Me Gusta la Comida: Food and Expressing Likes

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Me Gusta la Comida: Food and Expressing Likes
World Languages · Spanish 1 · Grades 8-10 · 50 minutes
Time needed
50 minutes (one class period)
Prep
Copy the 2-page worksheet (one per student). Write three phrases on the board (see Before
Class).
Technology
None.
Student
independence
High. Students work alone, then compare with a partner.
Copies to make
One 2-page worksheet per student
Materials
Pencils, Worksheet, Whiteboard or chalkboard
Goal for today: Students will name common foods in Spanish and use me gusta, me gustan, te gusta and no me
gusta to talk about likes.
Before the bell
☐ Copy the worksheet, one per student (2 pages).
☐ Write on the board: me gusta + one thing (me gusta el queso) | me gustan + more than one (me gustan las
fresas) | no me gusta = I do not like.
☐ Keep the answer key on your desk. Every Spanish sentence has an English translation.
Say this to start
Good morning! Today in Spanish we are learning to talk about foods and what we like. The phrase “me gusta” means
“I like.” We use “gusta” for one thing and “gustan” for more than one. You will match foods, fill in blanks, read a small
survey chart and write about your own tastes. There are no wrong tastes, only correct Spanish.

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Run of show
Minutes
What you do
What students do
0–5
Take attendance the way the school requires. Hand out the
worksheet. Read the board phrases aloud in English.
Settle in and read the board.
5–13
Tell students to complete Part A (matching, questions 1–6).
Read the answers aloud from the key so they can check.
Match each food word to its English
meaning, then check.
13–20
Tell students to read the extra-words table and the culture
note, then complete questions 7–11 using gusta or gustan.
Fill in gusta or gustan in each sentence.
20–30
Tell students to study the class survey table and answer
questions 12–14.
Read the chart and answer three questions.
30–40
Tell students to translate questions 15–17 into Spanish.
They may use the board and the worksheet for help.
Translate three sentences.
40–46
Tell students to write three sentences about foods they like
or do not like (question 18). Walk around and check each
student has three sentences.
Write three original sentences.
46–50
Read the answers from the key. Students mark their work.
Collect all worksheets.
Check answers and hand in the worksheet.
If things go wrong
• If students ask how to pronounce a food word, say you do not speak Spanish and ask a classmate. Many are
close to English or can be sounded out.
• If students ask why it is “gusta” sometimes and “gustan” other times, tell them: one thing = gusta, more than
one thing = gustan. The verb matches the thing that is liked.
• If students ask about foods not on the worksheet, tell them they may only use the foods on the page for now
and may look up others in their notes or textbook.
• If students finish early, use the early finisher list.
Early finishers
• Write four more survey sentences about classmates (use first names only): A ___ le gusta/gustan ___.
• Create your own mini survey chart with three foods and three students. Trade with a partner and write two
questions about it.
• Draw your favorite meal and label each food in Spanish.
Support and challenge
• Support: Students may skip the survey questions and write only two sentences for question 18, copying the
pattern from the board.
• Challenge: Write six sentences using me gusta, me gustan, te gusta and no me gusta, and include a question
and an answer.

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Notes for the teacher (you fill this in)
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How far the class got / what to pick up next:
Students who were especially helpful:
Anything the teacher should know: