Monsieur McKenna

Teacher of French

Ce n'est pas la mer à boire. -French expression

“It's not that big a deal, it's not that difficult."

Email: mckennaj@lcmrschools.com   |   Phone: (609) 884-3475

Unité 2

La vie courante

Leçon 3: Bon appétit!

Leçon 3B: Au café

OBJECTIVES

Students will be able …

• To identify beverages
• To say that they are thirsty
• To order a beverage in a cafe
• To request something from a friend and from an adult
• To use s'il te plaît and s'il vous plaît
• To stress final syllables of words or groups of words

• To learn about le café

 

Donnez-moi une limonade s'il vous plaît!

Pour communiquer

How to say that you are thirsty:                                  

J'ai soif.                          I'm thirsty.
Tu as soif?                      Are you thirsty?             

How to order in a café:

Vous désirez?                May I help you?                —Vous désirez?
Je voudrais …                I would like …                   —Je voudrais un jus d’orange.

How to request something …

from a friend:                                    from an adult:
S’il te plaît, donne-moi …                 S’il vous plaît, donnez-moi …           Please, give me …

→ Note that French people have two ways of saying please. They use
s’il te plaît with friends, and
s’il vous plaît with adults.

As we will see later, young people address their friends as tu and adults that they do not know very well as vous.

Les boissons (Beverages)

  un soda            un jus              un jus               un jus             un jus        une limonade      un café               un thé                 un chocolat
                            d’orange          de pomme       de tomate       de raisin*

*Jus de raisin is a golden-colored juice made from grapes.

NOTE Culturelle

Le café

The café is a favorite gathering place for French young people. They go there not only when they are hungry or thirsty but also to meet their friends. They can sit at a table and talk for hours over a cup of coffee or a glass of juice. French young people also enjoy mineral water and soft drinks, which they order by brand name (un Coca, un Orangina, un Pepsi, un Schweppes, un Perrier). In a French café, a 15% service charge is included in the check. However, most people also leave some small change as an added tip.

PETIT COMMENTAIRE

At a café, French young people often order carbonated soft drinks. They also enjoy natural beverages, such as flavored mineral water or juice. In the larger cities, one can find inviting juice bars that offer a wide selection of freshly blended fruit drinks.

Une carte de boissons

Quizlet

Quizlet Live

un chocolat

Prononciation

L’accent final

In French, the rhythm is very even and the accent always falls on
the last syllable of a word or group of words.

Répétez:         Philippe    Thomas    Alice    Sophie    Dominique

un café                        Je voudrais un café.
une salade                  Donnez-moi une salade.
un chocolat                 Donne-moi un chocolat.

Warm up activities

Vidéo Activités

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Audio Activités

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Les devoirs (homework)

Leçon 3C