LE MENU FRANÇAISDescription: In this lesson, students will use French food vocabulary to select menu items at French restaurants.

Grade Level: 1st Year French, 9th Grade

Curriculum: French Language

Authors: Megan Munroe & Cheri Ayayi

INTRODUCTION

Aimez-vous la cuisine française?

TASK

Vous allez visiter un restaurant français et vous pouvez choisir ce que vous voudriez manger.

You’re going to visit a French restaurant and you can choose what you’d like to eat.

PROCESS

By the time you have completed this WebQuest, you will have:

• Selected a main dish, a drink, and a dessert from either of the French restaurants listed in the links.

• Choose your favorite items. (You may choose different items from multiple restaurants, if you’d like.)

• Present your order to the class in French • Use this as a model: “Je voudrais le boeuf bourguignon, un café

au lait, et une tranche de gâteau au chocolat.” (I would like the beef bourguignon, coffee with milk and a slice of chocolate cake.)

• Point to the menu items you selected as you read them to the class.

RESOURCES

Check out these sites for French restaurants:• http://www.cafebastille.com/home.html • http://www.thefrenchgourmet.com/menus.php• http://www.labergerie.com/menus.php• http://www.lecafedefrance.com/index.htm• http://www.grand-vefour.com/• http://

www.latourdargent.com/restaurant/menus/grand-menu-tour-d-argent

EVALUATIONOral Presentation Rubric : Favorite Menu Items Presentation

         

Teacher Name:

Student Name:     ________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1Content Shows a full

understanding of the topic.

Shows a good understanding of the topic.

Shows a good understanding of parts of the topic.

Does not seem to understand the topic very well.

Uses Complete Sentences Always (99-100% of time) speaks in complete sentences.

Mostly (80-98%) speaks in complete sentences.

Sometimes (70-80%) speaks in complete sentences.

Rarely speaks in complete sentences.

Vocabulary Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Uses proper pronunciation.

Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Uses close-to-proper pronunciation. A few minor errors here and there.

Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Uses fairly proper pronunciation. Quite a few errors, but still understandable.

Uses several words or phrases that are not understood by the audience. Improper pronunciation causes a lack of understanding for listeners.

Listens to Other Presentations

Listens intently. Does not make distracting noises or movements.

Listens intently but has one distracting noise or movement.

Sometimes does not appear to be listening but is not distracting.

Sometimes does not appear to be listening and has distracting noises or movements.

Date Created: Sep 27, 2013 10:28 am (CDT)

CONCLUSION

Now you will be able to order food in a French restaurant!

Bon appétit!

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