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N A M E : ________________________________ DATE: ____________________

FOOD and DRINKS Question: What do you usually eat and drink for breakfast?

Complete the paragraph on the right with the words on the left.

I Love Coffee! There’s a supermarket in my neighborhood called Tom’s Supermarket, and I go shopping there (1) _____________. They have lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, and I love the coffee they sell. It’s called ‘Tom’s Brazilian Coffee’ and it (2) _____________s really great! I always get up early, so I (3) _____________ have a cup of it before I go to work. It helps me to wake up. I like to add a little (4) _____________ and some milk to my coffee, so it doesn’t taste too (5) ____________. Not always, just (6) ____________, I have a second cup at work. One of my friends likes to drink three or four cups of coffee every day, but not me! I (7) _____________ have more than two cups. If I drink more than two cups of coffee in one day, I can’t get to sleep at night because there is caffeine in drinks like coffee and (8) _____________. I love coffee, so you probably think that it's my favorite drink … but, you’re wrong! Every night, just before I go to bed, I always have a nice, warm glass of (9) _____________. It’s very (10) _____________ and it helps me to fall asleep. How about you? Is milk your favorite drink … or do you hate it? What’s your favorite drink? And what’s your favorite food?

(about 215 words)

A always adv.

B bitter adj.

E every week phr.

H healthy adj.

M milk n.

N never adv.

S sometimes adv.

sugar n.

T taste v.

tea n.

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N A M E : ________________________________ DATE: ____________________

FOOD and DRINKS

I Love Coffee!

Vocabulary Practice

Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.

1.

add sugar

A.

a very strong feeling of not liking something

2. Brazilian B.

to put more sugar into something, like coffee or tea

3. caffeine C.

most liked

4. favorite D.

the area near your home

5. hate E.

very likely; almost sure

6. neighborhood F.

from Brazil

7. probably G.

a thing in coffee or tea that makes you feel awake

8. taste H.

how sweet, sour, bitter, or salty something is

How Much Do You Understand?

Write ‘T’ (True) or ‘F’ (False) next to each statement.

1.

The paragraph is about the person’s favorite drink.

2.

The person’s favorite drink is milk.

3.

The person always has two cups of coffee every day.

4.

One of the person’s friends likes to drink a lot of coffee every day.

5.

The person doesn’t like to have too much caffeine.

6.

The person likes a nice, cold glass of milk before going to bed at night.

Discuss

Ask and answer the following questions with your classmates.

1. Which do you like better: coffee or milk? Why?

2. What’s your favorite drink? How often do you have it?

3. What’s your favorite food? How often do you eat it?

4. What are you going to eat or drink after class?


N A M E : ________________________________ DATE: ____________________

FOOD and DRINKS

I Love Coffee!

Grammar-in-Context

Complete the paragraph by circling the correct words.

There’s a supermarket in my neighborhood called Tom’s Supermarket, and I (1)_______ shopping there every week. They (2)_______ lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, and I love the coffee they sell. It’s called ‘Tom’s Brazilian Coffee’ and it tastes really great! I always (3)_______ early, so I always have a cup (4)_______ coffee before I go to work. It helps me to wake up. I like to add (5)_______ sugar and some milk to my coffee (6)_______ it doesn’t taste too bitter. Not always, just sometimes, I have a second cup at work. One of (7)_______ friends likes to drink three or four cups of coffee every day, (8)_______ not me! I never have more than two cups. If I drink more than two cups of coffee in one day, I can’t get to sleep (9)_______ night because (10)_______ caffeine in drinks like coffee and tea. I love coffee, so you probably think that it's my favorite drink … but, you’re wrong! Every night, just before I go to bed, I always have (11)_______, warm glass of milk. It’s very healthy and it helps me to fall asleep. How about you? Is milk your favorite drink … or do you hate it? What’s (12)_______ favorite drink? And what’s your favorite food?

