¡A la Mesa! Food & Conversation Board Game
Teens travel around a 24-space board answering authentic speaking prompts about food, meals, restaurants, cooking, and eating habits. Players must communicate in real sentences, ask genuine questions of partners, act out food scenarios, and reach team consensus. Chance cards add movement and quick speaking tasks.
A free Board Game for Teens at CEFR B1 level. Topic: La comida.
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask your partner what they ate for breakfast today and whether they enjoyed it.
- Describe your favourite meal and explain why it is special to you.
- Act out preparing a sandwich — your partner guesses what ingredients you are using.
- Your team must agree on the best restaurant in your city and why.
- Ask your partner if they have ever cooked a meal for their family.
- Explain what you would cook if you had to prepare dinner for five friends.
- Stand up and mime eating something very spicy — your team guesses what it is.
- Compare your breakfast habits with your partner's — how are they the same or different?
- You have 30 seconds to describe a traditional food from your culture to the class.
- Discuss with your group: what is the worst food experience you have had?
- Ask your partner what food they dislike and ask them why they do not like it.
- Show with your hands how you would cut and prepare a tomato for a salad.
- Explain which meal is most important to you — breakfast, lunch, or dinner — and why.
- Your team must agree: if you could only eat one food forever, what would it be?
- Describe a restaurant you know well and what makes it a good or bad place to eat.
- Act out ordering food at a restaurant — your partner plays the waiter or waitress.
- Ask your partner if they prefer cooking at home or eating out, and ask them why.
- You have 60 seconds to convince your team that a certain food is healthy and delicious.
- Explain what you would order if you went to a restaurant tomorrow and why.
- Stand up and mime eating three different foods — your team guesses each one.
- Discuss with your group: what is the best snack to eat while studying or working?
- Compare your lunch today with your partner's lunch — what is different about them?
- Describe a food you have never tried but would like to try someday and explain why.
- Ask your partner what their family usually cooks for special celebrations or holidays.