Learn about vegetables that are popular in France
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jason: Hi everyone, I’m Jason. |
| Ingrid: And I’m Ingrid! |
| Jason: 7! In this lesson, you'll learn 5 essential words related to Food &Drink |
| . These are five common vegetables in France. Hand picked. |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Jason: Ingrid, what’s our first word? |
| Ingrid: Pommes de terre |
| Jason: Potatoes |
| Ingrid: (slow) Pommes de terre (regular) Pommes de terre |
| Jason: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ingrid: Pommes de terre |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason: Potatoes are a basic ingredient for many French recipes, such as "gratin". |
| Jason: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ingrid: (normal) Les "French fries" sont sans doute les pommes de terre les plus connues dans le monde, mais en France on les appelle "les frites" |
| Jason: "French fries" are certainly the most famous potatoes in the world, but in France we call them "frites". |
| Ingrid: (slow) Les "French fries" sont sans doute les pommes de terre les plus connues dans le monde, mais en France on les appelle "les frites" |
| Jason: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Ingrid: Poireau |
| Jason: Leek |
| Ingrid: (slow) Poireau (regular) Poireau |
| Jason: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ingrid: Poireau |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason: Leeks are used in French cooking mostly for leek pies or leek soups. |
| Jason: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ingrid: (normal) En France, il est facile de trouver des poireaux au marché |
| Jason: In France, you can easily find leeks in traditional markets. |
| Ingrid: (slow) En France, il est facile de trouver des poireaux au marché |
| Jason: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Ingrid: Navet |
| Jason: Turnip |
| Ingrid: (slow) Navet (regular) Navet |
| Jason: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ingrid: Navet |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason: The turnip is an old vegetable, still commonly used in soups. |
| Jason: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ingrid: (normal) En général, les enfants détestent les navets en France |
| Jason: Children usually hate turnips in France |
| Ingrid: (slow) En général, les enfants détestent les navets en France |
| Jason: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Ingrid: Carotte |
| Jason: Carrot |
| Ingrid: (slow) Carotte (regular) Carotte |
| Jason: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ingrid: Carotte |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason: Carrots are one of the two main ingredients of the famous dish "boeuf-carottes", which mixes beef and slow-cooked carrots. |
| Jason: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ingrid: (normal) En France, on dit souvent que manger des carottes donne bonne mine |
| Jason: In France, we often say that eating carrots give people a healthy glow. |
| Ingrid: (slow) En France, on dit souvent que manger des carottes donne bonne mine |
| Jason: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Ingrid: Haricots verts |
| Jason: French beans |
| Ingrid: (slow) Haricots verts (regular) Haricots verts |
| Jason: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ingrid: Haricots verts |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason: French beans are the most common vegetable that you will find in hot dishes and salads. |
| Jason: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ingrid: (normal) C'est assez ennuyant d'écosser des haricots verts |
| Jason:Shelling French beans is quite boring. |
| Ingrid: (slow) C'est assez ennuyant d'écosser des haricots verts |
| QUIZ |
| Jason: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Ingrid will give you the French – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Ingrid: Pommes de terre |
| [pause]Jason: Potatoes |
| Ingrid: Poireau |
| [pause]Jason: Leek |
| Ingrid: Navet |
| [pause]Jason: Turnip |
| Ingrid: Carotte |
| [pause]Jason: Carrot |
| Ingrid: Haricots verts |
| [pause]Jason: French beans |
Outro |
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| Jason: There you have it – 5 common vegetables in France! Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Ingrid: À bientôt ! |
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