Food Quest: A Speaking Game
Young learners travel around a 24-space board answering questions about food, meals, and eating habits. Players ask each other questions, act out food scenes, and work together to reach the finish line. Perfect for A2 learners practising everyday food vocabulary and simple past and present tense.
A free Board Game for Young learners at CEFR A2 level. Topic: food.
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask your partner what they ate for breakfast today and if they liked it.
- Act out eating a very sour lemon. Your team guesses what you are eating.
- Describe your favourite fruit and explain why you like it.
- Your team must agree: what is the best snack to eat at school?
- Ask your partner what their favourite vegetable is and why they like it.
- Stand up and mime making a sandwich. Your team guesses what you put in it.
- You have 30 seconds to present your favourite meal. Say what is in it.
- Discuss with your group: what food do you eat on special days like birthdays?
- Ask your partner what they drank this morning and how much water they drink.
- Compare your lunch today with your partner's lunch. What is the same? Different?
- Act out being very hungry and going to the kitchen to find food to eat.
- Explain which food is healthy and which food is not healthy. Give reasons.
- Your team has 30 seconds to agree on the best dessert. Say why you chose it.
- Ask your partner what they will eat for dinner tonight and why.
- Show with your hands how you cut food with a knife and fork.
- Describe a food from your country. Tell your team what it looks like and tastes like.
- Discuss with your group: do you like hot food or cold food? Give reasons.
- Ask your partner if they have ever eaten pizza. What toppings do they like?
- Act out cooking food in a pan on the stove. Show how you stir and taste it.
- Compare sweet food and salty food. Which do you like more and why?
- You have 60 seconds to convince your team that your favourite food is the best.
- Ask your partner what food they do not like and why they do not like it.
- Stand up and mime eating spaghetti. Show how you twirl it on your fork.
- Describe the best meal you ate last week. Say who was with you and what happened.