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California World Lang uag e Stand ar d s:

• WL.C M2.I Particip ate in real-

world , spo ken, written, or sig ned
conv ersations related to self and

Content
the immed iate env ironment.
Create sentences and strings of
sentences to ask and answer a
variety of questions in

Standards
transactional and some informal
settings.

• WL.C L1.I I nteract with

Manger au Restaurant
understanding in a variety of

and
familiar age-appropriate
transactional situations and
common d aily and informal
settings.
Food and Food Cultu re U nit

Objectives
Language Objective:

Madam e McCorm ack • Students will be able to order

d rinks and food in French
Francais 1 Grades 9 t h -12 t h
Content Objective:

Adapted from : Basic French : French Restaurant • Students will be able to create
short sentences to ask and
Vocabu lary
answer questions

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Food and Food Culture Et Vous?

This lesson will focus on restaurant culture in France. We will
discuss basic restaurant etiquette, how to order food, and how
to ask for the bill /check.
Think about the last time you ate in a restaurant. How were you
seated? Did someone seat you or did you seat yourself ? How did
you order food? Did someone take your order right away or did
you have to get their attention? Describe the food service. Was
the waiter/waitress attentive? Did you have to signal you were
ready for the check? Discuss with a partner and note your
experiences under American restaurant service in your notebook.

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Where are you eating? Getting a table

Bonjour ! Vous êtes
combien ?
Bonjour ! On est
quatre.
À la terrasse ? À l’intérieur ?

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Le Verbe Prendre
How to order
Irregular verb
in a
Je prends Nous prenons
restaurant
Tu prends Vous prenez

Il/Elle/On prend Ils/Elles prennent

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Etiquette: Be polite
Greeting Ordering and during End of meal
the meal

• Always say • Excusez-moi… • L’ addition, s’il

Bonjour when • Je pourrais… vous plaît.
entering a

Check for
• C’est possible • Merci, bonne
restaurant (or journé e/apré s
de…?
any midi/journé e !
• Vous pouvez…

understanding
establishment)
s’il vous plaît?
Merci!

Respond to the classroom poll at

https://www.surveymonkey.com /r/M9HCLR3

Use Vous
Do not use Tu
Use the conditional (Voudrais/Aimerais) Do not use l’indicatif (Je veux)

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Phrases to use when ordering More Phrases

If you are Je voudrais/J’aimerais… I would like… • Qu’est-ce que vous nous conseillez? What would you recommend?
ordering • Est qu’il y a des plats végétarien ? Are there any vegetarian meals?
first Je vais prendre… I will take… • Vous pouvez nous apporter de l’eau, s’il vous plait ? Could you bring us some water,
please?

If you are
Pour moi, ce sera… For me it will be…
ordering after
someone

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Partitive Articles Exemple

• Refers to an unspecified quantity

• Je veux un gateau (I want a cake)  Je veux du gateau (I want some cake)
Masculine Feminine
Du De la
Singular
De l’ De l’

Plural Des Des

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La Nourriture Les Boissons

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Des croissants J’ai faim Une carafe d'eau J’ai soif
Une pizza Un Coca

Une salade avocat Un café

Des sushis Un thé

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Ending the Meal

D’accord ! Je vais la
Excusez-moi ! Nous apporter.
avons terminés.
L’addition, s’il vous
plaît.

Now you try!

Wi th a partn er, tak e tu rn s practi ci n g o rderi n g fo o d. M ak e
s u re to o rder at l eas t o n e f o o d i tem an d o n e dri n k i tem .
P racti ce u s i n g th e ph ras es we j u s t l earn ed.

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More Restaurant Etiquette and Culture

Alerte ! Faux Ami !

• When f inished with your meal say :

J’ai terminé/ Nous avons terminé.

• Je suis f ini.e = I am dead.

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Culture Comparison
Having written down information about French dinning
experience, create a double bubble map on a new page. Label
the left bubble “American restaurants” and the right bubble
“French restaurants” Include information about dinning culture
and etiquette of both cultures. We will then create a graph
together as a class.
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Restaurant comic strip
Now that you have explored French dinning and made some
comparison s between America and France, you will create a
comic strip of an American tourist going out to eat with their
French friend. Include some “faux pas” the American might make
and their friend’s corrections. The goal of the comic is to teach
your audience the basic of restaurant culture in France. You may
work alone or with a partner.
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