1. (A) going (B) go (C) am go (D) am going 2. (A) has (B) are have (C) are having (D) have 3. (A) get up (B) am get up (C) am getting up (D) gets up 4. (A) a (B) off (C) for (D) of

5. (A) little (B) a little (C) small (D) few 6. (A) but (B) so (C) because (D) that 7. (A) my (B) me (C) mine (D) I 8. (A) and (B) but (C) so (D) because

9. (A) on (B) in (C) at (D) to 10. (A) there are (B) there have (C) there is (D) there has 11. (A) the nice (B) nice (C) a nice (D) this nice 12. (A) your (B) is your (C) yours (D) is yours


N A M E : ________________________________ DATE: ____________________

FOOD and DRINKS

I Love Coffee!

Listening and Writing Practice

Listen to your teacher and complete the paragraph.

There’s a supermarket in _______ neighborhood called Tom’s

Supermarket, and I _______ shopping there _______ _______.

They _______ lots of fresh fruits and _______, and I love the coffee

they _______. It’s called ‘Tom’s Brazilian Coffee’ and it _______

_______ _______! I always _______ _______ early, so I always

have a cup of _______ before I go to work. It helps me to _______

_______. I like to add _______ _______ sugar and some milk to my

coffee _______ it doesn’t taste too bitter. Not always, just _______, I

have a _______ cup at work. One of _______ _______ likes to

drink three or four cups of coffee every day, _______ _______

_______! I _______ _______ more than two cups. If I drink more

than _______ _______ _______ _______ in one day, I can’t get to

sleep _______ _______ because _______ _______ caffeine in

drinks like coffee and _______. I love coffee, _______ you _______

think that it's _______ _______ drink … but, you’re _______! Every

night, just _______ _______ _______ _______ _______, I always

have _______ _______, warm _______ of _______. It’s very

_______ and it helps me to _______ _______. How about you? Is

_______ your favorite drink … or _______ _______ _______ it?

What’s _______ favorite _______? And what’s your favorite food?


talk about likes & dislikes foods & drinks

Qs:

1. What did you eat this morning? 2. What did you drink this morning??

____________________

Circle the numbers that best express your likes and dislikes.

Then, compare your answers with your classmates. Give reasons.

Coffee

1

2

3

4

5

POSSIBLE ANSWERS

1 I hate it / them.

2 I don’t like it / them

very much.

3 It’s / They’re okay.

4 I like it / them.

5 I love it / them.

Milk

1

2

3

4

5

Pizza

1

2

3

4

5

Carrots

1

2

3

4

5

Peanut Butter

1

2

3

4

5

Donuts

1

2

3

4

5

Grapes

1

2

3

4

5

Cheese

1

2

3

4

5

Bananas

1

2

3

4

5

Fish

1

2

3

4

5

Chocolate-Chip Cookies

1

2

3

4

5

Spicy foods

1

2

3

4

5

Coca-Cola

1

2

3

4

5

Hamburgers

1

2

3

4

5

Talk about how often you and your partner(s) have these foods and drinks.

every day/morning often sometimes seldom/not very often never .

For example: “I have a cup of coffee every morning. How about you?”


FOOD and PRICES: $ (information-gap activity) A

Work with a partner. Try to find the 8 differences between the supermarket ads.

TOM’S: YOUR FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD SUPERMARKET

TOM’S BRAZILIAN COFFEE 250 Grams

$4.49 each

BLUE RIBBON SWISS CHEESE Whole

$7.95 KG

FRESH CARROTS

DELICIOUS STRAWBERRIES

$6.99 KG

YUMMY PEANUT BUTTER 750 Gram Jar

$9.49 each

FRESH WHOLE MILK 1 Liter Carton

$4.49 each

FRESH STEAK 250 Grams

$7.49 KG

FRESH FARM EGGS Carton (10 large eggs)

$2.49 each

FRESH WHOLE CHICKEN

FRESH BANANAS

$1.99 KG

TOM’S FRESH-BAKED DONUTS Box (Six)

$5.99 each

FRESH SEEDLESS GRAPES

$3.79 KG

FRESH SALMON STEAK 250 Grams

$9.99 each

HOME-STYLE CHOCOLATE-CHIP COOKIES Jar (700 Grams)

$6.49 each

FRESH SWEET WATERMELON

$3.49 KG

FRESH GREEN BEANS

TOM’S SUPERMARKET: 15 Hamill Street TEL.: 555-1401

Together, you and your partner have $25. What will you buy from Tom’s Supermarket? Talk about it and decide!


