Food on the Menu
Build core vocabulary with games & visuals
A complete, ready-to-teach A2 vocabulary lesson on "Food on the Menu". Includes objective, target vocabulary (pizza, salad, burger, pasta…), warm-up, controlled & freer practice, production task, exit ticket, and homework. Print-and-play or run live in the ReadyESL classroom.
Warm-up (5 min)
Activate prior knowledge: ask students what they already know about food on the menu. Brainstorm 3–5 words on the board.
Presentation (10 min)
Introduce the target language for Food on the Menu using flashcards/visuals. Drill pronunciation chorally, then individually.
- pizza
- salad
- burger
- pasta
- sandwich
- dessert
- starter
- main
Controlled Practice (10 min)
- Matching: words ↔ pictures
- Gap-fill worksheet
- Pronunciation drill of: pizza, salad, burger, pasta
Freer Practice (12 min)
Communicative task: students use the new language in a short game or interview about Food on the Menu.
Production (10 min)
Mini-presentation or group share: each student/team produces an original example using the target language.
Cool-down & Exit Ticket (3 min)
Each student says/writes one sentence using a target word from today's lesson.
Homework
Reinforcement: complete the Food on the Menu worksheet or record a 30-second voice note using 5 target words.