Free A1 (Beginner) ESL lesson plan — 45 minutes of speaking activities, conversation questions and Present Simple grammar practice for online English classes. Student can order food and drinks at a restaurant using simple present tense.
A1⏱ 45 min
At the Restaurant — Ordering Your First Meal
🎯 Goal: Student can order food and drinks at a restaurant using simple present tense
📐 Present Simple
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#restaurant#food#ordering
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🎲 Speaking Activity 1
🔎7 minutes
Find the Difference
Look at picture A and picture B. Find what is different.
🗣️ “In picture A ... but in picture B ...”
A
B
🔎 Find all 5 differences. Say every difference in a full sentence: "In picture A … but in picture B …".
🔎 Differences found
0 / 5
the number of drinks on the table
the waiter
the color of the menu
the number of people at the table
the food on the plate
🏁 FINAL CHALLENGE
Choose the picture you like more and say two things you can see in it.
🎲 Speaking Activity 2
🤔6 minutes
Would You Rather
Choose A or B. Then say why!
🗣️ “I would rather ... because ...”
Would you rather eat pizza or eat noodles?
OR
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