Preparation for A1 Starters

Activity title:

Preparation for A1 Starters

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Skill(s):

Reading, writing

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Level(s):

A1 (Pre-Intermediate)

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Exam part:

Reading and writing

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Aim(s):

Teach to show if sentence is true or false, to write words by unscrambling the letters, choose and copy missing words.

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Materials needed:

Cards with materials

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Preparation:

Print a cards

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Procedure:

Step 1. Reading and Writing Part 1: Look and read.

Put a tick (✔) or a cross (✘) in the box.

1. This is a bread.
2. This is a bagel.
3. This is a cheese.
4. This is an olive.
5. This is a butter.
6. This is an egg.
7. This is a honey.
8. This is a jam.
9. This is a sausage.
10. This is a salami.
11. This is a meat.
12. This is a chicken.
13. This is a fish.
14. This is a chips.
15. This is a hamburger.
16. This is a sandwich.
17. This is a pizza.
18. This is a soup.
19. This is a popcorn.

Step 2. Reading and Writing Part 2: Look and read. Write yes or no.

1. The watermelon is under the French fries.
2. The pineapple is next to the cake.
3. The cookie is behind the lemon.
4. The ice-cream is under the hamburger.
5. The strawberry is near the cherries.
6. There are 3 cherries.
7. There is 1 hamburger.
8. There is 1 strawberry.
9. There are 2 lemons.

Step 3. Reading and Writing: Part 3. Look at the letters. Write the words.

1. ecak
2. shfi
3. zzipa
4. gegs
5. dbrea
6. lnemo
7. maj

Step 4. Reading and Writing: Part 4. Read this. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct word next to numbers 1-5.

My favourite food.

I always eat an (1) _____________ on breakfast.
On lunch I like to eat (2)._____________.
(3)_____________ and (4)________ I enjoy to eat on dinner.
This is my (5)_________.

• favourite food
• eggs and sandwiches
• soup
• chicken
• rice

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Variation(s)

These tasks can be used with different interaction patterns (for example: peer assessment).

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Reflections

Very useful not only for preparing for Cambridge English exam but for learning the topic "Food and drinks".