DAILY BASIS ENGLISH COURSE

A2 Elementary

Talk about food

I usually have coffee and bread for breakfast, but my favorite food is pasta.
By the end of this class, students will be able to talk about meals, describe food preferences, and ask simple questions about what people eat and drink.
Contents

Introduction

A woman eating dinner.

Read the meal sentences and think about your own routine.

I usually have coffee and bread for breakfast.

For lunch, I often eat rice, beans, and chicken.

At dinner, I prefer something light.

Food conversations often include meals, favorite dishes, ingredients, and simple opinions such as healthy, delicious, or spicy.

Choose the correct answer.

1. What does the speaker have for breakfast?

2. What does the speaker often eat for lunch?

3. What kind of dinner does the speaker prefer?

Score: 0 out of 3

Presentation

Eric: What do you usually have for lunch?

Laura: I usually have rice, beans, and chicken.

Eric: That sounds good. Do you cook every day?

Laura: Not every day. Sometimes I cook, and sometimes I order food.

Eric: What's your favorite dish?

Laura: My favorite dish is pasta with vegetables.

Eric: Nice. I like pasta too, but I prefer spicy food.

Language Focus

We use food language to talk about meals, favorite dishes, and ingredients. We also use frequency words such as usually, often, and sometimes.

Usamos linguagem de comida para falar de refeições, pratos favoritos e ingredientes. Também usamos palavras de frequência como usually, often e sometimes.

  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
  • Favorite food: My favorite dish is pasta.
  • Preferences: I prefer spicy food. / I don't like oily food.
  • Routine: I usually cook at home.

Pronunciation + Form

After have, we can add a meal or a food: have breakfast, have coffee, have pasta.

Meals
breakfast
lunch
dinner
Food Words
coffee
bread
milk
Useful Questions
What do you usually eat?
What's your favorite dish?
Do you cook at home?

Practice

1. I usually have coffee and bread for
.
2. My favorite
is pasta with vegetables.
3. At
, I often eat rice and beans.
4. I
light food at night.
5. Sometimes we order
on Friday evening.
Score: 0 out of 5
Choose the best response.

1. What do you usually have for breakfast?

2. What's your favorite dish?

3. Do you cook every day?

4. Do you like spicy food?

Score: 0 out of 4

Production

Talk about your eating habits with a partner. Use complete sentences when possible.

  • What do you usually have for breakfast?
  • What is your favorite food or dish?
  • Do you prefer home-cooked food or restaurant food?
  • What food don't you like very much?
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