A theme page about eating and ordering fast food, suitable for elementary level students (A1.2), year 5-6 in Sweden.
Warm-Up
Happy Food on Vimeohttps://vimeo.com/42411918Something to enjoy in your lunch break 🙂 Created by http://www.yumyumlondon.com Audio by http://www.davidkamp.de
English in a Minute: Junk Foodhttps://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/english-in-a-minute-junk-food/2510754.htmlWhat expression describes food that you may like but is not very health? This video will tell you all about “junk food.”
Songs
Jimmy Buffett – Cheeseburger In Paradise – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/OJi4bln-hHQJimmy Buffett – Cheeseburger In Paradise Comment, Rate, and Subscribe For Cheeseburgers!
Fast Food Folk Song – Rhett & Link – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/-uwY3sjqYX0
Yes! the guy’s reaction is totally authentic. He had no idea we were coming, and he really got the order right (almost right). We couldn’t believe it either
Vocabulary
At A Restaurant – ordering food | Mark Kulek – ESL – YouTube (7:18)https://youtu.be/Ctvg0LiohxM
At a Restaurant and at a Fast-food Restaurant – Ordering Food and Taking Orders from a Customer in a fast food restaurant – Speaking practice – Can I help you?
Fast Food ESL Printable Picture Dictionary Worksheet For Kidshttp://www.englishwsheets.com/fast-food-1.htmlA picture dictionary and classroom poster ESL printable worksheet for kids to study and learn fast food, junk food vocabulary. Look at the pictures and study the words. Useful for teaching and learning fast food, junk food vocabulary.
English Words for Fast Food – Picture Vocabularyhttps://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/food/fastfood/fast-food-vocabulary.html16 items of fast food with pictures. This course contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
https://learnhotenglish.com/fast-food-vocabularyShare 1 Tweet 0 Pinterest0 Fast food vocabulary! What’s your favourite type of fast food: a hamburger, a hotdog, a pizza, a taco… There are so many delicious items of fast food that it’s hard to choose.
Ordering Food at McDonald’s – English Conversation – YouTube (3:26)https://youtu.be/phVHQoDQAaM1.I’d like a number [the meal number], please. 2. Can I get [some food], please? 3. To go, please. 4. That’s all. – Explicit teaching of the proper phrases.
[Order] May I take your order? Anything else? For here or to go. – English for Kids – YouTube (1:44)https://youtu.be/49QFHWIky-kMay I take your order? – I’d like two cheeseburgers. (Easy Dialogue) – English video for Kids
Fast Food – Free ESL, EFL worksheets made by teachers for teachershttp://www.engworksheets.com/content.php?lnk=contentfl&file1=FastFood&z=21
English Worksheets, fast food flashcards – ESL worksheets
Fast food and sandwiches English lessonhttps://www.easypacelearning.com/all-lessons/learning-english-level-1/1389-fast-food-and-sandwiches-english-lesson
To print the lesson on learning about the vocabulary for Fast food and sandwiches. Right-click on a white space and choose print.
Word Search Puzzles – Fun Stuff – Animals Myths&Legends – Planet Ozkids – Games, Puzzles. Word Search, Fun Quizhttp://www.planetozkids.com/oban/agorjunk.htmOban asked me to make a list of my favourite foods. I’ve hidden them in my word search. See if you can find them all.
Lesson Plans
Fast Food – ESL Beginning English Lessonhttp://www.elcivics.com/esl/fast-food-1.html
Fast food is food that is prepared and served quickly. Pictures with vocabulary, even as a downloadable PowerPoint presentation
Talking about Foodhttps://busyteacher.org/25738-talking-about-food.htmlThis fun and interactive lesson is linked to an animated video that was made specifically for teaching ESLEFL students vocabulary and expressions to talk about food and eating habits. Video
Everyday English for ESL — Lesson One — Fast Food Order – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/GxrD5j-s0g8
The lesson begins with a fully-animated dialogue repeated thrice (!) and continues with a listening comprehension activity. pdf available
British English Words for Fast Food – Elementary English Picture Vocabularyhttps://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/food/fastfood/junkmatch.htmlAlthough fast food can save us time, it isn’t always a healthy choice. Fast food is often fried in oil and may contain sugar or salt. – Read, listen and write the words
World Pizza Toppings – DreamreaderDreamreaderhttp://dreamreader.net/lesson/world-pizza-toppings/What are your favorite pizza toppings? A short text with audio, video and a quiz
Listening
Easy Conversation: 2. A Slow Burgerhttp://www.eslfast.com/easydialogs/ec/restaurant02.htm
A: I can’t believe how long this line is. B: This is a popular restaurant, isn’t it? A: Yes, but it isn’t a fast-food restaurant, is it? B: It’s the slowest hamburger in town.
elllo quiz #939 Mari’s Favorite Foodshttp://www.elllo.org/english/0901/Q939-Mari-Food.htmStudents and teachers are free to download, copy, and distribute these materials for educational purposes. – Students discuss their favourite foods, with comprehension questions Ron
Free ESL Travel English Lesson – Fast Foodhttp://www.talkenglish.com/LessonDetails.aspx?ALID=415
In this lesson, we will cover what you need to say in fast-food restaurants, regular sit-down restaurants, and luxury fine dining restaurants.
