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1.6 Interactive speaking Vocabulary Turn taking Intonation Nonverbal communication

French · Grade 8 · 3 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • Kitchen verbs: cuire, bouillir, rôtir, frire; also ajouter, mélanger, couper
  • Ingredients with the partitive: du sel, du piment, de l'eau, de l'huile, du maïs, des légumes, du thé
  • Utensils: une cuillère, une tasse, une assiette, une casserole, une poêle
  • Recipe sentences: Faire bouillir de l'eau, Frire les oignons, Ajouter du sel
  • Turn-taking in kitchen talk: À toi, J'ai fini, Un moment, s'il te plaît
  • Kenyan meals described with French structures: maize meal (ugali), greens (sukuma), tea (chai) - local names kept, French words taught

What you will be able to do

  • respond to questions and prompts about kitchen work to show comprehension and engagement
  • use vocabulary and expressions appropriately, including turn-taking phrases, in oral interactions
  • exhibit confidence to contribute actively in conversations about meal preparation

Key questions

“How do you ensure proper turn taking while talking?”

Lessons

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  1. Cuire, bouillir, rôtir, frire
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Name the four kitchen verbs and the utensils and ingredients that go with them.
  2. Faire bouillir, frire, ajouter
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Give and follow three recipe instructions, and describe a Kenyan meal with French structures without faking French food names.
  3. À toi : taking turns in the kitchen
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Run a kitchen dialogue with proper turn-taking: one step, a pause, À toi, and no overlapping voices.