What's for breakfast? — ready-made English lesson, A1

Lesson goal: Students can talk about food and drinks they like and order simple meals using a/an, some and any.

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Lesson plan

1
Warm-up
Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.
- What did you eat today?
- Do you like tea or coffee?
- What is your favourite food?
- Do you cook at home?
2
New words
Meet the words and practise them in games.
FlashcardsFill the gap
bread · milk · cheese · egg · apple · water · juice · tea · coffee · soup · chicken · rice · potato · fish · sugar
All words in the set
3
Exercises
The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.
1. Fill the gap
  I have two ___ and some bread for breakfast.
  Answer: eggs
2. Fill the gap
  She eats ___ apple every day.
  Answer: an
3. Fill the gap
  I'm thirsty. Can I have a glass of ___, please?
  Answer: water / juice / milk / orange juice
4. Multiple choice
  Which one is a drink?
  breadcheesecoffeerice
5. Multiple choice
  Which word is different?
  teacoffeejuicerice
6. Multiple choice
  Is there ___ milk in the fridge?
  anyaanmany
7. Multiple choice
  We make chips from ...
  potatoesappleseggsfish
8. True / false
  Read: "For breakfast, Ben has bread with cheese and a cup of tea with milk. He doesn't have sugar in his tea." Ben has sugar in his tea.
  Answer: False
9. True / false
  Read: "For breakfast, Ben has bread with cheese and a cup of tea with milk. He doesn't have sugar in his tea." Ben eats cheese for breakfast.
  Answer: True
10. Discussion question
  What do you usually have for breakfast? What do you drink?
  Sample answer: I usually have two eggs and some bread with cheese. I drink tea with lemon. I don't have sugar in my tea.
4
Speaking
The student answers using the new words.
- What do you usually have for lunch and dinner?
- Is there any food you don't like?
- What do you drink in the morning?
- Do you like fish or chicken more?
- What food do people eat a lot in your country?
5
Review
A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.
Quiz

Lesson plan

Warm-up

Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.

What did you eat today?
Do you like tea or coffee?
What is your favourite food?
Do you cook at home?

New words

Meet the words and practise them in games.

FlashcardsFill the gap

bread · milk · cheese · egg · apple · water · juice · tea · coffee · soup · chicken · rice · potato · fish · sugar

All words in the set

Exercises

The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.

Fill the gap
I have two ___ and some bread for breakfast.
Answer: eggs
Fill the gap
She eats ___ apple every day.
Answer: an
Fill the gap
I'm thirsty. Can I have a glass of ___, please?
Answer: water / juice / milk / orange juice
Multiple choice
Which one is a drink?
breadcheesecoffeerice
Multiple choice
Which word is different?
teacoffeejuicerice
Multiple choice
Is there ___ milk in the fridge?
anyaanmany
Multiple choice
We make chips from ...
potatoesappleseggsfish
True / false
Read: "For breakfast, Ben has bread with cheese and a cup of tea with milk. He doesn't have sugar in his tea." Ben has sugar in his tea.
Answer: False
True / false
Read: "For breakfast, Ben has bread with cheese and a cup of tea with milk. He doesn't have sugar in his tea." Ben eats cheese for breakfast.
Answer: True
Discussion question
What do you usually have for breakfast? What do you drink?
Sample answer: I usually have two eggs and some bread with cheese. I drink tea with lemon. I don't have sugar in my tea.

Speaking

The student answers using the new words.

What do you usually have for lunch and dinner?
Is there any food you don't like?
What do you drink in the morning?
Do you like fish or chicken more?
What food do people eat a lot in your country?

Review

A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.

Quiz