Food & drinks

Learning English theme Food & drinks

Teach children easily and quickly 23 words associated with the Food & drinks theme using our Android / iOS app

Practice Food & drinks

Content of the Food & drinks theme

Learn how to pronounce and write the names of different food and drink items from around the world and tell everyone about them! Learn 23 new words using fun games!

  • the apple
  • the banana
  • the bread
  • the carrot
  • the cheese
  • the egg
  • the fish
  • the fork
  • the fruit
  • the jam
  • the knife
  • the lemonade
  • the milk
  • the mug
  • the onion
  • the orange
  • the pan
  • the plate
  • the potato
  • the rice
  • the spoon
  • the tomato
  • the vegetable

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Learn app English with Emma

Food & drinks theme is one of the 38 themes of the app Learn Languages with Emma. Through games, children playfully increase their vocabulary. The Test module provides parents, teachers, and counselors the ability to follow the child's level and keep track of their progress.

Practical Tips for the Theme Food & drinks

In the app, children can learn new words by exploring the Food & drinks theme. It is important for children to engage in additional activities to help them use these words in everyday situations.
Here are some helpful tips:

  • Explore your own kitchen!
  • Visit a supermarket and buy a few products you've learned about.
  • Make a nice meal for yourself and someone else.

Food & drinks Slideshow

With this activity, the child is introduced to the new words for the first time. The ease of use makes this activity suitable for children 2 years and older. The words are presented in an attractive visual way. The app speaks the word shown after which the child repeats the word.

With this activity the spelling can also be taught to children able to read.

Food & drinks theme presentation of the English app for children
Food & drinks theme memory game of the English app for children

Food & drinks Memory game

Find all the pairs in the game! The words are pronounced when the cards are turned over. If two identical cards are found, a short exercise appears. The cards are shown in large format, the spelling is shown, and the child can repeat the pronunciation with the push of a button.

Many children and parents play Memory together. In addition to learning new words, it is also a fun joint use of time.

Food & drinks Puzzle game

In the puzzle game the children drag the pictures to the correct space. It is reminiscent of the old-fashioned wooden puzzle game with a modern twist.

If a picture has been dragged into the correct box, the corresponding word (with article) is pronounced. After 4 pictures have been placed, the child hears applause. The pictures are then highlighted one by one and the corresponding word is spoken again.

This game teaches children how to pronounce words and stimulates the development of hand-eye-coordination.

Food & drinks theme puzzle game of the English app for children
Food & drinks theme Language test (reading and listening) of the app English for children

Language test for toddlers and preschoolers

The language test measures the vocabulary knowledge of the Food & drinks theme. The following keys are available:

  • Test word recognition based on pronunciation.

  • Test word recognition based on spelling.

  • Combination: test recognition of words based on pronunciation or spelling.

The language test is also regularly used separately to determine the language level of the child from start. For example, to create different groups while trailing a group of children in English.

Results of the language test

After performing the language test, the results can be viewed by parents and educators. You can see for each word whether the correct answer was given and the time it took to answer.

Test results remain available on the device for a few weeks. This gives parents and educators insight into the improvement of vocabulary knowledge over time.

Test results provide insight into the child's vocabulary knowledge of the Food & drinks theme

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