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Book 1 · Unit 15Beginner · Ages 6–9

Fruit

This fruit ESL lesson teaches common fruit vocabulary and language for likes and dislikes. Students pass and name fruit, sing, mime actions and interview classmates with 'Do you like...?' They create a labelled paper fruit salad and roleplay buying fruit in a classroom shop.

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Lesson format

2 × 45 minutes

Level

Beginner

Age group

Ages 6–9

Main focus

Speaking first

What students will learn

• Recognize and name common fruits
• Ask and answer about fruit preferences
• Use new words in songs, games, and roleplay
• Engage in hands-on activities to reinforce vocabulary
• Make a paper fruit-salad craft
• Practise a fruit-shop buyer/seller roleplay

Lesson flow

Children pass a fruit toy around to music naming it when it stops, sing fruit songs miming peeling and eating, and drill flashcards with real fruit if available. The second lesson interviews three classmates asking 'Do you like strawberries?', makes a paper fruit-salad craft labelling favourites, and roleplays a class fruit shop ('Can I have an orange?' / 'Here you go.').

Target language

  • • 'What's this?'
  • • 'Do you like ___?'
  • • 'I like / I don't like...'
  • • Fruit vocabulary

Key vocabulary

  • apple
  • banana
  • orange
  • grape
  • strawberry
  • pear
  • lemon
  • mango
  • pineapple
  • watermelon

Speaking questions students answer

  • • What's this?
  • • Do you like bananas?
  • • Do you like strawberries?
  • • Can I have an orange?
  • • What fruit do you see?

Recommended teaching contexts

• Beginner ESL and EFL classes• Ages 6–9• 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: Name fruits in a Pass the Fruit game, interview classmates about fruit preferences, make a paper fruit salad and roleplay a fruit shop. 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: "What's this?"
• Classroom games
• Videos
• Vocabulary practice
• Pair work
• Extension activities

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