Description
What is this course about?
You won’t get far in a French-speaking country without being able to talk about food and drink, particularly given that mealtime is often sacred in French culture. In the third course in this series, Ann Williams—a Professor of French at the Metropolitan State University of Denver and winner of multiple academic awards—takes you through breakfast and lunch, showing you how to express hunger and thirst, how to order, and how to use the necessary vocabulary to enjoy your meal.
Note: This course was created by The Great Courses. We are pleased to host this training in our library.
Objectives
What will I be able to do by the end of this course?
- Demonstrate the ability to use irregular French verbs related to food and drink.
- Apply French vocabulary and expressions to describe and discuss meals and food preferences.
- Discuss cultural differences in mealtimes and eating habits between French and American cultures.
- Demonstrate proper etiquette and language usage when dining with a French family.
- Practice counting and calculating in a foreign language while shopping for food.
- Understand cultural questions related to food and shopping in a foreign country.
- Utilize vocabulary and verbs related to buying food and running errands in a foreign language.
- Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate and navigate the process of paying for groceries in a foreign country.
- Recognize and use inversion in information questions in French.
- Use the conditional mood to politely express preferences and desires in French.
- Pronounce nasal vowels correctly in French.
- Understand and use common vocabulary differences in Canadian French.
Audience
Who is this course for?
- Travelers to French-speaking regions
- Language enthusiasts and learners
- International business professionals
- Individuals working in multicultural teams
