Level: Intermediate

Approximate Time: 10 minutes


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​Pause the audio between sentences if you or your learners need extra time.
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Board Game
FOOD and DRINKS
30 questions about food and drinks

For groups of two to three players

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 20 to 25 minutes

Dice required


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Information-Gap
​Activity

FOOD and PRICES
Find the eight differences (Supermarket Ad 'A' and 'B'); with Answer Key and writing homework suggestion

Pair work information-gap activity

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 15 to 20 minutes


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2- to 3-Hour Lesson
FOOD and DRINKS
Ten pages of activities related to food and drinks (vocabulary, grammar, reading and writing); Answer Key attached

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 120 - 180 minutes total


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Worksheet
FOOD and DRINKS
Brainstorming and dictionary practice

Use a dictionary to help you complete the chart below.  All of the words must begin with the letter of the alphabet given.  Some letters may have many different answers, while others may not have an answer.

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 20 minutes


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ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS
Consider breaking your class into two teams and see which team can come up with the most (correctly spelled) words within a given time limit.

Also, consider giving this worksheet to your students for homework.

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Word Bank
FOOD and DRINKS
63 vocabulary items about food and drinks

Question: Which 5 words below are kinds of drinks?  Answer Key attached

Level: Intermediate


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