Winter Comfort Foods: What We Cook When It's Cold
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Winter Comfort Foods: What We Cook When It's Cold

Picture a cold evening, a warm dish, and students eager to talk about the foods that make winter feel cozy. This lesson introduces approachable food vocabulary alongside taste and texture adjectives — perfect for building descriptive language. In this 45-minute A2 lesson on Winter Comfort Foods, learners explore familiar seasonal dishes, express preferences, and describe flavors and textures. Interactive vocabulary work, short listening tasks, and communicative speaking activities help students build confidence and clear, simple fluency.

Skills

  • Can follow in outline short, simple social exchanges, conducted very slowly and clearly.
  • Can participate in short conversations in routine contexts on topics of interest.
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1

Discuss these questions.

Compare your ideas with your partners.
1
What do you think "comfort food" means?
2
What is your favorite food to eat in winter?
3
Do you like cooking warm meals when it is cold outside?
4
How often do you cook special foods during the winter season?
5
What ingredients do you think are important for winter comfort foods?
6
Why do you think people love comfort foods during the winter months?
2

Match each image to the correct word. Discuss: do you like these foods?

3

Listen to the dialogue. What foods do Lisa and Mia like in winter?

4

Fill in the blanks with the words from the dialogue.

5

Match these adjectives to their definitions.

6

Make sentences from these words. Compare with your partners' sentences.

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