Intermediate Speaking Practice
Level: A2
Skill: Speaking
Topic: Food Preferences
Time: 20–25 minutes
exercise 1: vocabulary (taste & texture)
Say the statements for each pair of opposite vocabulary.
“… food tastes delicious!”
“… food is not for me!”
sweet / bitter · salty / bland · spicy / mild
fresh / stale · creamy / crispy · rich / light
Repeat until you feel comfortable.
exercise 2: pronoun cycle (present perfect)
Say the pronoun cycle for each vocabulary.
I have tried … .
You have tried … .
He has tried … .
She has tried … .
It has tried … .
We have tried … .
You have tried … .
They have tried … .
sweet food · salty food · spicy food · sour food
fresh food · creamy food · crispy food · rich food
Repeat until you feel comfortable.
exercise 3: pronoun cycle negative (present perfect)
Say the pronoun cycle for each vocabulary.
I have never tried … .
You have never tried … .
He has never tried … .
She has never tried … .
It has never tried … .
We have never tried … .
You have never tried … .
They have never tried … .
sweet food · salty food · spicy food · sour food
fresh food · creamy food · crispy food · rich food
Repeat until you feel comfortable.
exercise 4: past simple spiral
Say the sentences.
Last week I ate … .
Last year I tried … for the first time.
When I was a child I had … every day.
When I was young I didn’t like … at all.
Once I tried … and I loved it.
Once I ate … and I didn’t like it.
The first time I tried … I didn’t like it.
The first time I had … I thought it was … .
Repeat until you feel comfortable.
exercise 5: one word four forms
Say a sentence for each form of the word.
Good food … the body and the mind. (nourish)
A … diet includes a variety of foods. (nutritious)
… is important for a healthy lifestyle. (nutrition)
She eats … and exercises every day. (nutritiously)
Now say the tongue twister sentence.
“Eating nutritious food nourishes the body, and good nutrition supports us nutritiously every day.“
“to nutritiously nourish with nutritious nutrition”
