Cooking and baking
Cuisine et pâtisserie
- Basic ingredients for cooking
- Expressing obligations
- Modal verbs: "Devoir, Falloir, Pouvoir, Vouloir"
This French lesson on Cooking and Baking focuses on the modal verbs devoir, falloir, pouvoir, and vouloir while teaching vocabulary related to ingredients and kitchen instructions. It includes practical dialogues and exercises to help learners express obligations, possibilities, and desires in everyday culinary contexts.
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 2: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 3: Cluster the words
Instruction: Sort the following words according to whether they are kitchen ingredients or expressions to talk about obligation.
Ingrédients de cuisine
Expressions d'obligation
Exercise 4: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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Le sel
The salt
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L'ingrédient
The ingredient
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La farine
Flour
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Fait maison
Homemade
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Le poivre
The pepper
Exercice 5: Conversation exercise
Instruction:
- Explain each step of baking pancakes. (Explain each step of baking pancakes. )
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Il est nécessaire de cuire le beurre. It is necessary to cook the butter. |
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Nous devons ajouter le beurre et le sucre. We must add the butter and the sugar. |
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Vous devez ajouter l'huile et le beurre au mélange. You have to add the oil and the butter to the mixture. |
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Vous devez mélanger les œufs, le lait et le sel. You have to mix the eggs, the milk and the salt. |
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Faites cuire les crêpes dans la poêle. Cook the pancakes in the pan. |
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Mangez les crêpes, bon appétit ! Eat the pancakes, enjoy your meal! |
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Exercise 6: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 7: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Je ____ acheter de la farine pour faire un gâteau.
(I ____ have to buy flour to make a cake.)2. Il ____ mélanger l’huile avec l’ail et le sel.
(You ____ have to mix the oil with the garlic and salt.)3. Nous ____ cuisiner ensemble ce soir après le travail.
(We ____ can cook together tonight after work.)4. Vous ____ goûter la recette maison que j’ai préparée ?
(You ____ want to taste the homemade recipe I prepared?)Exercise 8: Cooking and Market Obligations
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Cuisiner - Cook
Présent
- je cuisine
- tu cuisines
- il/elle cuisine
- nous cuisinons
- vous cuisinez
- ils/elles cuisinent
Devoir - Must
Présent
- je dois
- tu dois
- il/elle doit
- nous devons
- vous devez
- ils/elles doivent
Mettre - Put
Présent
- je mets
- tu mets
- il/elle met
- nous mettons
- vous mettez
- ils/elles mettent
Falloir - Need
Présent
- il faut
Pouvoir - Can
Présent
- je peux
- tu peux
- il/elle peut
- nous pouvons
- vous pouvez
- ils/elles peuvent
Exercise 9: Les verbes modaux : "Devoir, Falloir, Pouvoir, Vouloir"
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: Modal verbs: "Devoir, Falloir, Pouvoir, Vouloir"
Show translation Show answerspeux, pouvons, devons, doivent, dois, pouvez, veulent, faut
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A1.17.2 Grammaire
Les verbes modaux : "Devoir, Falloir, Pouvoir, Vouloir"
Modal verbs: "Devoir, Falloir, Pouvoir, Vouloir"
Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Cuisiner to cook Share Copied!
present
| French | English |
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| (je/j') cuisine | I cook |
| (tu) cuisines | you cook |
| (il/elle/on) cuisine | he/she/one cooks |
| (nous) cuisinons | we cook |
| (vous) cuisinez | You cook |
| (ils/elles) cuisinent | they cook |
Mettre to put Share Copied!
present
| French | English |
|---|---|
| (je/j') je/ j' mets | I put |
| tu mets | you put |
| il/elle/on met | He/she/one puts |
| nous mettons | we put |
| vous mettez | you put |
| ils/elles mettent | They put |
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Learn French Cooking and Baking Vocabulary and Modal Verbs
This lesson introduces you to a delightful French recipe, the brioche, while focusing on essential modal verbs used to express obligation, possibility, and desire. You will learn how to use verbs like devoir (must/should), falloir (have to/need to), pouvoir (can/may), and vouloir (want) in practical cooking and shopping scenarios.
Culinary Expressions and Ingredients
You will practice typical kitchen phrases such as Je dois acheter de la farine (I must buy flour), Il faut mélanger le sucre et les œufs (One has to mix sugar and eggs), and Peux-tu couper l'oignon ? (Can you cut the onion?). The lesson features vocabulary for essential ingredients like l'ail (garlic), l'huile (oil), l'oignon (onion), le sel (salt), le sucre (sugar), and la farine (flour).
Practice Through Dialogues
Engage in natural conversations simulating market shopping, kitchen preparations, and supermarket visits, all designed to reinforce your ability to express obligations and possibilities. Examples include negotiating grocery needs, explaining cooking steps, and discussing ingredient choices using modal verbs appropriately.
Interactive Exercises and Verb Tables
The lesson also offers exercises like multiple-choice verb conjugations and fill-in-the-blank mini-stories to solidify your understanding of verb usage in context. You'll find conjugation tables for verbs like cuisiner (to cook), devoir, mettre (to put), falloir, and pouvoir presented in the present tense.
Key Differences Between French and English Modal Verbs
Unlike English, French modal verbs often require specific subjects and have unique forms such as the impersonal falloir (only conjugated as il faut) to express necessity. For example, Il faut que tu achètes de la farine translates as "You need to buy flour," where the subject is impersonal. Useful phrases include Je dois... (I must...), Peux-tu... (Can you...), and Nous voulons... (We want...), which show direct action or request, typical in everyday French conversations regarding tasks or duties.
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