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📕 A2: Grades 7-9 • FESTIVALS & FOOD

A Simple Recipe Guide – Countable & Uncountable Nouns

In this lesson, you will learn to use countable and uncountable nouns with some and any, while describing a simple recipe. You will practice talking about food you like and sharing your own recipe.

A Simple Recipe Guide – Countable & Uncountable Nouns
💬 Warm-up
1 What is your favorite food?
2 Can you cook? What can you make?
3 What do you usually eat for breakfast?

🎯 Objectives

  • Use countable and uncountable nouns correctly with some and any.
  • Describe a simple recipe using vocabulary: taste, cook, food, eat, drink, delicious, meal.
  • Create and write your own recipe.
  • Talk about food you like for 45 seconds.
In this block:

📚 Vocabulary

1.
taste
"The soup tastes very good."
to have a particular flavor; to try food or drink
2.
cook
"My mom cooks dinner every evening."
to make food ready to eat by heating it
3.
food
"We need to buy food for the party."
things that people or animals eat
4.
eat
"I eat lunch at school every day."
to put food in your mouth and swallow it
5.
drink
"I drink a lot of water."
to take liquid into your mouth and swallow it
6.
delicious
"This chocolate cake is delicious!"
very good to eat or drink
7.
meal
"Breakfast is the most important meal of the day."
an occasion when you eat food, for example breakfast, lunch, or dinner
🗓️ Friday, 9th October 2026
taste
to have a particular flavor; to try food or drink
cook
to make food ready to eat by heating it
food
things that people or animals eat
eat
to put food in your mouth and swallow it
drink
to take liquid into your mouth and swallow it
delicious
very good to eat or drink
meal
an occasion when you eat food, for example breakfast, lunch, or dinner

✍️ Practice

Guess the missing word.
1. My brother likes to cook pasta with tomato sauce on weekends.
2. It is important to eat vegetables every day.
3. We bought a lot of food for the picnic.
4. On a hot day, I like to drink cold water.
5. I love the sweet and sour taste of my grandmother's lemonade.
🗓️ Friday, 9th October 2026
1. My brother likes to cook pasta with tomato sauce on weekends.
2. It is important to eat vegetables every day.
3. We bought a lot of food for the picnic.
4. On a hot day, I like to drink cold water.
5. I love the sweet and sour taste of my grandmother's lemonade.

📖 Reading

How to Make a Simple Fruit Salad

Making a fruit salad is easy and fun. You do not need to cook anything – just cut the fruit and mix it. First, get some fresh food like apples, bananas, oranges, and grapes. Wash them well. Then cut the apples and bananas into small pieces. Put the pieces in a big bowl.

Next, add the oranges and grapes. If you have other fruit, you can add that too. For a sweet taste, add a little honey or sugar. You can also add some yogurt or some juice. Do not add any water – the fruit already has water!

Finally, mix everything gently. Now your fruit salad is a healthy meal or a snack. You can eat it right away or keep it cold. You can also drink the juice from the bowl. It is delicious. Remember: you can make a fruit salad with any fruit you like. There is no one right recipe!

Comprehension Questions

1.
What is the first step in the recipe?
First, get fresh food like apples, bananas, oranges, and grapes, and wash them well.
2.
How do you make the fruit salad sweet?
Add a little honey or sugar for a sweet taste.
3.
What should you not add to the salad?
Do not add any water because the fruit already has water.
4.
How can you eat the fruit salad?
You can eat it right away or keep it cold.
5.
Can you use any fruit for this recipe?
Yes, you can make a fruit salad with any fruit you like.

🎧 Listening Practice

My Favorite Meal

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Listening context

Comprehension Questions

1.
What is Samantha's favorite meal?
Her favorite meal is pizza.
2.
What does Samantha like on her pizza?
She likes cheese and vegetables like mushrooms and peppers.
3.
What does Samantha drink with her pizza?
She drinks a cold soda with her pizza.
4.
When does Samantha usually eat pizza?
She usually eats pizza with her family on Friday nights.
5.
Does Samantha add meat to her pizza?
No, she does not add any meat.

🗣️ Pair Work

Recipe Creation: Make a Simple Dish Together

"In pairs or small groups, choose a simple dish (like a sandwich, salad, or smoothie). Decide what ingredients you need. Then write the recipe steps together. Use countable and uncountable nouns with some and any. Finally, present your recipe to the class."

👉 Choose a dish and list all ingredients. Write 'some' or 'any' correctly. (e.g., 'some bread', 'any milk')

👉 Write the steps in order. Start each step with a verb like 'Take', 'Add', 'Mix', 'Cut'.

👉 Practice saying your recipe aloud. Check your partner's use of some/any and countable/uncountable nouns.

🚀 EnglishDee Tasks

KEYWORDS: taste cook food eat drink delicious meal
✍️ WRITING

My Recipe: Write About a Favorite Food

Write a short recipe for your favorite food. Describe the dish, list ingredients (use some/any), and give 2-3 simple steps. End with why it is delicious.

✅ Checklist:
  • Minimum 80 words.
  • Use at least 4 vocabulary words (taste, cook, food, eat, drink, delicious, meal).
  • Use 'some' and 'any' correctly.
  • Give the recipe a title.
🎙️ SPEAKING

Food Talk: Record a 45-Second Talk

Record a 45-second talk about a food you really like. Say what it is, why you like it, and when you eat it. Use some/any naturally.

✅ Checklist:
  • Recording length: 45 seconds.
  • Use at least 4 vocabulary words.
  • Speak clearly at a natural pace.
  • Focus on fluency, not perfection.
Helpful Phrases
  • I really like eating ...
  • My favorite meal is ... because ...
  • I think it is delicious because ...
  • I usually eat this food when ...