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Unit 3 · Food and drink

This booklet is designed for adults. It helps you speak about food habits, meals, and ordering in a café. Work through the pages and write your answers directly on the lines.

Vocabulary Present simple Frequency Café English Speaking tasks

What you will be able to do

  • Talk about meals and drinks
  • Describe your eating habits
  • Use present simple in simple sentences
  • Use adverbs: always / usually / sometimes / never
  • Order politely in a café

Quick start

Speak Answer out loud:

  • What do you eat for breakfast?
  • What do you drink in the morning?
  • Do you like tea or coffee?

Tip Short answers are OK. Clarity first.

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Unit 3 — Overview Goals · Topics · Outcomes

Topics

  • Meals: breakfast · lunch · dinner
  • Food groups: fruit, vegetables, protein, carbs
  • Drinks: water, coffee, tea, juice, milk
  • Eating places: at home, at work, at a café

Key language

  • I eat… / I drink…
  • We have lunch…
  • I always / usually / sometimes / never…
  • I’d like…, please.
  • Anything else? — That’s all, thank you.

Warm-up writing (2 minutes)

Write short answers.

1) Breakfast: I eat ____________________________.
2) Morning drink: I drink ______________________.
3) I like: ____________________________.
4) I don’t like: _______________________.
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Vocabulary Food · Drinks · Meals

Meals

  • breakfast
  • lunch
  • dinner
  • snack

Food

  • bread · rice · pasta
  • chicken · fish · meat
  • soup · salad
  • eggs

Fruit & vegetables

  • apple · banana
  • tomato · potato
  • vegetables
  • fruit

Drinks

  • water
  • coffee
  • tea
  • juice
  • milk
Exercise 1 · Categorize
Write F (food) or D (drink).

bread ___ · coffee ___ · salad ___ · water ___ · pasta ___ · juice ___ · chicken ___ · tea ___
Suggested: bread F · coffee D · salad F · water D · pasta F · juice D · chicken F · tea D

Exercise 2 · Fill in the blanks

Complete with words from the lists.

1) I eat _________ for breakfast.
2) I drink _________ in the morning.
3) For lunch, I eat _________ and _________.
4) I like _________ (fruit) and _________ (vegetable).
Example answers: bread · coffee · rice and chicken · banana and tomato
Your answers:
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Grammar focus Present simple · Frequency

Present simple (I / you / we / they)

Use: daily habits and routines.

  • I eat breakfast at home.
  • You drink coffee in the morning.
  • We have lunch at work.
  • They like pasta.
Exercise 3 · Complete
1) I ___ breakfast at 7:00. (eat / eats)
2) We ___ tea. (drink / drinks)
3) They ___ salad. (like / likes)
4) You ___ water. (drink / drinks)
Answers: 1 eat · 2 drink · 3 like · 4 drink

Adverbs of frequency

Place: before the verb.

FrequencyExample
always (100%)I always eat breakfast.
usuallyI usually drink coffee.
sometimesI sometimes eat pasta.
never (0%)I never drink coffee at night.
Exercise 4 · Choose
Choose the best word: always / usually / sometimes / never

1) I ______ drink water. (good habit!)
2) I ______ eat breakfast (0%).
3) I ______ drink coffee in the morning (most days).
4) I ______ eat salad (not every day).
Possible: 1 always · 2 never · 3 usually · 4 sometimes

Exercise 5 · Make sentences

Write full sentences.

1) I / usually / drink / coffee
2) We / eat / lunch / at work
3) They / sometimes / eat / pasta
4) I / never / drink / coffee / at night
Model: I usually drink coffee. / We eat lunch at work. / They sometimes eat pasta. / I never drink coffee at night.
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Reading Adult routine · Meals · Drinks

Read: “My weekday food habits”

My name is Laura. I live in the city and I work in an office. On weekdays, I eat breakfast at home at 7:00. I usually eat bread and fruit, and I drink coffee or tea. I always drink water in the morning too.

