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Séquence 7 · Food, shops and quantities

How can I talk about food, ask for quantities and take an order in English?

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Les mots importants

Countable or uncountable?How much? How many?Taking an order in a café

Ressources de la séquence

Les notions, les repères et les pistes pour aller plus loin, utiles pour toutes les séances.

Les notions à maîtriser

Countable or uncountable?
Some nouns are countable: an apple, two apples. Others are uncountable: water, bread, rice.
How much? How many?
Ask How many with countable nouns: How many sandwiches? Ask How much with uncountable nouns: How much cheese?
Taking an order in a café
To take an order, say: Are you ready to order? What would you like?

Repères culturels

DateÉvénement
15 February 1971« Decimal Day »: the pound sterling becomes decimal (100 pence).
TodayContactless payment is the most common way to pay in British cafés.

Pour aller plus loin

Sources et bibliographie

Mon parcours : je choisis mon rythme

Séance 1 · Countable or uncountable?

60 min

Séance approfondie : cours développé, documents sourcés, activités exigeantes avec coups de pouce.

La question du jour

How can I use a, some and any with food words?

Mon plan de travail

Le cours à lire · Countable or uncountable?

Some nouns are countable: an apple, two apples. Others are uncountable: water, bread, rice. They have no plural. Use some in positive sentences: some eggs, some milk. Use any in negative sentences and questions: Is there any sugar? There aren't any lemons.

Document 1 · Rosie's Café

Document written for the lesson (model text).

Welcome to Rosie's Café in Brighton. This morning, the cook needs some eggs, some flour and some milk for the pancakes. There aren't any bananas left, but there are some apples. Is there any butter? Yes, there is a big box in the fridge.

Source : Model text written for the lesson.

Pour bien lire ce document :

eggs, apples, bananas = countable (plural). flour, milk, butter = uncountable (no plural). some = positive sentence. any = question or negative sentence.

Document 2 · Video of the week: Countable and uncountable nouns: The Grammar Gameshow Episode 27

Video by BBC Learning English (online, free access).

Watch the video once without subtitles, then again with English subtitles. Note three useful words or phrases.

Source : BBC Learning English, Countable and uncountable nouns: The Grammar Gameshow Episode 27 (YouTube).

Activité 1 · Understand

10 min
Essentiel

Supports : Document 1

Capacité travaillée : Understand a document and notice how the language works.

Consigne :

Read document 1 and answer.

  1. What does document 1 show about the point of the lesson (Countable or uncountable?)?

Ce qui est attendu (5 pts) : Understanding

Activité 2 · Practise

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Lesson, document 1

Consigne :

Complete with a, some or any.

  1. There is ___ milk in the fridge.
  2. Is there ___ sugar?
  3. I'd like ___ (an / some / any) orange, please.
  4. We haven't got ___ tomatoes.
  5. Can I have ___ (some / a / any) water, please?

Ce qui est attendu (7 pts) : Exercise

Activité 3 · Produce (writing)

15 min
Travail à rendre

Supports : Lesson sheet

Consigne :

You work in a café kitchen. Write 5 sentences: what there is and what there isn't in the fridge today. Sentence starters: There is some… · There are some… · There isn't any… / There aren't any…

Ce qui est attendu (8 pts) : Production

Trace écrite · document à compléter (papier ou ENT)

Complète la trace écrite avec les mots de la banque, puis recopie-la dans ton cahier.

anycountablesome

Some nouns are _________: an apple, two apples. Others are uncountable: water, bread, rice. They have no plural. Use ______ in positive sentences: some eggs, some milk. Use ______ in negative sentences and questions: Is there any sugar? There aren't any lemons.

Séance 2 · How much? How many?

60 min

Séance approfondie : cours développé, documents sourcés, activités exigeantes avec coups de pouce.

La question du jour

How can I ask about quantities and prices?

Mon plan de travail

Le cours à lire · How much? How many?

Ask How many with countable nouns: How many sandwiches? Ask How much with uncountable nouns: How much cheese? To ask a price, say: How much is it? How much are they? Useful words: a lot of, a little, a few, a bottle of, a packet of.

Document 1 · At the counter

Document written for the lesson (model text).

Customer. Good morning. How much are the muffins? Assistant. They're two pounds fifty each. Customer. OK. I'd like three muffins and a bottle of water, please. Assistant. Sure. Anything else? Customer. How much orange juice is there in the big glass? Assistant. Half a litre. That's nine pounds fifty in total.

