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Beginners’ French: food and drink

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Improve your language skills by learning to communicate more easily and effectively in French. In this free course, Beginners' French: food and drink, you will also gain an insight into French societies and cultures through focusing on food and drink. You will listen to French speakers in a variety of situations, and you will be provided with some skills for coping with reading texts.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Food in France
  • 1 Food in France
  • 1.1 Talking about food in French
  • 1.2 Talking about what food you like
  • 1.3 Talking about what you dislike
  • 2 Eating out in France
  • 2 Eating out in France
  • 2.1 Types of restaurants and menus
  • 2.2 Ordering food at a restaurant
  • 2.3 Paying your bill at a restaurant
  • 3 Talking about eating habits
  • 3 Talking about eating habits
  • 3.1 Reading longer texts
  • 4 Pronouncing the sounds [ s ] and [ z ]
  • 4 Pronouncing the sounds [ s ] and [ z ]
  • Conclusion
  • Take the next step
  • Acknowledgements

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