UNIT

3 Communication games teacher’s notes

Let’s cook! Option

ɕ Before students start the game, check with
Activity: Information exchange and them which food words are countable and
drawing game in pairs which are uncountable.

Language: countable and uncountable

nouns; some, any, a lot of; have got;
there is/are
ɕ A
Preparation: Make one copy of the
worksheet for each pair of students. Cut
the worksheets in half.
Procedure
Extension
 sk students to cover the frames and
remember what food their partner has by
looking at the words in the box. Encourage
them to remember the quantities, e.g.
You’ve got a lot of cheese. You’ve got a lot
of biscuits. You haven’t got any soup. etc.
Their partner confirms the statements.

ɕ Put students in pairs and tell them they

are going to prepare something to eat
with their partner. They each have different
food in their kitchen. Hand out the
worksheets. Point out that they don’t know
what food their partner has. They need to
ask him/her using the words in the box
and draw the food items in the frame.
Elicit example questions with have got or
there is/are. For example: Have you got
any (bread)? Is there any (cheese) in your
kitchen? Are there any (bananas) in your
kitchen? Elicit example answers too,
e.g. Yes, I’ve got some/a lot of (cheese).
No, I haven’t got any (soup).

ɕ Give students enough time to ask and

answer questions in pairs and draw their
partner’s food items. Monitor and make
sure students are using some, any and a
lot of correctly. When they finish, they can
compare their pictures and check if their
partner drew the correct food items.

ɕ Then have students discuss in their pairs

what meal they could prepare using the
ingredients they have. Encourage them
to list the dishes and then compare them
with another pair. Which is the best dish
on their lists?

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