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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At the Restaurant — Ordering Your First Meal

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🎯 Click hotspots to explore vocabulary in context

Let's talk about eating out! I want to hear all about you.

“Do you like to eat at restaurants?”

“What food makes you very hungry?”

“You are at a restaurant now. What drink do you want?”

“Is it better to cook at home or eat out?”

“When you sit at a table, who orders the food?”

Fresh topic questions — none repeat until you have seen them all

🎲 Speaking Activity 1

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Find the Difference

Look at picture A and picture B. Find what is different.

7 minutes

🗣️ “In picture A ... but in picture B ...”

🔎 Find all 5 differences. Say every difference in a full sentence: "In picture A … but in picture B …".

🔎 Differences found

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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

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Would You Rather

Choose A or B. Then say why!

6 minutes

🗣️ “I would rather ... because ...”

Would you rather eat pizza or eat noodles?

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At the Restaurant — Ordering Your First Meal

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