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I like pizza! I don't like fish

Everyone has opinions about food. Children learn eight food words, say what they like and don't like, ask friends in a survey and read a short dialogue where two children compare their tastes.

Ages 6 to 8Pre-A160 minutesChecked 7 November 2026

At a glance

From
Level 1, Next Steps English: Week 5, Food and drinks
Grammar
like / don't like
Key language
I like pizza. / I don't like fish. / Do you like rice? Yes, I do. No, I don't. / pizza, apples, fish, rice, carrots, eggs, cake, milk
Children make
A class survey and three true sentences about food on the worksheet.
Class size
Works with 10 to 50 children; pair and group steps say how to scale.

Objective

By the end of the lesson children can say what food they like and don't like and ask and answer "Do you like...?" with "Yes, I do" or "No, I don't."

Success criteria for children

  • I can say "I like..." and "I don't like..."
  • I can ask "Do you like...?"
  • I can answer "Yes, I do" or "No, I don't."

Timing: 60 minutes

MinutesStageWhat happens
0 to 5Warm-up: the food bagPull food pictures from a bag and name them.
5 to 15Teach I like and I don't likeModel the sentences with the smiling and sad faces; children repeat.
15 to 23Stand up, sit downStand up if you like the food named; sit down if you don't.
23 to 33Reading and listening: Priya and LeoRead the dialogue, answer questions and find the likes and dislikes.
33 to 45Class surveyAsk three friends if they like pizza, fish and apples and tick the answers.
45 to 55Worksheet: my favourite foodRead the table, write about you and fill in the survey.
55 to 60Exit ticketEach child says one thing they like and one they don't like.

Materials

  • Eight picture cards or real packaging for: pizza, apples, fish, rice, carrots, eggs, cake, milk
  • A smiling face and a sad face drawn on paper or the board
  • A clipboard or paper per child for the survey
  • One worksheet per child, a pencil
  • Food (free, linked from Week 5)
  • Grammar practice (free, linked from Week 5)

Before the lesson: Check for food allergies and any foods that families avoid for religious or health reasons before the lesson. Use pictures, not real food. Talk about preferences, never about right or wrong food.

Step by step, with teacher talk

0 to 5 minWarm-up: the food bag

  1. Show each picture and say the word. Children repeat. Ask "Is it a fruit?" for apples only if it helps.
  2. Pause on each and ask children to make a face for yum or yuck.
Teacher talk

"This is pizza. Pizza! Do you like pizza? Show me your face."

5 to 15 minTeach I like and I don't like

  1. Hold the smiling face. "I like pizza." Hold the sad face. "I don't like fish." Children copy with the faces and a thumbs up or down.
  2. Say eight sentences about the food cards, mixing like and don't like. Children say the sentence and show a thumb.
  3. Teach the question: "Do you like pizza?" Answer with "Yes, I do" (thumbs up) or "No, I don't" (thumbs down).
Teacher talk

"I like pizza. I don't like fish. Do you like pizza? Yes, I do. No, I don't."

Concept-check questions
  • (Sad face.) Do I like fish? (No.) What do I say? (I don't like fish.)
  • "Do you like cake?" Is the answer yes or no? (Child chooses.) What do you say? (Yes, I do / No, I don't.)

15 to 23 minStand up, sit down

  1. Call a food. Children who like it stand up and say "I like (food)." Children who don't stay seated and say "I don't like (food)."
  2. Notice differences: "Kofi likes fish and Leo doesn't like fish." (Teacher only; children use I.)

23 to 33 minReading and listening: Priya and Leo

  1. Read the dialogue aloud twice. First time children listen, second time they underline the foods.
  2. Ask the comprehension questions. Then read it in pairs, swapping roles.
Concept-check questions
  • Does Priya like fish? (No.) Does Leo like rice? (Yes.) Who likes pizza? (Both of them.)

33 to 45 minClass survey

  1. Model the survey with a child: "Do you like pizza?" "Yes, I do." Tick the box.
  2. Children move around and ask three friends each three questions. In a big class, they ask three neighbours.
  3. Collect the answers on the board: "Pizza: 14 yes, 6 no." Read some as a class.
Teacher talk

"Ask three friends. Do you like pizza? Do you like fish? Do you like apples? Tick yes or no."

45 to 55 minWorksheet: my favourite food

  1. Do the first row of the table together. Children complete task 2 alone. They do the survey in task 3 with two friends.

55 to 60 minExit ticket

  1. See the exit ticket. Take answers from each child at the door.

Differentiation

Support

  • Keep the food cards on the board for the survey.
  • Use only I like and Yes/No at first. Add I don't like in the second lesson.
  • Let children say "Yes" or "No" with a thumb before the full answer.

Stretch

  • Add "Me too!" and "Me neither" in the survey.
  • Ask "What do you like?" and answer with a list of three foods.
  • Write sentences with "and" and "but": "I like pizza but I don't like fish."

Dialogue

Read in two voices. Children listen for what each child likes.

Dialogue: Priya and Leo at lunch

Leo: Hi, Priya. What do you like?

Priya: I like pizza.

Leo: Me too! Do you like fish?

Priya: No, I don't. Do you?

Leo: Yes, I do. I like fish and rice.

Priya: I don't like rice. But I like apples.

Leo: I like apples too! Let's have an apple.

Priya: Yes, please!

Questions

  1. What food do Priya and Leo both like?
  2. Does Priya like fish?
  3. What does Leo like?
  4. Does Priya like rice?
  5. What do they have at the end?

Printable worksheet

Prints on its own A4 page. Use Print the worksheet above, or print the whole plan and the worksheet starts on a new page. One copy per child, or one per pair to save paper.

Litlings Free English · Level 1 · Week 5NameDate

I like, I don't like

1. Read the dialogue. Write L (likes) or D (doesn't like).

FoodPriyaLeo
pizza
fish
rice

2. Write about you.

likedon't like
  1. I pizza.
  2. I fish.
  3. I apples.

3. Survey. Ask two friends and write Yes or No.

Do you like...?Friend 1Friend 2
pizza?
fish?
apples?
Free to copy for classroom use.english.litlings.com/lesson-plans/i-like-i-dont-like-food-lesson/

Answer key

Dialogue questions

  1. Pizza.
  2. No, she doesn't. (Accept "No.")
  3. Fish and rice (and pizza, and apples).
  4. No.
  5. An apple.

Worksheet

  • 1: pizza L L; fish D L; rice D L.
  • 2: answers will vary. Check that each sentence uses "like" or "don't like" correctly.
  • 3: answers will vary. Check that the friends answered Yes or No.

Exit ticket

At the door ask "What do you like?" and "What don't you like?" Each child says one full sentence for each. Tick: I like and I don't like both correct, one correct, needs help.

Homework

Ask a family member "Do you like...?" three times and write Yes or No. Draw your favourite food.

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