Make Your Vegetables Activity
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Words used in these worksheets (20)
asparagus
beans
broccoli
cabbage
carrots
cauliflower
corn
cucumbers
eggplant
garlic
green peppers
lettuce
mushrooms
onions
peas
potatoes
pumpkin
radishes
tomatoes
turnip
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I originally made the vegetable cards to teach "I don't like..." and I still think the set works well for that. The catch: I live in a farming community, and the kids here are taught to like and appreciate all their vegetables! If you aren't in a farming area, you'll probably get more honest "I don't like" answers than I do.
There are also extra vegetable cards on MES English (artichoke, asparagus, garlic and more) that you can mix in with the main set. The same images are in the editor below.
Useful phrases for Vegetables
Pair the vocabulary with one sentence pattern at a time. Each level builds on the one before.
Starting out
First lessons, once students know the words- Do you like carrots? Yes. / No.
- I like corn. I don't like onions.
- What color is it? It's green.
Next step
Building on the basics- It's a pumpkin. / They're potatoes.
- Potatoes grow under the ground.
- I eat lettuce and tomatoes in a salad.
Challenge
For older or more advanced students- Potatoes are sold in bags at the supermarket.
- Which vegetables grow under the ground?
- Some vegetables are green, but carrots are orange.
Teaching tips for Vegetables
Use honest opinions
"I don't like..." is easiest to learn when students really mean it. Vegetables usually give you a good mix of likes and dislikes, which keeps the practice real.
Talk about how they grow
Some vegetables grow under the ground, some on vines, some on the ground. Sorting the cards this way is a natural link to science and to prepositions.
Notice singular and plural
A pumpkin, an eggplant, but potatoes, carrots and beans. Vegetables are a good place to see the difference, just like fruit.
Fruit or vegetable?
Tomatoes, pumpkins and corn spark a fun debate with older students. It's great speaking practice, and there's a surprising science answer.
Vegetables lesson ideas
Grow it
Sort the cards into "under the ground," "on the ground" and "on a plant." Then plant a few beans in cups and watch them grow over the unit.
Make a salad
Students design a salad or a soup from the vocabulary and describe it: "My soup has carrots, potatoes and onions."
Taste test survey
Students ask classmates "Do you like broccoli?" about five vegetables and graph the results. Which vegetable is the class favorite?
A vegetables week
Flashcards and the vocabulary sheet on day 1, word search on day 2, the "grow it" sort on day 3, then bingo or the board game with "Do you like...?" to finish.
More Vegetables resources from MES
- Vegetables flashcards main set plus extra vegetable cards
- Speaking First Curriculum: Unit 3 how vegetables fit into a full course
- Vegetables listening exercises audio and worksheets
- Vegetables online games vocabulary practice for students
All Vegetables images (31)
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