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FOOD and DRINKS
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FOOD and DRINKS
FOOD and DRINKS
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YouTube Video Mini-Lesson
'It Was a Piece of Cake!' 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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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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'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: 5 - 10 minutes ACTIVITY SUGGESTION
Consider reading aloud the attached script (or playing the audio file) a second 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 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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apple
banana beans beef bread broccoli butter cake candy carrot cereal cheese chicken |
chocolate
cookie coffee corn dessert egg fish French fries fruit grapes green pepper ham hamburger |
honey
hot dog ice-cream ketchup lemon lettuce meat milk mushroom mustard onion orange orange juice |
pasta
peach pear peas pepper pie pineapple pizza potato rice salad salt sandwich |
soup
spaghetti spice steak strawberry sugar tea tomato vegetable water watermelon |
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Vocabulary Quiz
FOOD and DRINKS 14 vocabulary items about food and drinks
Answer Key attached Level: Intermediate Approximate Time: 10 minutes |
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Crossword
FOOD and DRINKS Information-Gap (Pair Work); Answer Key attached
Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 20 - 25 minutes |
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Rank & Discuss
FOOD and DRINKS 14 kinds of food and drinks
Students read, rank their likes/dislikes, and then discuss in pairs or small groups Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 20 minutes |
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Rank &
Discuss Opinions FOOD and NUTRITION 12 statements about food and nutrition
Students read, rank their opinions, and then discuss in pairs or small groups Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 20 minutes |
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Advice Column
FOOD and DRINKS Newspaper advice column with 3 problems about food and drinks
Students read and then discuss or write about possible solutions Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 25 minutes |
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