Age: 7-8 years

Duration: 50 min

Objectives

• Use superlative adjectives: best, tastiest, biggest, most delicious with the.
• Rank foods in a class poll and defend choices in mini-presentations.
• Complete superlative sentence frames in writing and speaking.

Vocab

• best / worst: "Pizza is the best food."
• tastiest / most delicious: Flavor superlatives for YLE food list.
• favorite: "My favorite is ___ because..."

Warm-up (5min)

Food flash lineup — step forward for like, back for dislike. Top three step forward — class votes superlative aloud.

Main Activity (40min): "Superlative Food Awards"

Class poll across 8 foods (apple, pizza, rice, chicken, ice cream, soup, banana, sandwich). Tally votes — crown "the tastiest," "the healthiest," "the most popular." Mini-presentations: 45 seconds defending one award with two reasons. Worksheet: fill frames — "The ___ food in the world is ___." Partner challenge: ask "What is the best ___?" and answer in full sentence. Award ceremony with paper medals — language focus, not taste bullying.

Wrap-up (5min)

Write: "The best snack is ___ because ___." Share with partner.

Teacher Tips

• Introduce the + superlative explicitly — G1 only had comparatives.
• most + adjective for longer words (delicious) — teach as chunk, not rule drill.
• Use YLE Movers food vocabulary only for exam alignment.