Day 39

Bon jour)

I know teenagers are waiting for this moment, 'cause it's their turn to get some interesting info about FOOD

Conversation Questions
Food & Eating

A Part of Conversation Questions for the English  Classroom.

• About how many different color foods did you eat for dinner last night?
  • Do you think about color when you are preparing a meal?
• Are there any foods that you wouldn't eat as a child that you eat now?
• Are you a good cook?
• Are you a vegetarian?
• Are you concerned about your daily calorie intake when choosing something to eat?
• At what times do you usually eat your meals?
  • Breakfast?
  • Lunch?
  • Dinner?
• Can you cook well?
• Did you drink coffee this morning?
• Did you eat lunch today?
• Do you always eat dinner with your family?
• Do you always eat vegetables?
• Do you cook? If yes, what food do you cook the most often?
• Do you drink milk every day?
• Do you drink tea every day?
• Do you eat beef?
• Do you eat bread every day?f
• Do you eat breakfast every day?
• Do you eat fruit every day?
• Do you eat lunch at school every day?
  • How much does lunch usually cost at school?
  • Do you bring your lunch to school?
• Do you eat rice every day?
• Do you ever skip breakfast? If so, how often and why?
• Do you have a favorite cafe? If so, where is it? Why do you like it?
• Do you have coffee for breakfast?
• Do you know someone who struggles with an eating disorder?
• Do you like Thai food?
• Chinese food?
• Spanish food?
• American food?
• Mozambican food?
• French food?
• Italian food?

Activity type: Contest

Time: 10–15 minutes

Preparation: None (possible prize for contest winners)

Procedure: Have students form pairs. Explain that this is a contest where each pair has three minutes to think of and list as many items as possible for each category of food that you write on the board. Write some (or all) of the following categories on the board:

Appetizers
Beverages
Spicy foods
Red foods
Yellow foods
Green foods
Main courses
Desserts
Side dishes
Salty foods
Bitter foods
Fruits
Vegetables

After three minutes, say "Stop!" Read each category on the board out loud, and have the pairs read out the different foods that they listed. If a food is mentioned by more than one pair, then no points are awarded. Points are awarded only for unique answers. The pair with the most points wins.

Option: Instead of giving students the categories, have the class brainstorm their own. Then play the game as it is described above.