The Picnic!
Interactive exercises to consolidate your students’ learning.
Pupils look at a big picture of a family picnic and tick or cross twelve food words: which can they see and which are not there? Then they read six sentences about the people, such as Dad has got a sandwich., and circle Yes or No, and finish by writing what they like and don't like at a picnic. Answer key included.
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- Black and white version In your teacher account
Teaching guide
Objective & content
This activity sheet is about finding food in a picture and saying what people have got. Pupils look at a family picnic, tick or cross twelve food words, read six sentences about the people and write what they like at a picnic. By the end, pupils say Dad has got a sandwich. and At a picnic, I like cake.
Pedagogical guide
In task 1 pupils read twelve food words (sandwiches, strawberries, pizza, bananas, a cake, ice cream, sausages, apples, chips, cheese, water, fish), find each one in the picnic picture and tick it, or cross it when it is not there: pizza, ice cream, chips and fish are not in the picture. In task 2 pupils read six sentences about the family and the dog, such as The dog has got a sausage. and Grandma has got an apple., and circle Yes or No: the sentences use has got in reading only, and the answer key says what each person really has (grandma has a cup of tea, mum has nothing in her hands). In task 3 pupils complete two starters, At a picnic, I like ... and At a picnic, I don't like ... Page 2 gives the answer key and the teacher notes.
Suggested procedure
- (4 min) Ask "What do you like at a picnic?" and let pupils name foods they know.
- (8 min) Task 1: pupils read each word, find it in the picture and tick it, or cross it when it is not there.
- (7 min) Task 2: pupils read the six sentences, look at the picture and circle Yes or No; check with the answer key.
- (6 min) Task 3: pupils write what they like and don't like at a picnic, then read it to a partner.
Adaptations
[S] Find the first three words together.
[A] Pupils write two more sentences about the people (Dad has got ...).
Materials & prerequisites
One copy per pupil of page 1, in colour or black and white. In black and white, the picture is still clear enough to find the food. Pupils need a pencil. Page 2 is the answer key with teacher notes: keep it. The sheet revises food words, so it works best when pupils have met them before; the twelve words are written on the sheet, and has got appears in the sentences for reading only.
Possible adaptations
- Lower levels: Offer segmented listening and additional visual aids.
- Advanced levels: Encourage an oral summary and a debate in English on the theme.
- Large groups: Organise group work with differentiated roles.
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