Staple Food

Warm-up Discussion: Staple Food

Discussion questions.

Teacher-student activity OR pair work.

Duration: 10-20 minutes, depending on the size and ability of your class.

Level: Elementary – Intermediate


Word Library: Staple Food

Vocabulary list and useful phrases.

Talkmor Suggestions: 

Vocabulary that students should remember. 

Useful everyday phrases that students can remember to understand native English speakers.

Level: Elementary – Intermediate

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Fill The Gaps

Student Activity.

Teacher’s Key included.

Individual task. Fill the gaps.

Duration: 10+ minutes depending on the students’ ability.


Comparative & Superlative Adjectives: Staple Food

Student Activity.

Teacher’s key included.

Fill in the gaps with the correct comparative or superlative adjective.

Duration: 5-15 minutes, depending on the students’ ability.

Level: Elementary – Intermediate

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Countable & Uncountable Nouns

Student Activity.

Teacher’s key included.

Students decide if the nouns are countable or uncountable.


Get In Line: Staple Food

Put the letters in the correct order.

Teacher’s key included.

Duration: 5-15 minutes.

Level: Elementary – Intermediate

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Match the Column

Where do I belong? 

Teacher’s Key included.

Students match the words with their correct definitions. 

Duration: 10 minutes.


Match The Country With The Dish: Staple Food

Individual challenge.

Teacher’s Key included.

Research and find each country’s famous dish.

Duration: 10 -15 minutes.

Level: Elementary – Intermediate

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Fill The Gaps

Student Activity.

Teacher’s Key included.

Individual task. Fill the gaps.

Duration: 10+ minutes depending on the students’ ability.


This That These Those: Staple Food

Student Activity.

The Teacher’s Key is included.

Individual task. Fill the gaps.

Duration: 5-10 minutes depending on the students’ ability.

Level: Beginner – Intermediate

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Error Correction

Students read a sentence, identify the error, and then rewrite it correctly.

Teacher’s Key included.

Duration: 10 – 15 minutes

Level: Beginner – Intermediate


Can You Name 3: Staple Food

Fun thinking.

Teacher-student activity OR pair work.

Duration: 10-15 minutes.

Level: Elementary – Intermediate

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Food Survey

Interviews, follow-up questions and more.

Instructions on worksheet.


Describe It: Staple Food

Practice describing things.

Students follow the instructions on the worksheet.

Duration: 10-15 minutes.

Level: Elementary – Intermediate


Choose a Column: Staple Food

Where do I belong?

Teacher’s Key included.  

Students choose words from a word bank and add them to the correct column.

Duration: 5-10 minutes.

Level: Elementary – Intermediate  

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Ask & Answer

Asking and answering questions.

Pair work.

Duration: 10+ minutes.

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Odd One Out

Students underline the word that doesn’t belong with the rest. Each line has four words.

The teacher’s key is included.

Level: Elementary – Intermediate


Grocery List: Staple Food

Students go shopping for staple foods.

Students follow the instructions on the worksheet.

Duration: 10-15 minutes.

Level: Elementary – Intermediate


News: Staple Food

Students write some simple sentences about the lesson topic in a box.

Duration: 10-15 minutes, depending on your students’ abilities and how much you want to extend the activity.

Level: Elementary – Intermediate


1-Minute Challenge: Staple Food

Speaking activity.

Pair work and fluency practice.

A student challenge to talk about any topic for one minute or more.

Duration: 10-30 minutes, depending on your students’ ability.

Level: Elementary – Intermediate


Fill The Gaps: Staple Food

Student Activity.

Teacher’s Key included.

Find the correct words and fill the gaps.

Duration: 10-15 minutes.

Level: Pre-intermediate – Advanced


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