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Book 0B · Unit 16Starter · Ages 4–6

Yummy Ice Cream

This ice cream ESL lesson practises flavours, preferences and counting scoops. Children ask 'Do you like...?', answer yes or no, sing and record favourite flavours on a worksheet. They design a cone, follow a scoop-counting story and present how many scoops their ice cream has.

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Lesson format

2 × 45 minutes

Level

Starter

Age group

Ages 4–6

Main focus

Speaking first

What students will learn

• Talk about likes/dislikes with 'Do you like...?'
• Recognise ice cream flavours and colours
• Practise emotion recognition and expression
• Practise numbers 1-10
• Count scoops using vocabulary: scoop, cone, more, less
• Build vocabulary through songs and stories

Lesson flow

Children discuss favourite ice cream flavours using 'Yes, I do' / 'No, I don't', sing along to an ice cream song, then tick liked/disliked flavours on a worksheet and design their own cone. The second lesson practises counting scoops through a number song and worksheets, watches a scoop-counting story, and finishes with each child sharing how many scoops their cone has.

Target language

  • • 'Do you like...?'
  • • 'Yes, I do' / 'No, I don't'
  • • Counting 1-10
  • • 'How many scoops?'

Key vocabulary

  • ice cream
  • flavour
  • scoop
  • cone
  • sweet
  • yummy
  • strawberry
  • chocolate
  • vanilla
  • lemon

Speaking questions students answer

  • • Do you like strawberry ice cream?
  • • What's your favourite flavour?
  • • How many scoops does your cone have?
  • • Do you like chocolate?
  • • How many scoops did they eat?

Recommended teaching contexts

• Starter ESL and EFL classes• Ages 4–6• Primary school classrooms• Language schools• Private and small-group lessons• Teaching food vocabulary• Pair and whole-class speaking• Interactive whiteboards and online teaching

Why this lesson works

The lesson follows a clear progression: Practise 'Do you like...?' with ice cream flavours, design and colour a dream cone, count scoops on a worksheet. Teachers can open the materials and start immediately, while students move from supported vocabulary practice to purposeful spoken English.

This lesson includes

• Interactive lesson slides
• Teacher guide
• Printable worksheets
• Speaking practice: "Do you like strawberry ice cream?"
• Classroom games
• Videos
• Vocabulary practice
• Pair work
• Extension activities

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