Beginner Conversation Preparation
Level: A1
Skill: Speaking
Topic: Food
Time: 25–30 minutes
Q1: What kind of food do you like?
Use seven vocabulary words – five positive, two negative.
I like … .
I love … .
I enjoy … .
I don’t like … .
I hate … .
Repeat the question and your answer five times.
Q2: What do you like to eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner?
Make three statements – one for each meal.
I like … for breakfast.
I eat … for lunch.
I have … for dinner.
Repeat the question and your answer five times.
Q2b: What do you prefer for each meal?
Add a preference statement for each meal.
I prefer … to … for breakfast.
I prefer … to … for lunch.
I prefer … to … for dinner.
Repeat the question and your answer five times.
Q3: Is there any food you really don’t like?
Use some / any.
Make three statements.
I don’t like … at all.
I don’t have any … at home.
I never eat … .
Repeat the question and your answer five times.
Q4: Have you ever tried food from another country?
Use past simple.
Make three statements – say what you tried, where it was from, and what you thought.
I tried … once.
I tried … for the first time when I was … .
I didn’t try … until I was … .
Repeat the question and your answer five times.
Q5: What is the most interesting food you have ever eaten?
Use past simple.
Make two statements – say what it was and what you thought of it.
The most interesting food I have eaten is … .
I tried … and I thought it was … .
Repeat the question and your answer five times.
Q6: What do you think is the most important thing about food?
Use present simple and because.
Make two statements.
I think the most important thing about food is … .
I think … is important because … .
Repeat the question and your answer five times.
Q7: Which do you prefer;
tea or coffee / rice or pasta / chicken or vegetables / bread or soup?
Make a statement for each pair.
Give a reason for each preference.
I prefer … to … .
I prefer … to … because … .
I don’t like … very much – I prefer … .