For lunch, I eat at work with my colleagues. We often eat rice, chicken, or pasta. Sometimes we eat soup and salad. We usually drink water, and we sometimes drink juice. We talk and relax for a few minutes.

In the evening, I eat dinner at home with my family. We sometimes cook vegetables and fish. I never drink coffee at night, but I often drink water. On the weekend, I usually have breakfast later and I sometimes go to a café.

Exercise 6 · True / False

1) Laura eats breakfast at work. ________
2) Laura usually drinks coffee or tea in the morning. ________
3) Laura never drinks coffee at night. ________
4) Laura sometimes goes to a café on the weekend. ________
Answers: 1 False · 2 True · 3 True · 4 True

Exercise 7 · Comprehension

Answer in short sentences:

1) Where does Laura eat breakfast? __________________________
2) What does she usually eat for breakfast? _________________
3) Who does she eat lunch with? ____________________________
4) What does she never drink at night? _____________________
5) When does she sometimes go to a café? ___________________
Suggested: at home · bread and fruit · her colleagues · coffee · on the weekend
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Practice & use Mix exercises

Exercise 8 · Sentence building

Put the words in order:
  1. drink / I / usually / coffee
  2. we / lunch / at work / eat
  3. never / I / at night / drink / coffee
  4. they / sometimes / salad / eat
Answers: I usually drink coffee. / We eat lunch at work. / I never drink coffee at night. / They sometimes eat salad.

Exercise 9 · Choose the correct word

1) I (eat / eats) rice for lunch.
2) They (drink / drinks) juice sometimes.
3) We (like / likes) pasta.
4) You (drink / drinks) water every day.
Answers: 1 eat · 2 drink · 3 like · 4 drink

Exercise 10 · Complete with frequency

Write: always / usually / sometimes / never

1) I ______ eat breakfast at home.
2) I ______ drink coffee at night.
3) I ______ eat salad (not every day).
4) I ______ drink water (every day).
Exercise 11 · Your own sentences

Write 4 sentences about you.

Useful sentence starters

  • I usually eat…
  • I sometimes drink…
  • I always have…
  • I never eat…
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Everyday English At a café

Useful phrases

  • Hello, can I help you?
  • I’d like a coffee, please.
  • Can I have a sandwich?
  • Anything else?
  • That’s all, thank you.
  • Here you are. — You’re welcome.
Exercise 12 · Match
1) Anything else? → a) You’re welcome.
2) Thank you. → b) No, that’s all.
Answers: 1–b · 2–a

Dialogue

Waiter: Hello, can I help you?
Customer: Yes, please. I’d like a ________.
Waiter: Anything else?
Customer: Yes, a ________, please. / No, ________.
Waiter: Sure. Here you are.
Customer: Thank you.
Exercise 13 · Write your version

Write a new dialogue with 6–8 lines.

Exercise 14 · Menu practice

Drinks

  • coffee
  • tea
  • juice
  • water

Food

  • sandwich
  • salad
  • soup
  • cake

Order (write)

I’d like a ____________________.
And a _______________________.
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Speaking & Mini project Real-life output

Speaking (guided)

Answer with full sentences.

1) What do you eat for breakfast?
2) What do you drink in the morning?
3) What do you eat for lunch?
4) What do you eat for dinner?
5) What food do you like?
Your notes

Sentence frames

  • I usually eat ________ for breakfast.
  • I always drink ________ in the morning.
  • For lunch, I eat ________.
  • In the evening, I sometimes eat ________.

Role-play

A waiter · B customer

A: Hello, can I help you?
B: Yes, please. I’d like a ________.
A: Anything else?
B: Yes, a ________, please.
A: Sure. Here you are.
B: Thank you.
Mini challenge: Change 3 items (drink + food + polite ending).
Write your final dialogue

Mini project · “My food routine” (8–12 sentences)

Write about your real habits. Use frequency words.

Checklist

  • I can name foods and drinks.
  • I can say what I eat and drink.
  • I can use always / usually / sometimes / never.
  • I can order politely in a café.
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