FOOD and PRICES: $ (information-gap activity) B


TOM’S: YOUR FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD SUPERMARKET


$4.49 each


$7.99 KG

FRESH CARROTS


$6.99 KG

YUM YUM PEANUT BUTTER 750 Gram Jar

$9.49 each


$4.49 each


$7.49 KG


$2.49 each

FRESH WHOLE CHICKEN

FRESH BANANAS

$1.99 KG


$5.99 each


$3.79 KG


$9.99 each


$6.49 each


$3.49 KG

FRESH GREEN BEANS




FOOD and PRICES: £ (information-gap activity) A


TOM’S: YOUR FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD SUPERMARKET


£2.99 each


£4.99 KG

FRESH CARROTS


£4.59 KG

YUMMY PEANUT BUTTER 750 Gram Jar

£6.49 each


£2.99 each


£5.49 KG


£1.99 each

FRESH WHOLE CHICKEN

FRESH BANANAS

£1.49 KG


£3.99 each


£2.79 KG


£7.99 each


£4.49 each


£2.49 KG

FRESH GREEN BEANS


Together, you and your partner have £15. What will you buy from Tom’s Supermarket? Talk about it and decide!


FOOD and PRICES: £ (information-gap activity) B


TOM’S: YOUR FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD SUPERMARKET


£2.99 each


£4.99 KG

FRESH CARROTS


£4.59 KG

YUM YUM PEANUT BUTTER 750 Gram Jar

£6.49 each


£2.99 each


£5.49 KG


£1.99 each

FRESH WHOLE CHICKEN

FRESH BANANAS

£1.49 KG


£3.99 each


£2.79 KG


£7.99 each


£4.49 each


£2.49 KG

FRESH GREEN BEANS




N A M E : ________________________________ DATE: ____________________

FOOD and DRINKS

My Shopping List

Writing Practice

Make a shopping list. Write the foods that you and your partner want to buy from Tom’s Supermarket.

Next, write a short paragraph and say why you want to buy these things. Remember to say how often you eat or drink these foods and drinks.

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LESSON Food & Drinks

Language Focus

Present Simple Tense / Adverbs of frequency

Level Intermediate

Time

Approximately 120 – 180 minutes

‘I Love Coffee!’ ANSWER KEY

Complete the Paragraph

1. every week 2. taste(s) 3. always 4. sugar

5. bitter 6. sometimes 7. never 8. tea 9. milk 10. healthy

Vocabulary Practice

Grammar-in-Context

1. B 2. D

3. A 4. D

5. B 6. B

7. A 8. B

9. C 10. C

11. C 12. A

‘Supermarket Ad’ ANSWER KEY

Student ‘A’ Student ‘B’

1. Tom’s: Your

Favorite…Supermarket

2. Coffee Bean ad

picture is different

3. Swiss Cheese =

price is different

4. Carrots ad = picture

is different

5. Yummy Peanut

Butter

6. Milk ad = picture is

different

7. Donuts ad =


8. 15 Hamill Street

1. Tom’s: Your

Family…Supermark

et

2. Coffee Bean ad


3. Swiss Cheese = price is different

4. Carrots ad =


5. Yum Yum Peanut

Butter

6. Milk ad = picture is different

7. Donuts ad =


8. 50 Hamill Street

1. B 2. F 3. G 4. C

5. A 6. D 7. E 8. H

How Much Do You Understand?

1. F (It’s about a drink she loves.)

2. T

3. F (not always, only sometimes)

4. T

5. T

6. F (a nice, warm glass of milk)

Homework Idea Write a short paragraph about the things you want to buy from Tom’s Supermarket (see attached handout). In the next class, get into a small group and read aloud your paragraph.

EXPLORE on-line:

http://www.esl-lab.com/eslbasic/shopping-prices-1.htm

http://www.listenaminute.com/f/food.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHJXsHf4Q6E

image credits: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/ image credit: Robert Dobie (coffee beans photo)


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