Foods I like
Cambridge Primary English Grade 1 · Unit 3: All about me · Lesson 9 · Term 1 · Marshall Cavendish
Also known as: Food words · Short answers
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Lesson idea
Josh and Dale try to eat lunch at the nature park but the animals want it too, and we learn food words, please and thank you, pronouns and short answers.
Lesson vocabulary: nature park: a big park with animals and trees · cafe: a small place to buy food · hungry: wanting food · naughty: not good · fried rice: rice cooked in hot oil · prawn noodles: long thin food with small sea animals
Key points
- We say please when we ask for something and thank you after someone helps us.
- I, you, we and they are pronouns. They take the place of nouns.
- Do you like noodles? Yes, I do. No, I don't. Don't is short for do not.
Lesson questions (15)
- Where are Josh and Dale at the start of the story?
Answer: At the nature park - Which food does Josh buy?
Answer: Fish and chips - Which food does Dale buy?
Answer: Fried rice - Which cake do both boys like?
Answer: Banana cake - Where do the boys sit to eat?
Answer: Under a tree - Which animals come for the food?
Answer: Monkeys, birds and ants - Why do the boys say "Ouch!"?
Answer: The ants hurt them - Where do the boys go at the end?
Answer: To Dale's house - What does Dale's mum give them?
Answer: Prawn noodles - Complete: Fish and chips, ___.
Answer: please - Complete: I am hungry! I am hungry, ___!
Answer: too - Complete: Do you like bananas? Yes, I ___.
Answer: do - Complete: Does he like cake? No, he ___.
Answer: doesn't - Complete: Do they like noodles? Yes, ___ do.
Answer: they - Which word can take the place of Josh and Dale?
Answer: they
About this lesson
“Foods I like” is from Cambridge Primary English Grade 1 (Unit 3: All about me) and has 15 questions with answers. Sample questions: “Where are Josh and Dale at the start of the story?” and “Which food does Josh buy?”. Every question can be played in any Hessa Play game or activity.
How to use it in class
- Show the question on the board and let students think before the options appear.
- Split the class into two teams; every correct answer earns a point.
- Display it on the smart board, send it as homework by link, or play it solo or in two teams.
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Questions about this lesson
When do we say please and when do we say thank you?
We say please when we ask for something: Can I have a banana, please? We say thank you after someone has helped us.
What are pronouns?
Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns, such as I, you, we and they. Instead of Josh and Dale we say they.
How do we give a short answer to Do you like ...?
We say Yes, I do. or No, I don't. The word don't is short for do not.
Do students need an account to play this lesson?
No. The teacher shares the lesson link; the student types a first name and plays on a phone or computer, and the score reaches the teacher.
Which games suit this lesson?
You can play it in The Hunter, Complete the sentence, Match Up, Matching pairs and the other games and activities on Hessa Play.