A1 English Lesson: Talk about Food & Drinks in English

Knowing how to talk about food in English is useful for everyday conversations. You can describe your eating and drinking habits, explain what you have for different meals, and talk about how much you usually eat and drink.

In this A1 English lesson, you'll follow Yuki as she describes her eating and drinking habits. You'll learn useful food and drink vocabulary and hear what she usually has for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. You'll also practice beginner English listening and learn how to use English quantifiers such as some, any, much, and a lot of.

This lesson includes:

🎥 An A1 English Listening Video

📝 A Complete Transcript

📚 Food and Drink Vocabulary and English Quantifiers

💬 A Speaking Practice Activity

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🎥 A1 English Listening Video 🎥

📝 Transcript 📝

Hi, my name is Yuki. I want to tell you about my eating habits.

For breakfast, I usually have some toast and eggs. I often eat some fruit and drink a cup of coffee.

For lunch, I often eat rice, a lot of vegetables, and some fish or chicken. I don’t eat much red meat because I don’t like it very much.

I usually drink a lot of water during the day. I also like to have some tea in the afternoon. I don’t drink any soda because it has a lot of sugar.

For dinner, I usually have some rice, tofu, soup, and vegetables. I don’t eat many desserts, but sometimes I have some ice cream.

I don’t drink much alcohol, but I sometimes have some wine when I go out with my friends on the weekends.

I think it’s important to eat healthy, but we should also enjoy our favorite foods and drinks sometimes.

Now it’s your turn. What foods do you eat a lot of? What drinks do you drink a lot of? What foods and drinks do you not have a lot of?

💬 Now It’s Your Turn!

1. What foods do you eat a lot of?

2. What drinks do you drink a lot of?

3. What foods and drinks do you not have a lot of?

📚 Expressing Food and Drink Quantities 📚

Review these words and expressions for talking about food, drinks, and quantities. Use them to describe how much you eat and drink.

📚 Food

Toast · Fruit · Rice · Fish · Chicken · Red Meat · Soup · Ice Cream · Sugar

🥤 Drinks

Coffee · Water · Tea · Soda · Wine · Beer · Milk · Juice · Alcohol

📊 Quantifiers

A lot of · Some · Much · Any

❓ Questions About Quantity

How much…? · Do you have any…? · Do you eat a lot of…?

💬 A1 English Speaking Activity 💬

Instructions: Answer the questions with your own ideas.

1. What do you usually eat?

I often eat a lot of ____________________.

I sometimes eat some ____________________.

I don't eat much ____________________.

I don't eat any ____________________.

2. What do you usually drink?

I usually drink a lot of ____________________.

I sometimes drink some ____________________.

I don't drink much ____________________.

I don't drink any ____________________.

3. How much water do you drink?

I drink ____________________.

I don't drink ____________________.

4. How much pasta do you eat?

I eat ____________________.

I don't eat ____________________.

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