ESL Food PowerPoint Lesson – Teach Vocabulary and Likes and Dislikes
This free Food PowerPoint is ideal for teaching beginner students food vocabulary and simple expressions such as “Do you like chicken?”, “I like pizza”, and “I don’t like spaghetti.” The slideshow includes colorful slides with common food words and finishes with a fun guessing game to review.
How to Use This Food PowerPoint in Class
Before starting the presentation, activate students’ prior knowledge by asking what foods they already know. A good warm-up is to ask questions like, “What did you have for breakfast?” or “What did you eat for lunch today?” This puts the lesson in context and gets students ready to learn new words.
Begin the slideshow by teaching the names of common foods such as chicken, salad, pizza, fish, hamburger, ice cream, steak, and fruit. Have students repeat each word several times until they can say them confidently.
Next, introduce the expressions “I like …” and “I don’t like …”. Practice with each food word, then do a quick class survey. For example, ask “Who likes chicken?” and students who raise their hands say “I like chicken.” Then ask “Who doesn’t like chicken?” and then those students respond with “I don’t like chicken.” Repeat this for each food until students are comfortable with the structure.
Once students are confident with likes and dislikes, introduce the question form “Do you like…?” with answers “Yes, I do” or “No, I don’t.” Encourage them to practice by asking each other about different foods.
Teaching Tip: At this point, if your class is ready, pair students up and have them ask about five foods, for example: “Do you like cheese?” “Do you like sushi?” For higher-level students, extend the activity by having them report their partner’s answers back to the class using “He/She likes…” or “He/She doesn’t like…”.
Finish the lesson by reviewing the new words and expressions with the hidden picture game at the end of the PowerPoint.
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