Simple Sentences

Food
Vocabulary
What kind of food is this? Complete two sentences
for each picture using words from the boxes below.

Sentence 1 Sentence 2
• hamburger • taco • fast food • pepperoni
• cauliflower • muffin • Thanksgiving • Mexican
• mushroom • corn • baked • don’t like
• turkey • pineapple • peel • blueberry
• peach • cake • yellow • fruit
• banana • pizza • raw • juicy

# Picture Sentences

hamburger
This is a              .
1
fast food
I like              .

This is a              .
2
It’s a              muffin.

This is a              .
3
I like              food.

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Vocabulary cont.
# Picture Sentences

This is a slice of              .

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It’s              pizza.

This is a              .
5
You have to              it before you eat it.

This is a              .
6
It is              .

This is a              .
7
It is a type of              .

This is an ear of              .

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It’s              .

This is a              .
9
I              raw mushrooms.

This is a              .
10
I              it myself.

I love              .
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I eat it              .

This is a              .
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We’re eating it for              .

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Expressions
A. Likes & Dislikes 

Listen and repeat the sentences. Then listen and repeat

the food types, cuisines, and food adjectives. After that,
talk with a partner about your likes and dislikes.

1. I like + food/cuisine. 3. I like/don’t like + adjective + food.

• I like cake. • I like spicy food.

• I like Chinese food. • I don’t like greasy food.

2. I don’t like + food/cuisine. 4. I have never tried + food.

• I don’t like cauliflower. • I have never tried sushi.

• I don’t like Mexican food. • I have never tried frog legs.

Food Types  Cuisines  Food Adjectives 

• fruit • Mexican food • spicy
• vegetables • Chinese food • bland
• meat • Italian food • greasy
• grains • Japanese food • salty
• dessert • Indian food • sweet
• junk food • Korean food • sour
• dairy products • Thai food • crunchy

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Expressions cont.
B. What Did You Eat? 

Listen and repeat the sentences.

Then listen and repeat the types of meals.

I had + food + for + meal.

Meals 
• I had a banana for breakfast.
• breakfast • brunch
• They had rice for lunch. • lunch • snack
• dinner
• We had spaghetti for dinner.

• Joey had crackers for a snack.

C. Ordering Food at a Restaurant 

Listen and repeat the sentences.

Then listen and repeat the menu items.

1. I’ll + have + a + type of food.

Menu Items 
• I’ll have a cheeseburger.
• appetizer • dessert
• I’ll have a piece of apple pie. • main/main dish • beverage
• side dish • special
2. I’ll + have + the + menu item.

• I’ll have the side salad.

• I’ll have the lunch special.

• I’ll have the lasagna.

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Questions & Answers

Read the questions and answers about ordering food at a restaurant.
On the next two pages, practice asking and answering questions
using complete sentences. Use the words in parentheses to help you.

# Picture Questions & Answers

Would you like an appetizer? (yes)

Yes, I would.

What would you like? (shrimp cocktail)

I’ll have the shrimp cocktail, please.

1
Would you like cocktail sauce or tartar sauce? (cocktail sauce)

I’d like cocktail sauce, please.

Appetizer
Would you like the shrimp cocktail before the salad? (salad first)

No, I would like the salad first.

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Questions & Answers cont.

# Picture Questions & Answers

What kind of salad would you like? (what options?)

We have spinach, garden, or Caesar salad. (garden, please)

2
What kind of dressing would you like? (ranch)

Salad
Would you like bacon bits and cheese? (bacon bits)

Did you see our pasta special? (no)

It’s penne with tomato sauce. (add mushrooms?)

3
Sure. Would you like a full or half size? (half is fine)

Main
How do you like your pasta cooked? (al dente)

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Questions & Answers cont.

# Picture Questions & Answers

Can I interest you in a cup of coffee or tea? (kinds of tea?)

We have orange pekoe, chamomile, and mint. (a cup of coffee)

4
Would you like regular or decaf? (decaf)

Beverage
Do you take cream or sugar in your coffee? (milk)

The dessert of the day is chocolate cake.

No, it’s not baked here. We buy it from a local bakery.

5

Yes, it comes with ice cream.

Dessert

Yes, you may have whipped cream instead.

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