Drinks and snacks
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French Factfile 11 drinks and snacks Learn with television Learn online 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 © Get Talking: BBC/Learning and Skills Council joint project 2004
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