Study Path:
Everyday English for Food and Dining
Build the listening and grammar skills you need for real-world food and dining situations.
A carefully selected sequence of 8 activities for easy-level learners. Work through them in order to build the vocabulary and grammar you need for talking about food, cooking, and eating out.
How to use this path: Click “Open Lesson” to start each activity — it will open in a new tab. When you finish, close that tab and come back here to continue with the next lesson.
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1📖 Grammar: Beginning
Like / Want (with Nouns and Infinitives)
Start here. Learn how to say what you like and what you want, two of the most essential verbs for talking about food and dining. The grammar audio takes place in a café, so you will hear both verbs in a food context right away.
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2🎧 Easy
Coffee Shop
Put like and want to work right away. Listen to Anna order a caramel latte and a chocolate muffin at a café. You will hear natural ordering expressions like “Can I get…” and “I would really like…” used in a real conversation.
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3📖 Grammar: Beginning
Count and Non-Count Nouns
Learn why you say “some rice” but “three apples,” and how to use words like many, much, a few, and a lot of correctly. The grammar audio is set at a barbecue, with examples built around everyday food items like hot dogs, chips, corn, and lemonade.
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4🎧 Easy
Lunch Meals
Listen to two friends talk about what they pack for lunch. You will hear count and non-count nouns used naturally throughout, along with vocabulary for common food items like sandwiches and fruit.
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5🎧 Easy
Gourmet Cooking
Listen to a wife who spent hours preparing a nice dinner, only to discover her husband stopped for fast food on the way home. This funny and very natural conversation gives you great practice with food vocabulary and everyday expressions.
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6🎧 Easy
Heavenly Pies Restaurant
Practice the language of dining out. Listen to a customer place a full restaurant order, including a main dish, salad dressing, and drink, and navigate an unexpected menu change. Expressions like “Would you care for?” and “I’d like to see the menu” are modeled throughout.
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7🎧 Easy
Restaurant Order
Listen to a man place a large fast-food order for an entire sports team. This fun conversation gives you more practice with ordering language and numbers, and builds confidence with the kind of informal food vocabulary you hear every day.
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8🎧 Easy
Snack Time: Healthy Foods
Wrap up the path by listening to a father and son talk about afternoon snacks. This short, natural conversation reinforces food vocabulary and gives you a chance to listen for like, want, and count/non-count nouns all in one place.
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