1. Warm up Find a student in our classroom of different ethnic or cultural backgrounds (different from your own); then ask the person to describe a typical breakfast, lunch, or dinner in her culture. Write down the information to share with the rest of the class.

2. Menu/le repas/food * Meals occupy a central place in French family and social life. Beside French people share the meal together, their lunch and dinner usually consist of several courses: an appetizer, the main course, a simple green salad, cheese, and desert. * On p. 71, look the picture of a meal.

3. Vocabulary in context Le repas: meal L’entrée (f): first course Le plat principal: main course La salade: salad Le fromage: cheese Le dessert: dessert

4. To ask for food: Je pourrais avoir du pain, s’il vous plait (s’il te plait) May I have some…..please? Vous pouriez ( Tu pourrais) me passer du sel? Would you pass me…? To respond: Voilà. Here it is. Tenez (Tiens). Here it is.

5. To offer food or drink: Vous voulez ( Tu veux) de la salade? Encore du gâteau? Some more…? To accept: Oui, je veux bien. To refuse: Merci, ça va. Thank you, I have enough. Je n’ai plus faim/soif. I’m not hungry/Thirsty anymore.

6. To pay a compliment about food: C’est vraiment bon! This is very good! C’était délicieux! That was delicious! To respond: Ce n’est pas grand-chose. It’s not special. Merci, c’est gentil!

7. * On p. 72, Do # 20, cd 3 Tr. 10 * On p. 73, Do # 22, cd 3, Tr. 11 Note de grammaire: When you’re talking about a whole item, use the article un, une, or des (a, an, or some) before the noun. Ex. Une tarte, un poulet, une omelette. When you’re talking about a portion of an item, use the partitive articles du, de la, or de l’(some) before the noun: de l’omelette, du poulet, de la tarte.

8. * Handouts*/P. 73, Do # 23, 25. * Ticket exit*