1 - Breakfast and Every Day ~5 mins
What did you eat for breakfast? Would you eat it every day?
Today you will name eight foods in French, then say which ones you like and which ones you do not, with a short reason, as if you were choosing lunch à la cantine (in the school canteen).
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Name eight foods in French with le, la or les
- Say what you like and what you do not like, with a reason
- Think about what eating in France might feel like for a week
2 - Eight French Foods ~10 mins
Look, listen, and repeat each French food with its article after you hear it. Do not guess the French from the English side first.
When every food has been heard and said, we practise two opinion frames and swap in foods from the deck: J'aime … parce que … and Je n'aime pas … parce que ….
3 - Sort the Food Nouns ~7 mins
Drag each food word into the masculine or feminine column (plurals follow les). Say the full form out loud (le..., la... or les...) before you drop it.
4 - Into Your Copy ~5 mins
First we say it once more together. Then open your copy and write one sentence about a food you like and one about a food you do not, each with a reason.
Keep these on the board while you write:
J'aime le gâteau parce que c'est sucré.
J'aime ______ parce que ______.
Je n'aime pas la soupe parce que c'est trop chaud.
Je n'aime pas ______ parce que ______.
5 - Ordering Food ~8 mins
We will hear a short food order twice (think café or canteen counter). Listen for which foods you hear and whether the speaker sounds happy with the choice.
Before we play, know what to listen for:
- Which foods did you hear?
- Did the speaker sound happy with the order?
- Would you order the same thing à la cantine?
Listen only the first time. After the second play, we answer together as a class.
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