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Review: lunch from a food truck – food and ordering

An A1 ESL review lesson plan on food vocabulary and ordering, with lunch from a Brooklyn food truck.

Grammar
No new grammar: likes and dislikes with plurals, present simple questions with short answers (Do you like tacos? Yes, I do.), and ordering with I'd like, Can I have…? and Would you like…?
Topic
Street food in the US, at a Brooklyn food truck at lunchtime, with words such as taco, hot dog, burger and fries.
Activities
A food truck menu to read, a lunch-line dialogue and the cook's message to hear, five self-checking review drills ending in a memory game, a chat with Priya, a spin-the-wheel game and a review to write.

What's inside

  1. Chapter 1Food on wheels!

    • PictureUnlock
    • Open a box and answerOpen the boxUnlock
    • Study the new wordsVocabularyTry it
    • Look at the pictures and chooseChoose by pictureUnlock

  2. Chapter 2Let's read: The Lunch Box

    • Look at the photo: a food truckPictureUnlock
    • Read the menuReal-life documentTry it
    • Read and mark true or falseTrue or falseUnlock
    • Read again and choose the right answerQuizUnlock

  3. Chapter 3Let's listen: we're next!

    • Listen to Priya and TundeListeningTry it
    • Transcript, for the teacherUnlock
    • Listen again and choose the right answerQuizUnlock
    • Listen to Manny from The Lunch BoxListeningUnlock
    • Transcript, for the teacherUnlock
    • Listen and mark true or falseTrue or falseUnlock

  4. Chapter 4Review: what can you do now?

    • Do you remember? Choose the correct answerQuizUnlock
    • Is the sentence correct? True or falseTrue or falseUnlock
    • Sort the questions by their answersSort into columnsTry it
    • Complete the house group chatFill in the gapsUnlock
    • Find the pairs: question and answerMemory gameUnlock

  5. Chapter 5Let's talk: lunch in line

    • Choose the right repliesChatTry it
    • Spin the wheel and answerSpin the wheelUnlock

  6. Chapter 6Homework

    • Choose the right word: at the food truckChoose the optionUnlock
    • Match the words and their meaningsMatchUnlock
    • Write a review of a food truckWriting, checked by the teacherUnlock
    • Record yourself: order lunch at a food truckSpeaking, checked by the teacherUnlock

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Food vocabulary

9 words and phrases from the lesson, each with a picture and audio in edio.

+6 more with pictures and audio in the lessonMore words

  • cart
  • line
  • taco
  • hot dog
  • burger
  • fries

Grammar: I like, Do you like and I'd like, reviewed

Lesson 20 closes the food unit with a food and ordering review in one lunch line. There's no new grammar and no scheme: learners mix what they like, questions with do and polite orders from lessons 17 to 19 in new sentences about Priya, Tunde and The Lunch Box.

Likes and dislikes, with plurals

I love, I like and I don't like come back with food in general. Food we count takes -s, with -es for sandwiches and tomatoes, while rice, tea and coffee take none.

  • Priya: I love the chicken tacos with hot sauce.
  • Tunde: Hot sauce? Oh no. I don't like spicy food.
  • Tunde: I love chicken over rice.

Do you like…? Are they…? Short answers

Questions with a verb take do, and so does the answer: Yes, I do, never Yes, I like. Questions about how food tastes use be: Are the fries salty? Yes, they are.

  • Do you like tacos, Priya? Yes, I do!
  • Do you like the red hot sauce? No, I don't!
  • Are the chicken tacos spicy? Yes, they are. Very spicy!

Ordering: I'd like, Can I have, Would you like?

Orders use I'd like… or Can I have…? with please. An offer, Would you like…?, gets Yes, please or No, thank you, not Yes, I do.

  • Can I have two chicken tacos, please?
  • And I'd like a burger and fries, please.
  • Would you like fries too? Yes, please!

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What's in the lesson

  • 12 auto-checked exercises
  • 3 games
  • 2 teacher-checked tasks
  • 1 real-life document
  • 1 set of word cards
  • 2 audio clips
  • 2 pictures
  • 2 transcripts

The main objectives of this lesson are to:

  • say which foods they love, like and don't like, with the right plural: I love tacos. I don't like hot sauce.
  • ask and answer Do you like…? with Yes, I do or No, I don't, and ask about taste with be: Are the fries salty?
  • order lunch with I'd like… and Can I have…?, and answer Would you like fries? with Yes, please
  • read a food truck menu and describe dishes as spicy, salty, sweet or hot

Lesson 20 of English A1.1 · Hello, World is the review that ends the unit Food I love. It brings back the likes, dislikes and plurals of lesson 17, the Do you like…? questions and short answers of lesson 18 and the polite orders of lesson 19. A lunch line calls for all three: saying what you like, asking a friend and ordering.

