ESL WORKSHEET - Food and diet

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

GRAMMAR A2-B1: PHRASAL VERBS

LinguaHouse

Sep. 11, 2026

Level: Pre-intermediate (A2-B1)
Type of language: General English
Tags: Customer Service; Shops and Services; Food and Drink; Phrasal Verbs; Grammar Practice; Exam Preparation; 10-12 Years Old; 13-15 Years Old; 16-18 Years Old; 18+ Years Old
Publication date: 09/11/2026

Students work with the topic of restaurant reviews to contextualize phrasal verbs related to food and diet. A brief explanation of this language point is provided as well as practice exercises and speaking and writing tasks. The optional extension allows students to revisit the original text as a listening exercise. (by Stephanie Hirschman)

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• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio in British English.

AUDIO TRANSCRIPT

I was having a difficult week, and I needed a treat. So, I decided to eat out, or at least to eat dessert out with a friend. We were looking forward to pigging out on some yummy desserts, but my friend has given up chocolate completely, and I am trying to cut down on sugar. Could the new Dessert Dreams place give us what we needed?
I ordered the luxury fruit salad but when it arrived, I could see they’d added sugar, which is not what I wanted. If you do add sugar to a fruit salad, at least mix it in a bit better. I also wish they’d cut the fruit up into smaller pieces that fit in a spoon more easily.
My friend ordered vanilla pudding, but it tasted like something from the supermarket they’d just heated up in the microwave. The helpings were huge though, so don’t order this if you’re so full from dinner that you’re just going to pick at your dessert.
I also didn’t enjoy the atmosphere. There was some background music, but it was hard to hear, and we found it distracting. Either turn up the volume or don’t have it at all.
All in all, I wish I’d just picked up some ice cream on the way home.

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