By the end of this 5 minutes, you can:

name 8 colours and 6 taste adjectives in English and use them to describe food and drink.

Taste adjectives:

Sentence pattern: It is + colour. It tastes + adjective. I like/don’t like it.

Task 1: Match the colour

What colour are these things?
1. an orange · 2. a lemon · 3. grass · 4. coffee with milk · 5. the sea · 6. a strawberry

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1. orange (bonus: it is called an orange!) · 2. yellow · 3. green · 4. brown · 5. blue · 6. red

Task 2: Which taste?

Which taste adjective fits?
1. You eat dark chocolate. It is ___ but also a little ___.
2. You drink espresso. It is ___ and strong.
3. You eat a lemon. It is very ___!

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1. bitter / sweet · 2. bitter · 3. sour

Task 3: Describe your drink

Look at a drink you have nearby (water, tea, coffee, juice). Write 3 sentences:
1. It is ___. (colour)
2. It tastes ___. (taste adjective)
3. I like it / I don’t like it.

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Example: It is dark brown. It tastes bitter. I like it. (espresso)

Write a short description of your favourite food or drink (3-4 sentences). Use a colour word AND a taste word. Start with: My favourite [food/drink] is ___. It is ___. It tastes ___. I like it because…