Let's Order at the Café!

I can ask for food at a café using 'I like' and 'I have a'.

I like [noun].

This frame lets young learners express simple preferences using a high-frequency verb and a concrete noun, matching real café ordering language at A1.

• ·I like juice.
• ·I like cake.
• ·I like bread.

1. 5′Warm-up — Teacher greets children and mimes eating and drinking. Children guess the food words they already know. Teacher claps a rhythm and children repeat 'yum yum yum!' together.
2. 10′Presentation — Teacher holds up flashcards one by one for juice, bread, apple, cake, egg, and soup, saying 'It is a [noun]' and 'I like [noun]'. Children repeat each word and sentence three times, chorally and pointing to the picture.
3. 10′Practice — Teacher pretends to be a café waiter and asks 'What do you like?'. Children stand, pick a flashcard, and answer 'I like [noun]' or 'I have a [noun]' aloud. Teacher drills the frame with the whole class, then in pairs, walking around to help.
4. 15′Song — Teacher plays the song 'At the Little Café' and models actions for each food word. Children sing along, doing a small clap on 'I like' and pointing to their tummy on the chorus. Repeat the song twice, second time with children singing alone.
5. 5′Wrap-up — Teacher shows flashcards again fast and children shout 'I like [noun]!'. Teacher says goodbye and children wave, singing the chorus one last time softly.

bouncy pop chant · 110 BPM

Teaching tip — Keep a steady clap on every 'I like' to help children feel the beat and lock in the grammar pattern.

• listening

  Listen and Point

  Give each child a picture card sheet with juice, bread, apple, egg, soup, cake. Read the script slowly. Children point to the correct picture each time they hear it.

• speaking

  Café Chant: I Like...

  Stand in a circle. Hold up a food card and say 'I like juice.' Children repeat. Then go round the circle: each child holds a card and says 'I like ___.' Pair work: partners ask 'Do you like cake?' and answer 'Yes, I like cake!' or 'I like soup.'

• reading

  Read About Milo's Café

  Give children the short text. They read it silently, then read aloud together. Ask: 'What does Milo like?' Children answer using the text.

• writing

  Fill in the Food

  Give children the gap-fill sheet. They write one vocabulary word in each blank. Check answers together as a class, reading sentences aloud.

1. 1. Which word is a drink?

   • juice
   • bread
   • egg

2. 2. You eat this. It is round and red or green.

   • apple
   • soup
   • bread

3. 3. What do you make sandwiches with?

   • bread
   • cake
   • juice

4. 4. This food comes from a chicken.

   • egg
   • cake
   • soup