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J-Style Fast Food
Submitted by: Maggie Li     Borrowed from or inspired by: N/A     Date added: 03/16/08
Outline:  Students practice eating at a Japanese-style fast food restaurant.
 
Materials Needed:
  • Images of food items (8 would be a good number for a class of 30 kids)
  • Prepare envelope for each student. Each envelope should contain 4 different food tickets (small cards with images of food items)
  • Find 8-10 food images at one of the following places: EslHQ / MES-English / Esl Flashcards 01  02 / Kushiro BOE / English Raven. The items can be printed on A4 size paper & laminated to be displayed on the board. As for the food tickets, I used the same images but selected a different printing option that allows me me print 60 images on an A4 size paper.

 

Procedure:
  1. Teach students names of food as you display the items on the blackboard.
  2. Teach model conversation:
    • "May I help you?"
    • "Yes, please give me..."
    • "Sorry. Sold Out."
    • "Okay, here you are."
  3. Once students get a hang of the above conversation. Give each student an envelope prepared as described in the "materials needed" section.
  4. Students go around and practice the model conversation. The basic practice goes like this:
    • Student A: "May I help you?"
    • Student B: "Yes, please give me....".
  5. If Student A has the "ticket" of the item asked, he/she gives it to Student B and says, "Yes, here you are." And if Student B does not have it, then he/she should say, "Sorry. Sold out."  Then, the two students switch roles with the above conversation.
  6. Students enjoy this games as they gain/lose cards on hand. I guess depending on how active students are, but my 30 students, along with JTE and ALT, were all still very enthusiastic after about 10 minutes of interviewing. At the end of the game, while some ended up having no cards...some students have up to 10 cards.

 

Teaching Suggestions:
  • Pretend that you are the owner or cook of the restaurant as you introduce the food items to students

 

Variations:

  • For younger kids, mix in food items they are familiar with or have the same names in English - Yakisoba, Udon, Spaghetti, Ramen, Pizza, etc.
  • To add some cultures to this activitiy, use food items from different countries.

 

Cautions:

  • Once student A gives student B a card, student B cannot asks for the same card back.

 

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