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
