Italian Food Likes and Dislikes
Talking About Food in Italian
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Talking About Food in Italian
Open with the idea that pupils will talk simply and clearly about foods they like, dislike, and would like from a menu.
Today’s learning goal
I can say in Italian what foods I like, do not like, and would like from a menu.
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Which Italian food words do you already know?
Use the responses to connect pupils' prior knowledge to the menu vocabulary on the next slides. Accept Italian words they already know, even if they are not all on the lesson menu.
Key phrases for opinions
Mi piace... - I like...
Non mi piace... - I do not like...
Vorrei... - I would like...
Keep pronunciation clear and slow. Emphasise that these are useful sentence starters for speaking about food.
Food words on a menu
la pizza
la pasta
l'insalata
il gelato
la minestra
il pane
il formaggio
These food nouns form the menu vocabulary for the rest of the lesson. Keep to this list so pupils can build confidence with repetition.
Picture caption: a like
Mi piace la pizza.
I like pizza.
Use the caption to model a full sentence. Draw attention to the article in Italian: la pizza.
Picture caption: a dislike
Non mi piace la minestra.
I do not like soup.
Highlight that 'non' makes the sentence negative. Keep the structure consistent with the previous slide.
Picture caption: a choice
Vorrei il gelato.
I would like the ice cream.
Explain that 'vorrei' is polite and useful for ordering from a menu.
Which Italian phrase means 'I would like...' ?
Non mi piace
Vorrei
Mi piace
l'insalata
Checks the three key phrase starters from slides 2–6. 'l'insalata' is included as a food-word distractor to see whether pupils can separate phrase starters from nouns.
Complete the Italian food sentences
Marco says Mi piace la pizza. Sara says Non mi piace la minestra. At the menu, Luca says Vorrei il gelato.
This echoes the exact model sentences pupils have just seen: like, dislike, and would like. Each blank is a load-bearing phrase starter.
Making simple food sentences
Use one phrase starter and one food word.
Mi piace + food
Non mi piace + food
Vorrei + food
Example: Vorrei la pasta.
This slide links the opinion phrases to menu nouns so pupils see the simple pattern they will reuse.
A child likes pasta
Mi piace la pasta.
I like pasta.
Caption: A child enjoying pasta.
The extra English caption supports the user's request for captions with pictures while keeping the Italian sentence as the main learning focus.
A child dislikes salad
Non mi piace l'insalata.
I do not like salad.
Caption: A child looking unhappy with salad.
Point out the apostrophe in l'insalata. It is helpful to model the full phrase aloud more than once.
A child would like bread
Vorrei il pane.
I would like bread.
Caption: A child choosing bread from the menu.
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A child would like cheese
Vorrei il formaggio.
I would like cheese.
Caption: A child pointing to cheese on the menu.
This gives another model with 'vorrei' so pupils do not attach it to only one item.
Which sentence means 'I do not like salad' ?
Mi piace l'insalata.
Vorrei l'insalata.
Non mi piace l'insalata.
Non mi piace il pane.
Tests whether pupils can recognise the negative form with 'non' and the correct food noun from the picture-caption examples.
Build the menu sentences
A child enjoying pasta says Mi piace la pasta. A child choosing bread says Vorrei il pane. A child unhappy with salad says Non mi piace l'insalata.
Uses the same image-based contexts and captions from slides 8–11 so pupils apply the correct starter to each food sentence.
A simple menu in Italian
Menu
la pizza
la pasta
l'insalata
la minestra
il pane
il formaggio
il gelato
Use this as the anchor menu pupils can refer to when reading or producing the model sentences.
Three useful model sentences
Mi piace il gelato.
Non mi piace il formaggio.
Vorrei la pizza.
These examples revisit all three core structures with familiar menu nouns.
Write one Italian sentence about a food on the menu.
Expected elements: pupils should produce one short Italian sentence using one of the taught starters (Mi piace / Non mi piace / Vorrei) plus one menu food with its article. Discuss accuracy and confidence rather than marking multiple possible answers as wrong.
Which sentence starter do you feel most confident using?
Mi piace
Non mi piace
Vorrei
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What helped you remember the Italian phrases today?
Invite pupils to name a specific phrase, picture caption, or repetition pattern that supported them best during the lesson.
What is one Italian food sentence you will remember?
Look for one clear takeaway such as a phrase starter, a food noun, or the idea of building a sentence with starter + food word.
Glossary
Mi piace - I like
Non mi piace - I do not like
Vorrei - I would like
la pizza - pizza
la pasta - pasta
l'insalata - salad
la minestra - soup
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Glossary
il gelato - ice cream
il pane - bread
il formaggio - cheese
menu - menu
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