ESL speaking activity to practice likes and dislikes using food vocabulary. Pair work resource with Student A and B sheets.

This Likes and Dislikes Speaking Activity is a simple and effective ESL pair work task designed to help students practice expressing opinions about food in English.

Using a clear speaking frame and familiar food vocabulary, students ask and answer questions to find out what their partner likes and dislikes, encouraging real communication in the classroom.

This low-prep activity is ideal for speaking and listening practice in primary ESL lessons.

What’s Inside
Pair work speaking activity
Food vocabulary list, including:

• fruits
• vegetables
• drinks
• common foods
  Student A & Student B worksheets
  Speaking support with:
• love
• really like
• like
• quite like
• don’t like
• hate

Learning Objectives
Students will:

• Ask and answer simple questions
• Express likes and dislikes
• Practise food vocabulary
• Improve oral fluency
• Build confidence speaking in pairs

Perfect For
ESL / EAL learners
KS1 & Lower KS2
Speaking and listening lessons
Pair work activities
Food vocabulary units
Warm-ups or fast finishers

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