Writing Practice A1- Write About Your Favorite Food

Goals for this lesson

• Use the simple present to talk about food you like and when you eat it.
• Describe taste (sweet, salty, spicy), ingredients, and origin (where it’s from).
• Write a short paragraph (5–7 sentences) about your favorite food.

Key words & sentence frames

Tastes & textures: delicious, tasty, sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter, crunchy, creamy, soft, hot, cold

Ingredients: cheese, tomatoes, onions, olives, chicken, vegetables, rice, couscous, spices, bread, sauce

Useful frames:

• My favorite food is ______.
• It is from ______ (country/cuisine).
• It tastes ______ (delicious / spicy / sweet).
• It has ______ (ingredients).
• I usually eat it ______ (on Fridays / with my family / for dinner).
• I like it because ______ (it is tasty / it reminds me of home).

Tip: For routines and facts, use the simple present: It tastes, It has, I like, I eat.

Part 1 — Building sentences step by step

A clear sentence has a subject + verb + details (taste, ingredients, time, feeling).

• My favorite food is couscous. (subject + verb + food)
• It is from Morocco and North Africa. (origin)
• It tastes warm and delicious. (taste)
• It has vegetables, spices, and tender meat. (ingredients)
• I usually eat it with my family on Fridays. (when/with whom)
• I like it because it makes me feel happy. (reason/feeling)

Part 2 — Model paragraph

Example (Amira):

My favorite food is pizza. It is from Italy and it tastes cheesy and delicious. My favorite pizza has tomatoes, olives, and mushrooms. Sometimes I add chicken. I usually eat pizza on the weekend with my family. We share one big pizza and talk together. I like pizza because it is simple, tasty, and fun to eat with the people I love.

Why this is good: It uses the simple present (is, tastes, has, eat, like), gives clear details (origin, ingredients, when), and finishes with a reason.

Part 3 — Guided writing

1. Plan: Choose a food. List: 2 tastes, 3 ingredients, where it’s from, when you eat it, one reason you like it.
2. Draft: Use these starters:
   • My favorite food is …
   • It is from …
   • It tastes …
   • It has …
   • I usually eat it …
   • I like it because …
3. Check: Use the A1 checklist below.

Self-check (A1 writing checklist)

• Did I use the simple present (is, tastes, has, like, eat)?
• Did I include details (origin, taste, ingredients, when/with whom)?
• Do my sentences start with a capital letter and end with a period?
• Do I have at least 5–7 sentences?

Part 4 — Practice activities

Activity 1 — Fill in the blanks

Word bank: delicious • Italy • tomatoes • family • tastes

1. My favorite food is pizza. It is from ______.
2. Pizza ______ cheesy and ______.
3. It has cheese and ______.
4. I eat it with my ______ on weekends.

Activity 2 — Choose the correct word

1. My favorite food (is / are) couscous.
2. It (taste / tastes) warm and spicy.
3. It (has / have) vegetables and chicken.
4. I (eat / eats) it with my friends.
5. I (like / likes) it because it is tasty.

Activity 3 — Put the sentences in order

Number the sentences from 1 (first) to 4 (last).

• ___ It has rice, vegetables, and chicken.
• ___ My favorite food is biryani.
• ___ I usually eat it with my family on Sunday.
• ___ It tastes spicy and delicious.

Activity 4 — Correct the mistakes

Rewrite the sentences.

1. my favorite food are pasta.
2. It taste good and it have cheese.
3. I eats it with my friends on fridays.

Activity 5 — Mini reading (True/False)

Text: My favorite food is couscous. It is a traditional dish in Morocco. It tastes warm and a little spicy. It has vegetables and soft meat on top. I eat it with my family every Friday. It makes me feel happy.

1. The food is from Morocco. (T/F)
2. The food is sweet. (T/F)
3. The writer eats it on Fridays. (T/F)

Part 5 — Your paragraph

Write 5–7 sentences about your favorite food. Include the origin, taste, 3 ingredients, when/with whom you eat it, and one reason you like it.

Sample answer: My favorite food is couscous. It is from Morocco and North Africa. It tastes warm and delicious. It has carrots, zucchini, and chickpeas on top. I usually eat it with my family on Friday. I like couscous because it is tasty and it reminds me of home.

Review & reflection

• Which details did you include? (origin, taste, ingredients, when/with whom, reason)
• Did you use the simple present correctly (is/tastes/has/like/eat)?
• Read your paragraph aloud. Is it clear and organized?