Drinks and snacks

French Factfile 11
drinks and snacks
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Talk French: Programme 2
www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french
Find out about cafés – the heart of French
life, where people rev up in the morning,
unwind during the day, meet friends, keep
in touch with what’s going on and, of
course, have a drink.
French Steps
Talk French is repeated regularly on BBC
Learning Zone (BBC Two). Check out the
details on www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone and
video the programmes to watch at your
leisure.
Talk French: Enjoy your meal!
Stage 1: Getting a snack.
Follow Hakim in France as he asks people what
sort of things they like to eat mid-morning. Watch
the slideshow then have a go at the activities.
Focus on selected clips from the TV programme,
try out the activities then check your progress.
Learning hint
When you go to a café or bar in the UK, have a look at the items on the menu
to see first if any of them are in French and then how many of the English
ones you know the French words for. Then figure out what typical French
items are not on the list.
Key language
Useful vocabulary
Vous désirez quelque chose? Would you like (to
order) something?
un thé tea
Qu’est-ce que vous prenez? What will you have?
un café crème white coffee
Comme boisson? To drink?
une pression draught beer
(Moi), je voudrais... I’d like...
un panaché shandy
Je prends... I’ll take/I’ll have
une glace ice-cream
Pour moi, un... For me, a...
un sandwich sandwich
Qu’est-ce que vous avez comme...? What sort
of... have you got?
un jambon-beurre ham and butter
sandwich
Ça fait combien? How much is it?
avec des cornichons with gherkins
un café coffee
Un… s’il vous plaît A… please
Quiz
1.
What’s the difference between eau plate and eau gazeuse?
2.
If a French friend asks you for un thé nature, what do you serve?
3.
What’s the French for a) beer, b) lemonade, c) a mix of the two?
4.
What would you say to find out what ice creams are available?
5.
How would you order a Camembert sandwich and a white coffee?
6.
To say ‘chocolate cake’: un gâteau ___ chocolat, do you need à la, à l’, au or aux in the
gap?
Answers on www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/answers.shtml
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