Let’s eat!

VOCABULARY

LEVEL NUMBER LANGUAGE

Beginner A2_2011V_EN English
Goals

■ Learn vocabulary related to

food

■ Practise some, any, many,

much and a lot

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 How many different fruits and
vegetables do you know? Some? Not
many? After this lesson you will know
lots!

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Food glorious food

■ Food is an important part of our daily lives and learning how to talk about food
is important and fun!

They eat a lot of vegetables of many different kinds. There isn’t any
meat on the table though, perhaps they are vegetarians?

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 any

I don’t have any food.

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 some

I have some rice.

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 many

How many bananas do you have?

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 much

How much bread do you have?

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 lots

I eat lots of chocolate.

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How much?

I eat lots of different food.

I don’t eat many vegetables.

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How much?

There isn’t any fruit in this picture.

How many cookies can you see?

Here is some soup with bread.

I eat lots of fast food.

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A full fridge

Someone has been to the

supermarket recently! Look at
this picture of a very full fridge!

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What can you remember?

Think about the very full fridge that you just saw a picture of. Now
follow the instructions below!

1
What food and drink can you remember seeing in the fridge? What
food and drink wasn‘t in the fridge?

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What can you remember?

Think about the very full fridge that you just saw a picture of. Now
follow the instructions below!

1
What food and drink was in the fridge? What food and drink wasn‘t in
the fridge?

2
What about your own fridge at home? What food and drink do you
usually have in your fridge? What do you never buy? Why?

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 cereal

We eat cereal for breakfast.

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 nuts

Nuts are a healthy snack.

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 yoghurt

Sometimes we eat yoghurt with cereal.

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 courgette

We often eat courgettes with pasta.

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 mushroom

Mushrooms grow in the forest.

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Food

Some mushrooms are

poisonous.

Courgettes are best in summer.

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Food

Yoghurt is made from milk.

In England people eat nuts at

Christmas.

Children like eating cereal.

Sometimes we eat yoghurt as a dessert.

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Quick challenge

Can you think of 15 different kinds

of food and drink that people have
for breakfast?

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Breakfast around the world

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but

breakfast is very different around the world. In Europe
bread is often a popular choice for breakfast, often with
some jam or butter, or for children with some Nutella! In
Britain people often have toast for breakfast but in France
and Germany people prefer to eat fresh bread from the
bakery. In Asia people sometimes have soup for breakfast
and in parts of Africa porridge is a popular choice. Tea and
coffee are common morning drinks all over the world.

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Tea or coffee?

Breakfast food is different around

the world but tea and coffee are
popular drinks everywhere. What
about you? Do you need a cup of
tea or coffee in the morning? Tell
your teacher your tea or coffee
habits!

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 Breakfast and you

What about you? What do you

normally have for breakfast? Do
you have the same breakfast at
weekends, or on holiday? Ask
your teacher too!

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 cherry

Cherries are dark red.

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 kiwi

Kiwis are green inside.

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 strawberry

Strawberries are a red fruit.

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 grapefruit

Sometimes people put sugar on grapefruit.

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 avocado

We often eat avocado on bread.

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Fruit

Avocados have a big stone in

the middle.

Strawberries are best in June

and July in Europe.

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Fruit

Cherries grow on trees.

We do not eat the skin of a kiwi.

We often make juice with grapefruits.

We sometimes use strawberries to

make cakes.

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What can you see in the pictures?

A B

C D

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Shopping for food

In the past people shopped for food at

weekly markets or in small shops but
now most people do their food
shopping at big supermarkets.
Supermarkets are often cheaper than
smaller shops and they have more
choices. However, at markets and
smaller shops the fruit and vegetables
are sometimes fresher and come from
the local area. Nowadays some people
even do their food shopping online
and have it delivered to their door!

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True or false?

TRUE FALSE

1. Supermarkets are more expensive than small shops.

2. People shopped at weekly markets more in the past.

3. You can’t do food shopping online.

4. The food in smaller shops and at markets is often

local.

5. Not so many people shop at supermarkets.

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And you?

The text talks about shopping habits. What about where you
live? Is there a local market? How far is the supermarket?
Where do you usually shop for food?

supermarket

market local

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For and against

Imagine you live in a small village with many small food shops. A big
supermarket wants to open very near your village. You go to a meeting
of local people to talk about this. What are the arguments for and
against the supermarket opening? Remember to give your opinion too!

“ Supermarkets kill local businesses! “

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Food alphabet game

Can you think of a food or drink for every

letter of the alphabet? Play with your
teacher and make a sentence after each
letter. Don‘t worry, you can skip the letter
x and you can ask your teacher for help at
any time!

A is for apple. Apples can be red, green or yellow!

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Reflect on the goals

Go back to the second slide of the lesson and check

if you have achieved all the goals of the lesson.

yes no

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Reflect on this lesson

Think about everything you have seen in this lesson.

What were the most difficult activities or words? The easiest?

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If you have time, go over
the most difficult slides again

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Homework

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Match the sentences

1. How many… a. on the inside.

2. Courgettes are green… b. water do you drink?

3. Kiwis are green… c. any mushrooms.

4. How much… d. of vegetables.

5. I eat a lot… e. strawberries can you eat?

6. I don’t eat… f. vegetables I don’t like.

7. There are some… g. on the outside.

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Vocabulary lists

Check the last five words of the lesson.

Sort them into two lists.
Give your lists a name.

List 1: _____________ List 2: _____________

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My favourite words

Choose five words from the lesson and note them in

your list of favourite words.

Word one

Word two

Word three

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My favourite words

Write a sentence for each word you have

just written in your list of favourite words.

• Word one:

Sentence one

• Word two:

Sentence two

•…

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Sentences about myself

Choose five example sentences from this lesson.

Copy them and write them about yourself.

Examples:

Hello! My name is …

→ Hello! My name is John.

I like apples

→ I like bananas

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1. E, 2. G, 3. A, 4. B, 5. D, 6. C, 7. F
Homework answer key
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