Food Present Continuous mimes for young learners

Incredible English 2 food mimes

Mime one thing below until your partner guesses what the action is. Then take turns doing the same.

  You are eating a banana    A chicken is flying  
  You are cutting bread    You are eating an apple  
  An octopus is swimming    A fish is swimming  
  You are cutting a cake    You are opening a tuna can  
  You are eating a sandwich    You are breaking an egg  
  You are eating rice    You are eating a lollipop  
  You are chewing chewing gum    You are milking a cow  
  A crab is walking    You are eating grapes  
  You are opening wine    You are eating an orange  
  You are eating a watermelon    You are eating (a bowl of) cereal  
  You are eating an ice cream   

When your teacher stops you, ask about anything above you aren’t sure about, working together as a class to think of suitable mimes each time.

Choose one of the cards above and compete to make the best mime for that thing. Then take turns choosing more things from above to do the same with.

Play one or both of those games with your own ideas for food and drink actions.

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