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Food and drink vocab challenge

Here is an exercise you could give Y10-11 pupils (intermediate) if they have been working on the theme of food and drink. Incidentally the research suggests that using vocabulary in context like this is likely to make it more memorable. In addition this type of exercise requires some processing of grammar too, so you can argue it’s more productive than just learning from a list. Put another way, making the brain work a bit harder can lead to deeper knowledge of words and better retention in long-term memory.

First letters are given to help, but you can add more support for weaker classes. You could make up similar sentences for other areas of vocabulary.


1.​ Au petit déjeuner je prends des c___________ avec du lait.

2.​ J’adore le b________ bourguignon ; c’est mon plat préféré.

3.​ J’aime tous les fruits, mais celui que je préfère, c’est le p_______________

4.​ Je suis comme un lapin, j’adore les c_____________.

5.​ Il faut tout consommer avec modération. Il faut avoir un régime é_____________.

6.​ J’adore les fruits de mer. Par exemple, je mange souvent des h____________.

7.​ Je ne suis pas v______________. J’aime trop la viande.

8.​ Il ya un problème d’o____________ dans la société. Les jeunes mangent mal et ne font pas assez d’exercice.

9.​ J’aime manger du curry de temps en temps, mais je le trouve un peu trop p___________.

10.​ Je mange souvent du poisson. Par exemple j’adore une bonne t____________.

11.​ Monsieur ! Monsieur ! L’a___________, s’il vous plaît.

12.​ Vous pouvez nous donne une c____________ d’eau, s’il vous plaît ?

13.​ Ce que j’aime le plus au bord de la mer, c’est les m__________ marinières.

14.​ Vous voulez une s____________ verte ou composée ?

15.​ Pour acheter un hamburger il faut aller dans un f_______-______.

16.​ Excusez-moi, monsieur. Quel est le p___________ du jour aujourd’hui ?

17.​ Vous voulez un café noir ou un café c__________ ?

18.​ J’aime bien la charcuterie. Alors, comme entrée je prends l’a_____________ de charcuterie.

19.​ Vous préférez la nourriture sucrée ou s________?

20.​ En Italie ils mangent beaucoup de pâtes, alors qu’en Chine ils préfèrent le r_______.




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