1 Elementary  food listening/speaking worksheet

Students can listen to the audio dialogue and complete the conversation. They can practice the conversation  or create their  own  conversation.

Food conversation dialogue (PDF)

(audio mp3)

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2 Listening and speaking skills worksheet: restaurant troubles (with audio and answers)

For this exercise students listen to the conversations and match the items (A-I) to the pictures. Then they listen to the short exchanges again and try to complete the speech bubbles. This kind of exercise encourages students to expand their vocabulary and improve their listening skills.

Restaurant troubles vocabulary and speaking exercise (PDF)

(audio mp3)

3 Common expressions for talking about food (listening/speaking with answers and audio)

Common expressions for talking about food (PDF)

(audio mp3)

 4 Ordering in a restaurant listening activity and conversation worksheet (with audio answers)

This is a  fun “Ordering in a Restaurant” gap fill speaking activity for an English language  class.   Students listening to audio and  complete the conversation. Then the students can practice  the conversation, perform role plays and/or write their own “Ordering in a Restaurant” dialogues.

Ordering in a restaurant dialogue (PDF)

(audio mp3)

 5 Asking for information: restaurant dialogues speaking and listening worksheet (with audio answers)

This is an English language exercise to help students prepare to work in a restaurant or just learn about common restaurant exchanges so they are prepared to travel abroad or eat out with English language speakers. Students attempt to complete the dialogues. Then they can listen to the conversations and compare their answers.

Asking for information: restaurant dialogues (PDF)

 Restaurant dialogues audio (mp3)

 6 Create a conversation about food

Create a food conversation (PDF)

 7 Types of food sorting worksheet (elementary icebreaker for teaching food)

Types of food sorting sorting (PDF)

 8 Taste & flavor sorting worksheet

This is a more advanced icebreaker or introductory activity for teaching about food and ingredients. Students have to sort the types of food by their flavor. This is an easy brainstorm activity that quickly engages  students with the topic of food. Students sort foods into the appropriate categories.

Taste and flavor vocabulary sorting (PDF)

9  Food/Restaurant Survey speaking activity

Food and restaurant classroom survey speaking activity (PDF)

10 Talking about food and eating vocabulary worksheet

This is a fun way to start a class and introduce the language for talking about  food and eating to English language learners. Dictate the vocabulary  on Page 2 of the PDF and tell the students to find the appropriate picture and to write the expressions on the picture. Dictate the words randomly. Alternatively, if the students are quite weak scramble the words on the whiteboard. The  exercise includes the food phrases and expressions below.

Vocabulary and expressions for talking about food (PDF)

11 Elements of food & eating vocabulary worksheet (with answers)

This is an English language exercise introducing basic food and eating vocabulary. It  is a fun way to introduce the language and vocabulary for talking about food and eating to English language learners. Pictures help to stimulate students’s minds and engage their interest quickly.Students try to match the vocabulary with the appropriate pictures.

Elements of food and eating (PDF)

12 Basic vocabulary for ingredients worksheet

This is a fun way to introduce the language and vocabulary for talking about food and eating to English language learners. Pictures help to stimulate students’ minds and engage their interest quickly. This English language exercise introduces  basic cooking ingredients vocabulary. The teacher can dictate the words from Page 2 of the PDF in random order or give the students Page 3 and tell them to try to match the vocabulary for the ingredients to the pictures. The vocabulary included in this exercise is listed below.

Basic vocabulary for ingredients (PDF)

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13  Talking about restaurant problems

This is another challenging exercise that  can be used to review and assess students’ knowledge of the language and vocabulary for talking about food and eating. In this   ESL speaking exercise students have to be able to talk about problems or complaints in a restaurant. First, students try to match the vocabulary at the bottom of the page to the pictures. They can then use that vocabulary to answer questions about the pictures. Vocabulary included in this exercise is listed below.

lipstick, glass, angry, man, bill, laughing, overcharge, service, expensive, teen, eating, restaurant, menu, spilling, mess, coffee, pizza, fly, soup, cigarette, smoke, shocking, coughing

Restaurant problems vocabulary and speaking exercise (PDF)