My Favorite Sweets

Talk about food you love (and don’t!) in this A1 ESL lesson. Learn subject and object pronouns through fun speaking, listening, and vocabulary practice designed for beginner English learners.
My Favorite Sweets – A1
My Favorite Sweets
A1 · Elementary Shopping / Food

My Favorite Sweets

Talk about food you like and dislike, use subject and object pronouns, and practise with a fun dialogue about sweets.

Talk about likes and dislikes using simple vocabulary
Use subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, they) correctly
Use object pronouns (me, you, him, her, them, it) when discussing preferences

Warm-up questions

1What food do you like?
2Do you like sweet food or salty food?
3What food do you eat every week?
4Do you like chocolate? Why or why not?
5What food do you not like?
WordIPAPronunciationListen
cake/keɪk/kayk
candy/ˈkændi/KAN-dee
ice cream/ˈaɪs kriːm/ICE kreem
cookies/ˈkʊkiːz/KUK-eez
pancakes/ˈpænkeɪks/PAN-kayks
chocolate/ˈtʃɒklət/CHOK-lit
Match the picture to the word
📋 How to do this activity: First, click on a picture. It will be highlighted in blue. Then click the correct word from the word bank below. If you are right, the picture turns green. If you are wrong, try again!
cake
?
candy
?
ice cream
?
cookies
?
pancakes
?
chocolate
?
🎉 Perfect! All words matched correctly.
🎵 Dialogue Audio
0:00 --:--
Anna:Do you like chocolate?
Ben:Yes, I like it. It's very good.
Anna:I don't like it.
Ben:Really? Why not?
Anna:It's too sweet for me.
Ben:Well, do you like ice cream?
Anna:Yes, I love it! Vanilla is my favorite.
Ben:Me too. I eat it every weekend.
Anna:What about cookies?
Ben:I like them, but I like ice cream more.
Anna:I like them too, but I don't eat them a lot.
Ben:Do you like pancakes?
Anna:Yes, I like them. I eat them on Sundays for breakfast.
Ben:I don't like them very much.
Anna:Oh! What about cake? Do you like it?
Ben:Yes, I love it. But I only eat it on my birthday.
Listening for gist
📋 How to do this activity: Listen to the dialogue and choose the correct answer. Click your answer, then press Submit.
What do Anna and Ben both like?
Comprehension questions
📋 How to do this activity: Read each question and think about the answer. When you are ready, click Show answer to check.
Question 1
Does Ben like chocolate?
Yes, Ben likes chocolate. He says it is very good.
Question 2
Does Anna like chocolate?
No, Anna does not like chocolate.
Question 3
Why doesn't Anna like it?
Because it is too sweet for her.
Question 4
What food does Anna love?
Anna loves ice cream.
Question 5
When does Ben eat ice cream?
Ben eats ice cream every weekend.
Grammar focus: Subject & Object Pronouns
We use subject pronouns for the person who does the action.
We use object pronouns for the thing or person that receives the action.
I like chocolate. → I = subject
I like it. → it = object
She eats cake. → She = subject
She loves it. → it = object
Subject PronounsObject Pronouns
Ime
youyou
hehim
sheher
itit
weus
theythem
Activity 1 — Fill in the correct pronoun
📋 How to do this activity: Type the correct subject or object pronoun in each blank. When you have finished all 10, press Submit to check your answers.
  1. I like cake. I eat every day.
  2. She likes ice cream. She eats .
  3. We love pancakes. We eat on Sunday.
  4. He doesn't like chocolate. He doesn't eat .
  5. They like cookies. They buy .
  6. I don't like candy. I don't eat .
  7. She calls me. likes me.
  8. We see them. are happy.
  9. He helps me. is nice.
  10. They like us. are friendly.
Activity 2 — Unscramble the sentences
📋 How to do this activity: Click the words in the correct order to build the sentence. If you make a mistake, click a word in the answer line to return it, or press Clear. When all sentences are ready, press Submit.
like I it
it she like doesn't
love they them
likes he it
eat we them
Activity 3 — Error correction
📋 How to do this activity: Each sentence in italics has one mistake. Find the mistake and type the correct sentence. Press Submit when you have finished all sentences.
I like chocolate. Me eat it.
She loves cake. Her eats it.
They like cookies. Them eat it.
He doesn't like ice cream. Him doesn't eat it.
We like pancakes. Us eat them.
Unscramble — continued
📋 How to do this activity: Click the words in the correct order to build each sentence. Press Clear to reset, or click a word in the answer line to return it. Press Submit when done.
like it I don't
eats she it
like they them don't
love we it
eat he it doesn't
Error correction — continued
📋 How to do this activity: Each sentence in italics has one mistake. Type the correct sentence in the box. Press Submit when done.
I don't like candy. Me don't eat it.
She eats chocolate. Her likes it.
They love ice cream. Them love it.
He likes cake. Him eats it.
We don't like cookies. Us don't eat them.
💬What food do you love?
💬What food do you like?
💬What food do you not like?
💬Do your friends like the same food as you?
💬What do you eat on weekends?
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Lesson complete!

You finished My Favorite Sweets and practised food vocabulary and subject & object pronouns.

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6 words learned
A1 level

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