Boxes of lunch questions open the lesson, and nine new words follow, from food truck and cart to fries, each with a picture and audio. The reading is the truck's menu, which ends with an early lunch wagon in 1872; the listening is Priya and Tunde in line (an AI-voiced dialogue), then Manny, the cook, on today's special. Five review exercises mix the unit's grammar and check answers as students give them: a quiz, true-or-false on correct sentences, sorting questions by their answers, filling gaps in the house group chat, and a memory game that pairs each question with its answer. To finish, students reply to Priya's texts from the lunch line and spin a wheel of food prompts.

Homework starts with two self-checking exercises: choosing the right word in sentences at the food truck, and matching words with their meanings. A short review of The Lunch Box, or of a food truck or café nearby, and a recorded lunch order at a truck window then go to the teacher.

Grammar:
review · I like… / I don't like… and plurals · Do you like…? and short answers · taste words · I'd like…, Can I have…?
Topic:
food trucks · street food · lunch · review

Teaching tips

  • Before the listening, ask who likes spicy food, then have students guess which of Priya and Tunde does. The dialogue answers it in its first few lines.
  • Turn the menu into a class food truck: one student is Manny at the window, the others line up and order with I'd like or Can I have, and Manny offers fries.
  • Use the true-or-false sentences for error spotting: after students answer, ask them to fix each wrong one aloud, like Tunde's I no like hot sauce.
  • Read questions from the sort exercise aloud in random order and have the class reply with the right pair: Yes, I do, Yes, please or Yes, they are.
  • Ask about street food where students live; two spin-wheel prompts, a good lunch in your town and your own food truck menu, lead straight into it.

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The whole course: English A1.1 · Hello, World

32 lessons for complete beginners in simple American English, from the verb to be to can and can't. Eight units cover greetings, family, numbers, home, food, daily routines, the town and free time, and each ends with a review lesson. Pictures and definitions replace translations, and the practice exercises check themselves.See the course

  1. Unit 1 Hello!

    greetings, the verb to be, countries and nationalities, yes/no questions

    1. Lesson 1Hi, hey, howdy or aloha?The verb to be with I and you
    2. Lesson 2Ellis Island: where are they from?He's, she's, they're: the verb to be
    3. Lesson 3Six languages at the UNYes/no questions with be and short answers
    4. Lesson 4Review: hello from the Statue of LibertyThe verb to be and yes/no questions, reviewed

  2. Unit 2 My people

    family members, possessive adjectives, have got, describing people

    1. Lesson 5Why is Mother's Day in May?Possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her
    2. Lesson 6Best in show!Have got and the possessive 's
    3. Lesson 7National Best Friends DaySubject pronouns, possessives and describing people
    4. Lesson 8Review: Bobbie the Wonder DogPossessives, have got and 's, reviewed

  3. Unit 3 Numbers all around

    numbers and dates, a/an and plurals, phone numbers and prices

    1. Lesson 9Why is March 14 Pi Day?Numbers 0 to 100, decimals and US dates
    2. Lesson 10How old is the General Sherman tree?A, an and plurals, with big numbers and How old…?
    3. Lesson 119-1-1 and other numbers to knowSaying phone numbers, emails and prices
    4. Lesson 12Review: 102 floors and 1,860 stepsNumbers, dates, ages and prices, reviewed

  4. Unit 4 Home sweet home

    rooms in a house, this, that, these and those, furniture, opposites

    1. Lesson 13A house with 132 roomsThis is, these are and plurals
    2. Lesson 14Boston's skinny house: where's the bed?This, that, these, those and Where's…?
    3. Lesson 15Can a dorm room be cozy?Opposite adjectives and have got
    4. Lesson 16Review: homes for everyoneShowing and describing a home, reviewed

  5. Unit 5 Food I love

    likes and dislikes, present simple questions, ordering food

    1. Lesson 17Pancakes for breakfast?I like, I don't like and plural nouns
    2. Lesson 18New York pizza or Chicago deep-dish?Present simple questions and short answers
    3. Lesson 19A coffee to go, please!Ordering food with I'd like and Can I have…?
    4. Lesson 20 · you're hereReview: lunch from a food truckI like, Do you like and I'd like, reviewed

  6. Unit 6 My day

    telling the time, daily routines, days of the week, prepositions of time

    1. Lesson 21What time is it in Times Square?Telling the time and daily routines
    2. Lesson 22Who brings the mail?The present simple with we and they
    3. Lesson 23Is it morning in Hawaii?Prepositions of time with parts of the day
    4. Lesson 24Review: a New York morningTime, routines and days, reviewed