Fast Food | Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Labhttp://www.esl-lab.com/fastfood/fastfood-video.htmFast food is popular in many cultures. Pizza, hamburgers, fries, shakes, and hotdogs are often part of the menu. Watch and learn.
Pizza Deliveryhttp://esl-lab.com/pizza/pizzard1.htm
What are some of the questions you would ask or be asked when ordering a pizza by phone? Be prepared to work with this. It requires real concentration. Script available.
ELLLO Views #118 Fast Foodhttp://www.elllo.org/english/Mixer101/T118-FastFood.htmDavid / KenyaHow often do I eat fast foods? I’m really not a fan of fast food, but when I get a craving, I just listen to it and go to one of the fast-food restaurants. – Also: Do you eat takeaway?
Listen A Minute: English Listening Lesson on Fast Foodhttps://listenaminute.com/f/fast_food.html
Listen A Minute: Free 9-Page lesson plan/worksheet on Fast Food – Handouts, online activities, and mp3. Transcript and activities here
Reading
Do Red and Yellow Make You Hungry? | Wonderopolishttps://wonderopolis.org/wonder/do-red-and-yellow-make-you-hungryToday’s colorful Wonder of the Day might leave you hungry for more!
Viewing
Food | Likes & Dislikes | Natural English Conversation – YouTube (1:28)https://youtu.be/lg23ljZ-eK8Learn natural English to talk about and describe certain types of food. Fast food, healthy, spicy, sour, salty, and more!
Ordering in a Restaurant | Beginner English | Food – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/Ik7B4iYFRTUA powerful teaching and learning aid for ESL/EFL students. English for ordering in a restaurant.
BBC Learning English – Words in the News / Flying food (2:11)http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/witn/ep-150211
Food literally flies to the table in restaurants in Singapore. A short presentation of drone waiters in Singapore, twice, 2nd time with subtitles
My First: Umami Burger – YouTube (2:19)https://youtu.be/UgfTWlj5KK4California-based chain Umami Burger just opened its first NYC outpost, and lines have been down the block since day one.
9 Fast Food Facts You Won’t Believe Are Actually True – YouTube (1:44)https://youtu.be/kcrO-lf345oSubway is a bigger chain than McDonald’s. – Watch and read about some odd facts
(A2) Slice by Slice: The Story of Pizza – Comfort Food on Vimeo (1:30)https://vimeo.com/100126870
This short documentary series is about craving, making and delivering pizza, by Cambridge University Press on Vimeo Making a Pizza on Vimeo (1:19) Tomorrow’s Pizza Delivery on Vimeo (1:34)
Writing
How to order food in a restaurant in Englishhttp://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/order1/
Learn how to order food in a restaurant in English. In this funny video, a dog with human hands will show you how it’s done. Watch the video and write a dialogue (not really fast food, but a fun activity)
Speaking
Easy Conversation: 1. I Feel Like Chinesehttp://www.eslfast.com/easydialogs/ec/restaurant01.htmA: Let’s go out to eat. B: That sounds like fun. A: Where do you want to go? B: Let me think a minute. A: I feel like Chinese. B: That sounds delicious. A: I know a good Chinese restaurant. B: How…
Conversation: 16. Ordering Fast Foodhttps://www.eslfast.com/robot/topics/restaurant/restaurant16.htmOrdering Fast Food A: Welcome, what would you like to order? B: I would like to get a double cheeseburger. A: Would you like everything on it? B: I would like everything on it, thank you.
Esl Dialog: Fast Food Restaurant – ESL Ideashttp://www.eslideas.com/esl-dialog-fast-food-restaurant.html
Let your students read the dialogue without warning. They may want to modify it to their own tastes after the first reading
ESL Discussions: Conversation Questions: Speaking Lesson: JUNK FOODhttps://esldiscussions.com/j/junk_food.htmlESL Discussions: Free worksheet and online activity on Junk Food.
ESL Conversation Questions – Fast Foodhttps://www.eslconversationquestions.com/fast-food/Conversation Questions about Fast Food
Worksheets
McDonald’s – All Things Topicshttp://www.allthingstopics.com/mcdonalds.html
all things topics – Several downloadable worksheets: listening, speaking, reading and vocabulary
Fast Food – All Things Topicshttps://www.allthingstopics.com/fast-food.htmlall things topics: Several downloadable activities on worksheets
Interactive Worksheet
At the restaurant – Interactive worksheethttps://www.liveworksheets.com/fq519226htFood, healthy and unhealthy food, restaurant, listening comprehension at the restaurant interactive and downloadable worksheet. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf.
Learn English | Food Gamehttps://www.gamestolearnenglish.com/food/The vocab items are divided into 9 groups of 20. The groups are Snacks, Fruit, Meat, Drinks, Meals, Bread, Vegetables, Groceries, and Store. The groupings were chosen so as to best fit around the vocab items that had been chosen; as such, there was some switching and squeezing in of items into…
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