Source : Model text written for the lesson.

Pour bien lire ce document :

How much are the muffins? = the price. How many muffins? = the number. How much juice? = the quantity (uncountable).

Activité 1 · Understand

10 min
Essentiel

Supports : Document 1

Capacité travaillée : Understand a document and notice how the language works.

Consigne :

Read document 1 and answer.

  1. What does document 1 show about the point of the lesson (How much? How many?)?

Ce qui est attendu (5 pts) : Understanding

Activité 2 · Practise

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Lesson, document 1

Consigne :

Choose How much or How many.

  1. ___ (How many / How much) eggs do we need?
  2. ___ (How much / How many) milk is there?
  3. How much ___ (is / are) this sandwich?
  4. How ___ (much / many) are the apples? → One pound a kilo.
  5. I need a ___ (bottle / packet) of water.

Ce qui est attendu (7 pts) : Exercise

Activité 3 · Produce (speaking)

15 min
Travail à rendre

Supports : Lesson sheet

Consigne :

Record a short dialogue in a shop. You are the assistant and the customer: ask 3 questions with How much or How many. Sentence starters: Good morning, can I help you? · How much is…? / How many… would you like? · That's… pounds, please.

Ce qui est attendu (8 pts) : Production

Trace écrite · document à compléter (papier ou ENT)

Complète la trace écrite avec les mots de la banque, puis recopie-la dans ton cahier.

How manyHow muchis

Ask ________ with countable nouns: How many sandwiches? Ask ________ with uncountable nouns: How much cheese? To ask a price, say: How much ______ it? How much are they? Useful words: a lot of, a little, a few, a bottle of, a packet of.

Séance 3 · Taking an order in a café

60 min

Séance approfondie : cours développé, documents sourcés, activités exigeantes avec coups de pouce.

La question du jour

How can I take an order politely and read a menu?

Mon plan de travail

Le cours à lire · Taking an order in a café

To take an order, say: Are you ready to order? What would you like? Would you like anything to drink? The customer answers: I'll have…, Could I have…? At the end: Here you are. Enjoy your meal!

Document 1 · Taking an order

Document written for the lesson (model text).

Waiter. Hello, are you ready to order? Customer. Yes. I'll have the tomato soup and a cheese sandwich, please. Waiter. Would you like anything to drink? Customer. Could I have a glass of apple juice? Waiter. Of course. Anything else? Customer. No, thank you. Waiter. Here you are. Enjoy your meal!

Source : Model text written for the lesson.

Pour bien lire ce document :

The waiter uses polite questions: Are you ready to order? Would you like…? The customer says I'll have… and Could I have…?

Activité 1 · Understand

10 min
Essentiel

Supports : Document 1

Capacité travaillée : Understand a document and notice how the language works.

Consigne :

Read document 1 and answer.

  1. What does document 1 show about the point of the lesson (Taking an order in a café)?

Ce qui est attendu (5 pts) : Understanding

Activité 2 · Practise

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Lesson, document 1

Consigne :

Complete the dialogue.

  1. Are you ready to ___?
  2. Would you like anything to ___?
  3. ___ (I'll / I will to / I am) have the soup, please.
  4. ___ (Could / Do / Are) I have some water?
  5. Here you ___. Enjoy your meal!

Ce qui est attendu (7 pts) : Exercise

Activité 3 · Produce (writing)

15 min
Travail à rendre

Supports : Lesson sheet

Consigne :

Write a menu for a small café: 3 dishes and 3 drinks with prices. Then write the dialogue of one order. Sentence starters: Today's menu: … · Are you ready to order? · I'll have… / Could I have…?

Ce qui est attendu (8 pts) : Production

Trace écrite · document à compléter (papier ou ENT)

Complète la trace écrite avec les mots de la banque, puis recopie-la dans ton cahier.

aredrinkorder

To take an order, say: Are you ready to ______? What would you like? Would you like anything to ______? The customer answers: I'll have…, Could I have…? At the end: Here you ______. Enjoy your meal!

Fiche à trous · je complète

Complète le texte avec les mots de la banque (sur papier ou dans le document de l'ENT).

countableHow manyHow muchorder

Some nouns are _________: an apple, two apples.

Ask ________ with countable nouns: How many sandwiches?

To take an order, say: Are you ready to ______?

Ask ________ with uncountable nouns: How much cheese?

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