The Tasting Table

Asha and Nico bring two snacks to the class tasting table. Learners use the story and the illustration to explain Asha’s choice, solve a vote puzzle, and give reasons for their own food choices. The printable includes a student page and a teacher guide.

Target Vocabulary

cucumber, pumpkin soup, green beans, snack, vote, opinion, reason

Activity

  • Use the story and the illustrated spoon to infer Asha’s snack choice.
  • Find the opinion and reason in a sentence connected by because.
  • Use the total and two clues to complete the three vote counts.
  • Tell a partner which snack you would choose and explain why.
  • Write a picnic snack recommendation and discuss how a class can listen to different choices.

Learning Goal

State a food opinion with I think and support it with a reason introduced by because.

Suggested Textbook Connections

Textbook NameUnit Number & TitleContext / Notes
Our World 4, Second Edition (American English)Unit 2 · Fresh FoodFull match for this worksheet’s focus. The unit includes the vegetable vocabulary and a food opinion model that uses I think and gives reasons.
Super Minds 4, Second Edition (British English)Unit 5 · Police!Partial match. The book reviews on p. 69 model giving an opinion and supporting it with because. The worksheet applies that skill to food choices.

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Watercolor of Asha and Nico with pumpkin soup, a spoon, and cucumber slices. The worksheet has a vote puzzle and space to explain a snack choice.