Unit 5 — Food and Drinks

Track G+M · Klasse 5 · Niveau G/M

Template: Activate → Input → Practise → Produce → Reflect.
Niveau: G/M parallel. class test (“Klassenarbeit”) at Niveau M (30 BE).

Learning objectives Link to heading

  • I can name 12 foods and 6 drinks.
  • I can order a snack in a cafe in English.
  • I can use like / don’t like and the indefinite article.

Bildungsplan alignment Link to heading

  • 3.1.1 Soziokulturelles Orientierungswissen / Themen
  • 3.1.3.2 Leseverstehen
  • 3.1.3.3 Sprechen – an Gesprächen teilnehmen
  • 3.1.3.7 Verfügen über sprachliche Mittel – Wortschatz

(Source: https://www.bildungsplaene-bw.de/,Lde/LS/BP2016BW/ALLG/SEK1/E1)

Lead-in story Link to heading

Frida the fox sits in the school canteen. She has never tried apple juice before. Mia hands her a cup. Frida tastes it. “This,” she says, “is the second best thing I have ever tried.” “What’s the first?” Theo asks. Frida grins. “Chicken.”

1. Activate Link to heading

Hands up. Stand up if it is true: I like apples. I don’t like cheese. I drink water at school. I have breakfast every day.

2. Input Link to heading

Vocabulary — food and drink Link to heading

Food: apple, banana, bread, cheese, egg, fish, chicken, potato, rice, salad, soup, sausage. Drinks: water, milk, tea, coffee, juice, lemonade. Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner.

Grammar — like / don’t like + indefinite article Link to heading

  • I like apples. (general — no article needed for plurals)
  • I don’t like cheese. (uncountable — no article)
  • I want an apple. (specific singular — a/an)
  • Can I have a glass of water?
  • Use an before vowel sounds: an apple, an orange, an egg, an hour.

Cafe phrases Link to heading

  • Can I have …, please?
  • I’d like …, please.
  • That’s £2.50.
  • Anything else?
  • Here you are. / Thank you.

3. Practise Link to heading

Niveau G Link to heading

  1. a or an? __________ apple, __________ banana, __________ egg, __________ orange.
  2. I __________ (like) cheese. My brother __________ (not / like) fish.
  3. Match: lemonade — drink, salad — food, juice — drink, soup — food. (T / F)

Niveau M Link to heading

  1. (you / cafe / asking for tea) → ___
  2. (you / cafe / asking for water) → ___
  3. Build the dialogue. Customer / waiter / 4 lines.
Answer key

G. 1. an apple, a banana, an egg, an orange. 2. like / doesn’t like. 3. all true.

M. 4. Can I have a tea, please? 5. I’d like a glass of water, please. 6. Open. Check polite forms + please / thank you.

4. Produce Link to heading

Cafe role-play. In pairs, take turns being customer and waiter. Order one drink and one food. Use please and thank you.

Sample Link to heading

— Hello, what can I get you? — Can I have a tea and an apple, please? — That’s two pounds. Anything else? — No, thank you. Here you are.

5. Reflect Link to heading

  • I can name 12 foods and 6 drinks.
  • I can use a or an correctly.
  • I can order a snack in a cafe.

One thing in your notebook: Write one sentence that uses something you learned in this Unit.

Exam example Link to heading

class test ("Klassenarbeit") — Niveau M (45 minutes)
Time. 45 minutes. Total. 30 points.

Task 1 — Listening (8 BE) Link to heading

The teacher reads twice.

“At the cafe, Mia orders an apple juice and a sandwich. Theo has a glass of milk and a banana. The fox just sips water from a small cup.”

  1. Mia drinks __________ . 2. Theo eats __________ .
  2. The fox drinks __________ . 4. Mia eats __________ .

Task 2 — Reading (8 BE) Link to heading

Read the menu. Write the price.

“Apple juice 1.50; Tea 1.20; Sandwich 3.00; Cake 2.50; Banana 0.50.”

How much is: 1. tea? 2. a sandwich? 3. cake? 4. a banana?

Task 3 — Use of English (8 BE) Link to heading

Insert a or an.

  1. ___ apple, 2. ___ banana, 3. ___ orange juice, 4. ___ sandwich.

Task 4 — Writing (6 BE) Link to heading

Write a short cafe dialogue (4 lines). One customer, one waiter, two items ordered.

Answer key
T1. apple juice, a banana, water, a sandwich. T2. £1.20, £3.00, £2.50, £0.50. T3. an, a, an, a. T4. Open. Check polite forms.
Notenschlüssel (von 30)
| 28–30 | 1 | 24–27 | 2 | 20–23 | 3 | | 15–19 | 4 | 9–14 | 5 | 0–8 | 6 |

Downloads Link to heading

**Slide deck timing.** 45 minutes total. Lead-in 3 min · Activate 4 min · Input 12 min · Practise 8 min · Produce 13 min · Reflect 5 min.

Differentiation. Niveau G: extra picture support and a printed reference card. Above Niveau M: ask one extension question that links to the next Unit.

Common pitfalls Link to heading

  • a apple → ✗ / an apple → ✓.
  • I like an apples → ✗ — for general likes, no article with plurals.
  • L1 trap: German Ich möchte einen Tee — English I’d like a tea (no einen).

Further reading / listening Link to heading

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