FRE 🗣️Interpersonal Speaking| au Restaurant

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2 questions

Instructions

📚 Vocabulaire clé (Key Vocabulary)

🍽️ je voudrais → I would like
🍴 je prends → I’ll take / I’m having
👍 je recommande → I recommend
💰 l’addition → the check / the bill
😋 bon appétit → enjoy your meal
🙏 merci → thank you
👨‍🍳👩‍🍳 le serveur / la serveuse → the waiter / waitress
📜 le menu → the menu
📖 la carte → the menu (French-style, often drinks/desserts)
❓ Qu’est-ce que vous recommandez ? → What do you recommend?
🍲 Qu’est-ce qu’il y a dans… ? → What’s in… ? / What does it have?
💵 C’est combien ? → How much is it?

Bonjour Monsieur, _______  une table pour deux, s’il vous plaît. _______  le steak-frites, c’est vraiment délicieux ! Très bien, _______  un coca et le poulet, s’il vous plaît. _______  beaucoup, Madame ! _______  ! Profitez bien de votre repas. À la fin du repas, on dit : _______ , s’il vous plaît.

🍽 Instructions: Interpersonal Speaking Activity – Restaurant Roleplay
Pair up: One student is Person A (customer), the other is Person B (server).
Person A records the conversation on Formative.
Complete at least 4 full exchanges (that means:A speaks → B responds → A speaks → B responds = 1 round) → total of 4–5 rounds minimum.
Conversation Checklist
✔ Person A (Customer) must
Ask for a main dish (plat principal)
Ask for a dessert
Describe the flavor profile they want (e.g., épicé, salé, sucré)
Ask how the dish is prepared (e.g., rôti, bouilli, flambé)
✔ Person B (Server) must
Recommend dishes or foods that match the customer’s requests
Explain how they are prepared
Keep it polite and realistic (pretend you’re at a real restaurant!)
How much speaking?
✅ Aim for about 1–2 sentences per turn (no one-word replies)
✅ Total: about 8–10 short sentences across both students
Person A (Customer):
✅ Greet the server (Bonjour Madame / Monsieur).
✅ Ask for a recommendation (Qu’est-ce que vous recommandez ?).
✅ Order one dish and one drink (Je voudrais…).
✅ Thank the server (Merci beaucoup !).
Person B (Server):
✅ Greet the customer (Bonjour, bienvenue !).
✅ Recommend a dish or drink (Je recommande…).
✅ Confirm the order (Très bien, un… et un… ?).
✅ Say bon appétit or polite closing (Bon appétit !).


👉 Reminder for students:
✅ Speak clearly!
✅ Do not use written notes — this is a conversation, not a presentation!
✅ Person A records the conversation. Person B supports.
✅ Complete your exchange, record it, and rotate only when done.
✅ Play back your recording and listen before submitting!


📚 Mots utiles (Helpful Words – Ordering & Reactions)
Ça a l’air bon ! → That looks good! / That sounds good!
Miam ! → Yum!
J’adore ça ! → I love that!
C’est parfait ! → That’s perfect!
Merci beaucoup ! → Thank you very much!
Je suis content(e) ! → I’m happy! / I’m pleased!
Bonne idée ! → Good idea!
C’est délicieux ! → It’s delicious!
J’ai hâte d’essayer ! → I can’t wait to try it!

croustillant → crispy
mijoté → stewed / slow-cooked
tendre → tender
gratinée → with cheese crust
acidulé → tangy, lemony
beurré → buttery


🍽Menu du Jour – Restaurant Pratique
Le poulet rôti → rôti, salé, croustillant
Le bœuf bourguignon → mijoté, salé, tendre
Les crêpes Suzette → flambées, sucrées, fruitées
La tarte aux pommes → sucrée, flambée, chaude
La soupe à l’oignon gratinée → gratinée, salée, chaude
Les moules marinières → bouillies, salées, fraîches
Le steak-frites → grillé, salé, épicé
Le poisson au citron → rôti ou bouilli, salé, acidulé
La mousse au chocolat → sucrée, légère, froide
Les escargots à l’ail → rôtis, salés, beurrés

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