Qu’est-ce que tu aimes manger?

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LO: to use more complex structures to talk about your dietSTARTER: Put either du, de la, de l’ or des in front of the following food items.

1.____ poisson 10. ____ jus d’orange2.____ viande 11. ____ vin3.____ légumes 12. ____ fromage4.____ lait 13. ____ pomme5.____ eau 14. ____ salade6.____ céréales 15. ____ chocolat chaud7.____ yaourt 16. ____ jambon8. ____ gâteau 17. ____ haricots verts9. ____ thé 18. ____ noix

“ Je mange le fruit tous les jours mais je ne mange jamais la salade car je la déteste”

I eat fruit every day but I never eat salad as I hate it.

Can you write your own sentence following the

same pattern?

Je mange souvent du chocolat, bien que c’est malsain, parce que je l’aime beaucoup.I often eat chocolate, even though it is unhealthy, because I really like it.

Object pronouns – What are they?

Object pronouns are used in place of an object/person. Therefore if an object is masculine and singular, it will be replaced by "le" or if feminine and singular "la", etc. If you are talking about more than one thing you will need to use “les” as it is plural.

L’IMPARFAIT – The Imperfect Tense

You use this tense in French to talk about what you used to do.

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You need to add the following endings to make the imperfect: - ais

- ais

- ait

- ions

-aientYou will need to learn the following:

Je mangeais il / elle mangeait

J’étais il/ elle était

Je buvais il / elle buvait

1. Qu’est ce que tu manges/bois normalement pendant la journée?

KEY IDEAS

Use 3rd person verbs to talk about other people too

Je mange… tandis que ma soeur n’aime pas manger…

Use time phrases to say how often you eat

Normally never

Sometimes always

Si je suis pressé, je prends…

Si je ne suis pas pressé …

Si je suis en retard, je prends…

I eat… whereas my sister doesn’t like to eat…

D’habitude

quelquefois

ne… jamais

toujours

If I’m in a hurry, I have…

If I’m not in a hurry

If I’m late, I have

2. Est-ce que tu mange sainemant? Pourquoi? Pourquoi pas?

KEY IDEAS

Use object pronouns

J’aime bien les frites mais je ne les mange parce qu’ils contiennent trop de matière grasse.

Use the comparative to say what is healthy and what is not

Je préfère manger le fruit parce que c’est plus sain que toujours manger les chips pendant la récrée.

I prefer to eat fruit because it is more healthy that always eating crisps at break time.

I like chips but I don’t eat them because they contain too much fat.

3. Qu’est-ce que tu mangeais quand tu étais plus jeune? KEY IDEAS

Use the imperfect to show you understand the question!

Quand j’étais plus jeune, je ne buvais jamais l’eau parce que je croyais que c’était mais maintenant je pense que c’est la meilleure chose!

When I was younger, I never drank water because I thought it was tasteless but now I think it is the best thing!