Topic: Food
Mode: Interpretive
Level: Novice
Students will listen to an audio clip and choose the fruit or vegetable mentioned in the sentence.
Components of this activity: Script, recording, picture table
Instructions to the teacher
Below are two versions of this activity. Either make a recording in advance or read the following script aloud to the class. Also, make an accompanying picture table for your class. Expand and edit the activity as necessary for your context and purposes.
Instructions to students
Listen carefully to each sentence and find the picture of the fruit or vegetable mentioned in the sentence
Version 1: Fruit
Script
- My sister loves mangoes.
- He doesn’t like pomegranates.
- We drank cocktails out of pineapples.
- I eat pears all the time.
- Watermelon is so good on a hot day!
- Papayas are very healthy.
- It is hard to find guavas in Michigan.
- I don’t know what a rambutan is–is it good?.
- Have you ever tried a jackfruit?
- My boys eat oranges everyday.
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Version 2: Vegetables
Script
- I can’t eat onions–they are too strong.
- I have never had bean sprouts.
- This corn is really sweet!
- I know someone that grows cabbage
- Beans are a good source of protein
- Do you want tomatoes on your hamburger?
- Americans eat a lot of potatoes.
- There isn’t enough lettuce in my salad.
- I love mushrooms on my pizza.
- Certain peppers are very hot.
- Cucumbers are great in salads.
- My daughter hates broccoli.
- Carrots have a lot of vitamin C.
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