Use breakfast, lunch, dinner, hungry accurately in context
Read and discuss a topic-specific article at A1 level
Practise speaking fluently on eating and drinking
Complete written exercises with vocabulary in context
Teaching Notes
Warm-up: allow 8-10 min, let personal answers develop
Article: read together or have students read silently first
Vocabulary match: good for pair work
Speaking: encourage full sentences, not one-word answers
Exit questions: 5-min closer, no prep needed
Timing Guide
Warm-up: 8 min
Article + comprehension: 12 min
Vocabulary + match: 10 min
Exercises: 10 min
Speaking + discussion: 15 min
Exit + recap: 5 min
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A1 · Lesson 23 · Eating and Drinking
Food and Drink
Eating and Drinkingbreakfastlunchdinner
Getting started
Warm-Up Questions
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Read & Understand
Article
Food and Drink
Maria is at a restaurant with her colleague. The waiter brings the menu. Maria is hungry and thirsty. She looks at the menu. She would like a salad and some water. Her colleague orders a sandwich and a coffee. The waiter asks: 'Would you like anything else?' Maria says: 'Yes, please. I would also like some bread.' The food arrives. It is delicious! After lunch, they ask for the bill. The total is €18.50. They pay and leave a small tip. It is a very nice lunch.
💡 Did you know? Spain has the second most bars and restaurants per person in Europe. There is approximately one bar for every 175 people in Spain — the highest ratio in the EU after Cyprus.
Topic: Eating and Drinking
Key words
Vocabulary
01
breakfast
the first meal of the day
02
lunch
the meal in the middle of the day
03
dinner
the main meal, usually in the evening
04
hungry
feeling the need to eat
05
thirsty
feeling the need to drink
06
delicious
tasting very good
07
vegetarian
a person who does not eat meat
08
menu
a list of food and drinks available in a restaurant
09
order
to ask for food or drink in a restaurant
010
bill
the paper showing how much you must pay in a restaurant
Match the Words
Click a word on the left, then click its definition on the right.
breakfast
lunch
dinner
hungry
thirsty
delicious
vegetarian
menu
order
bill
a list of food and drinks available in a restaurant
feeling the need to eat
the main meal, usually in the evening
to ask for food or drink in a restaurant
tasting very good
a person who does not eat meat
the paper showing how much you must pay in a restaurant
feeling the need to drink
the first meal of the day
the meal in the middle of the day
Say it right
Pronunciation
breakfast
BRE-akf-ast
lunch
LU-nch
dinner
DIN-ner
hungry
HUN-gry
thirsty
THI-rsty
delicious
DEL-ici-ous
Read & Discuss
Short Dialogue
A:
Hi! Can I ask you about breakfast?
B:
Of course! I think breakfast is very important.
A:
What about lunch? Do you use it often?
B:
Yes, I do. Lunch helps me a lot at work.
A:
And dinner? Is that difficult for you?
B:
Sometimes. But I practise every day.
A:
That is great. What is your advice?
B:
Just be consistent. Small steps every day!
Comprehension
What does person A ask about first?
How does person B feel about lunch?
What is person B's advice at the end?
Practice
Exercises
Gap Fill
Complete each sentence using vocabulary from today's lesson.
1. I have at seven o'clock.
2. We have at one o'clock.
3. I eat with my family at eight.
4. I am — it is lunchtime!
5. I am . Can I have some water?
Error Correction
Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.
She have a big breakfast.
I not understand lunch.
They is very dinner.
He work with hungry every day.
Speaking practice
Speaking Prompts
Discuss with your partner
What do you usually eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner?
Practise ordering food. One person is the waiter, one is the customer.
What is your favourite food? Describe it to your partner.
Summarise today's topic in 3 sentences using vocabulary from this lesson.
Grammar focus: Would like for polite requests: I would like a coffee. / Would you like some wat... — can you give an example?
Open discussion
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End of lesson
Exit Questions
Discuss in pairs — 5 minutes
Recap
Vocabulary
breakfast, lunch, dinner, hungry, thirsty, delicious, vegetarian, menu, order, bill
Article
Food and Drink — reading & comprehension
Practice
Gap fill, error correction, vocabulary matching
Speaking
Prompts, discussion generator
Homework
Write a description of your perfect meal (6 sentences). What do you eat for starter, main course, and dessert? What do you drink?
