Language focus: "Do you like...?" "Yes, I do." "No, I don't." "Yuck!" Food names.

Classroom benefits: "Do you like _____________?" is a common phrase taught to young ESL/EFL learners. It has the benefit of being both a simple phrase to learn, and a phrase that is meaningful and useful to young learners who naturally enjoy talking about likes and dislikes. One challenge in teaching the phrase "Do you like_____________?" is that most young learners have many more likes than dislikes, and sometimes it can be difficult to practice negative responses. The best way to practice negative responses to "Do you like__________?" questions is to make nonsense combinations of food that children will find both funny and a little gross. Children will naturally respond, "NO!!!!" when asked if they like broccoli ice cream! Do You Like Broccoli Ice Cream is simple enough for children to learn right away, and silly enough for them to want to sing over and over.


Lyrics and actions:

(Follow the actions here and/or print out the flashcards and yes/no paddles below to use as learning aids. Children really enjoy holding the yes/no paddles and they help the more tactile and visual learners follow the song more easily.)

Do you like broccoli?
Yes, I do! (Thumbs up and nod your head "yes".)
Do you like ice cream? (Pretend to lick an ice cream cone.)
Yes, I do! (Thumbs up and nod your head "yes".)
Do you like broccoli ice cream? (Make a "yucky" face.)
No, I don't. Yucky! (Nod your head "no".)

Do you like donuts? (Pretend to hold and eat a donut.)
Yes, I do! (Thumbs up and nod your head "yes".)
Do you like juice? (Pretend to drink.)
Yes, I do! (Thumbs up and nod your head "yes".)
Do you like donut juice? (Make a "yucky" face.)
No, I don't. Yucky! (Nod your head "no".)

Do you like popcorn? (Pretend to eat popcorn one by one.)
Yes, I do! (Thumbs up and nod your head "yes".)
Do you like pizza? (Pretend to hold a piece of pizza and eat it.)
Yes, I do! (Thumbs up and nod your head "yes".)
Do you like popcorn pizza? (Make a "yucky" face.)
No, I don't. Yucky! (Nod your head "no".)

Do you like bananas? (Pretend to peel and eat a banana.)
Yes, I do! (Thumbs up and nod your head "yes".)
Do you like soup? (Pretend to eat soup from a bowl with spoon.)
Yes, I do! (Thumbs up and nod your head "yes".)
Do you like banana soup? (Make a "yucky" face.)
No, I don't. Yucky! (Nod your head "no".)

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Activity Kit

broccoli / ice cream	donut / juice	popcorn / pizza	soup / bananas

			<--- cut and laminate these
silly combos 1 & 2	silly combos 3 & 4	"Yes, I do!" & "No, I don't!" response paddles

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