Today, we will learn about food and drinks, including how to talk about what you like and dislike.
We will also learn about countable and uncountable nouns.
Let's get started!
Objectives
• Learn vocabulary for food and drinks
• Practice expressing likes and dislikes
• Understand and use countable and uncountable nouns
Vocabulary: Common Foods
Let’s start by learning some common food vocabulary.
These are foods you might eat every day.
Bread
Rice
Chicken
Fish
Salad
Soup
Vegetables
Fruit
Pasta
Cheese
Exercise:
Match each word with the correct picture.
Vocabulary: Drinks
Now, let's learn some vocabulary for drinks.
These are common beverages you might have during the day.
Water
Milk
Juice
Tea
Coffee
Soda
Wine
Beer
Exercise:
Look at the pictures and write the correct word next to each drink.
Expressing Likes and Dislikes
Now that we know some foods and drinks, let’s talk about what we like and don’t like.
To do this, we use the verbs 'like' and 'don’t like.
◦ I like pizza.
◦ I don’t like broccoli.
◦ She likes juice.
◦ He doesn’t like coffee.
Exercise:
Write two sentences:
◦ one about a food you like and
◦ one about a food you don’t like.
Examples:
◦ I like pasta.
◦ I don't like fish
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Some foods and drinks are countable, and some are uncountable. Let’s learn the difference.
Countable Nouns:
Things you can count
apple ◦ banana ◦ carrot ◦ sandwich
Uncountable Nouns:
Things you cannot count
rice ◦ bread ◦ cheese ◦ milk ◦ water.
Rules:
Countable nouns can be plural
apples ◦ bananas ◦ carrots.
Uncountable nouns are usually singular and often use words like some or a lot of
some bread, a lot of cheese.
Exercise:
Classify the following as countable or uncountable:
1. Orange 2. Water 3. Egg 4. Sugar
Talking About Quantities
When talking about quantities, we use different words depending on whether the noun is countable or uncountable.
Countable:
How many apples do you want? I want three apples.
Uncountable:
How much rice do you want? I want some rice.
Exercise:
Fill in the blanks with 'much' or 'many':
1. How ___ apples do you have? 2. How ___ milk do you need? 3. I don’t have ___ sugar. 4. We have ___ bananas.
Ordering Food and Drinks
Let’s practice ordering food and drinks at a restaurant or café. This is a common situation where you’ll use what we’ve learned.
dialogue
Customer: I would like a sandwich and some tea, please.
Waiter: Would you like anything else?
Customer: No, thank you. That’s all.
Exercise:
Pair up and practice ordering food and drinks.
Use the dialogue as a guide.
Listening Practice
Now, let's listen to a conversation where two people are talking about what they like and dislike.
Pay attention to the foods and drinks they mention.
Exercise:
After listening, answer these questions:
1. Does Person B like fish? 2. What drink does Person B prefer?
Review and Practice
Let’s review what we have learned today and do some practice exercises.
Complete the sentences:
1. I ___ (like) apples, but I ___ (not like) bananas. 2. How ___ (much/many) water do you drink every day? 3. She ___ (like) rice, but she ___ (not like) pasta.