Commander de la nourriture et dîner au restaurant
Ordering food and dining out
- Demander de la nourriture du menu. (Ask food from the menu.)
- Réserver une table dans un restaurant. (Reserve a table in a restaurant.)
- Le participe passé (the past participle)
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Conversation exercise
Instruction:
- Commandez ce que vous voulez dans le menu. (Order what you want from the menu.)
- Jouer un dialogue au restaurant. (Play a dialogue in the restaurant.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Puis-je avoir le menu, s'il vous plaît ? Can I have the menu please? |
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Voulez-vous commander ? Do you want to order? |
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Je veux prendre une salade en entrée. I want to have a salad as a starter. |
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Je veux des profiteroles pour le dessert. I want profiteroles for dessert. |
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Puis-je réserver une table pour quatre personnes à 20 heures ? Can I reserve a table for four people at 8 o’clock? |
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Je veux une pizza comme plat principal. I want a pizza as my main dish. |
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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 3: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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Réserver une table
Book a table
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Bon appétit !
Enjoy your meal!
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Le plat
The dish
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Le bar
The bar
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Réserver
To reserve
Exercise 4: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 5: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 6: Cluster the words
Instruction: Classe les mots suivants en deux catégories selon leur utilisation au restaurant, pour faciliter ta mémorisation.
À la table (ce qu'on commande ou utilise pendant le repas)
Au restaurant (ce qui concerne l'organisation ou le personnel)
Exercise 7: Verb conjugation
Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.
parlez, réservons, commande, réservez, commandes, commandons, parle
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Réserver to reserve Share Copied!
present
| French | English |
|---|---|
| (je/j') réserve | I reserve |
| (tu) réserves | you reserve |
| (il/elle/on) réserve | he/she/one reserves |
| (nous) réservons | we reserve |
| (vous) réservez | you reserve |
| (ils/elles) réservent | they reserve |
Commander to order Share Copied!
present
| French | English |
|---|---|
| (je/j') commande | I order |
| (tu) commandes | You order |
| (il/elle/on) commande | he/she/one orders |
| (nous) commandons | we order |
| (vous) commandez | You order |
| (ils/elles) commandent | they order |
Parler to speak Share Copied!
present
| French | English |
|---|---|
| (je/j') parle | I speak |
| (tu) parles | you speak |
| (il/elle/on) parle | he/she/one speaks |
| (nous) parlons | we speak |
| (vous) parlez | You speak |
| (ils/elles) parlent | they speak |
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