  7. Unit 7 My town

    places in town, prepositions of place, giving directions

    1. Lesson 25Main Street, USAPrepositions of place: near and next to
    2. Lesson 26Meet me at Union SquarePresent simple questions and negatives with we and they
    3. Lesson 27Turn left on 42nd StreetImperatives for giving directions
    4. Lesson 28Review: streets for peoplePlaces, the present simple and directions, reviewed

  8. Unit 8 Free time

    hobbies, can and can't, sports, making plans

    1. Lesson 29Can you play Scrabble?Can and can't for ability
    2. Lesson 30Can you surf?Can for ability and how well
    3. Lesson 31Saturday morning: Little LeagueFree time and making plans
    4. Lesson 32Review: a book for every childCan, can't and free time, reviewed

Questions about this lesson

How do you talk about food in English?
To talk about food, say what you like, ask about it and order it: I love tacos. Do you like hot dogs? I'd like a burger and fries, please. Count nouns take -s in general (I don't like tomatoes), do questions get short answers (Yes, I do), and offers get Yes, please. Review: lunch from a food truck on edio.ai mixes all three in a lunch line.
How do you ask if food is spicy or salty in English?
To ask about taste, use be with a taste word: Is it spicy? Are the fries salty? Are the cookies sweet? The answer uses be too: Yes, they are. No, it isn't. To ask whether someone likes a taste, switch to do: Do you like spicy food? No, I don't. So Do the fries salty? is wrong, because salty isn't a verb.
When do you answer "Yes, please" and when "Yes, I do"?
Yes, please answers an offer (Would you like fries?), while Yes, I do answers a question about likes (Do you like tacos?). For no, it's No, thank you to the offer and No, I don't to the question. A question with be gets be back: Are the tacos spicy? Yes, they are. On edio.ai, Review: lunch from a food truck has students sort twelve questions by these three answers.
Is it "I'd like to a burger" or "I'd like a burger"?
It's I'd like a burger, because before a noun, I'd like takes no to: I'd like a burger and fries, please. I'd like two chicken tacos, please. Can I have…? works the same way: Can I have a lemonade?, never Can I to have a lemonade? The mistake turns up in a true-or-false sentence at the truck window and among the chat's wrong replies.
What are the basic food words in English?
The basic food words in English name the dishes and drinks people have every day: burger, fries, sandwich, pizza, eggs, cheese, water, coffee and lemonade. Learn each one with its plural or with some (two tacos, some rice) and with a taste word (salty fries), so it's ready for a sentence: I love salty fries. Do you like rice?
What food and drink words do you need to order lunch?
To order lunch, you need a few dishes, a few drinks and the polite phrases: a burger, fries, a hot dog, tacos, lemonade, iced tea and water, with I'd like… or Can I have…? Taste words such as spicy, salty and sweet help you choose. The A1 lesson Review: lunch from a food truck on edio.ai lists them all on a food truck menu, from chicken tacos to lemonade.
How do I review food and ordering with beginners?
Set all the food language in one real scene, such as a lunch line. The review chapter of Review: lunch from a food truck, an A1 lesson on edio.ai, never leaves the truck: a quiz, true-or-false sentences, questions to sort, gaps in a group chat and a memory game. The quiz takes two questions from each of the unit's earlier lessons, so a wrong answer shows what to revisit.
What's a good game for reviewing food and ordering?
A memory game that pairs questions with their answers works well, because each answer fits only one kind of question: Would you like a drink? goes with Yes, please. A lemonade!, and Are the chicken tacos spicy? with Yes, they are. Very spicy! A spin wheel in Review: lunch from a food truck on edio.ai adds prompts such as Your food truck! What food is on your menu?
How do you review food and ordering one-to-one?
One-to-one, play the cook while the student orders, then swap so they ask What would you like? and Would you like fries? No partner is needed for the chat, where the student texts a friend waiting in a lunch line. The memory game and the spin wheel also work with just two people.
What's good homework for reviewing food and ordering?
A short review of a food truck or café makes good homework, because it needs likes, dislikes and taste words at once: The fries are hot and salty. I don't like hot sauce. Before writing, students choose the right word in food-truck sentences and match words like cart and line to their meanings, both checked automatically. A recorded order at a truck window goes to the teacher with the review.
Are there interactive exercises for reviewing food and ordering?
Yes, interactive review drills can mark each answer right away, so students see whether an answer needs do, please or be. Four parts of Review: lunch from a food truck, an A1 lesson on edio.ai, play on its page without an account: a food truck menu, a dialogue in the lunch line, a sort of questions by their answers and a chat about ordering lunch. The rest needs an account.
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