Talk for a Minute: Food
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Level: A2–B2
Time: 30 minutes +
This lesson comes with:
Teacher’s Copy – Includes teacher’s notes and two ways to run the activity.
Student Version – A set of 16 free food speaking cards for pair and group work.
Overview: Talking About Food
Students take turns choosing or drawing a card and speaking about its topic for one minute. The teacher’s notes explain how to prepare students, run the activity, and follow up with error correction. Speaking time can be reduced to 40 seconds for lower-level learners.
Talk for a Minute Topics
The cards cover topics such as junk food, baking, food students dislike, barbecues, recipes, healthy eating, eating out and picnics.
1. Prepare for the Activity
Students look over the topics and brainstorm useful vocabulary. The teacher models a one-minute response before students begin.
2. Talk for a Minute
In pairs or small groups, students take turns choosing a topic or drawing a card and speaking about it. They can cross off topics they have discussed to avoid repeats.
3. Review Speaking Errors
The teacher monitors and notes errors. Afterwards, students identify and correct selected examples together.
Skills Developed
- Speaking fluency
- Food vocabulary
- Listening and peer feedback
- Self-correction
Lesson Objectives
- Speak continuously about familiar food-related topics.
- Recall and use food vocabulary in conversation.
- Identify and correct errors after a speaking task.
Try this free talking about food activity in class today!
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