Cours à distance · Bac Pro

English · Seconde professionnelle · CEFR B1

Week 7 Food, shops and quantities

By Friday, you can talk about food, ask for quantities and order in a café.

Everyday and professional situations: shopping, food and customer service (B1).

Everything is in English. Need help? Read the worked example, listen to the model, then try again.

This week: 3 lessons

  1. Lesson 1 · Countable or uncountable? 35 min
  2. Lesson 2 · How much? How many? 35 min
  3. Lesson 3 · Taking an order in a café 40 min

One lesson a day is enough: for example Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

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Lesson 1 · 35 min

Countable or uncountable?

Objective

Use a, some and any with food words.

The lesson

Some nouns are countable: an apple, two apples. Others are uncountable: water, bread, rice. They have no plural. Use some in positive sentences: some eggs, some milk. Use any in negative sentences and questions: Is there any sugar? There aren't any lemons.

Worked example

Welcome to Rosie's Café in Brighton. This morning, the cook needs some eggs, some flour and some milk for the pancakes. There aren't any bananas left, but there are some apples. Is there any butter? Yes, there is a big box in the fridge.

Listen to the model

eggs, apples, bananas = countable (plural). flour, milk, butter = uncountable (no plural). some = positive sentence. any = question or negative sentence.

Practise: self-correcting exercises

Complete with a, some or any.

  1. There is milk in the fridge.
  2. Is there sugar?
  3. I'd like orange, please.
  4. We haven't got tomatoes.
  5. Can I have water, please?

Your turn: a small production

Write

You work in a café kitchen. Write 5 sentences: what there is and what there isn't in the fridge today.

Sentence starters: There is some… · There are some… · There isn't any… / There aren't any…

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Worksheet to complete (paper or ENT)

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Cours à distance · Bac Pro · Seconde · English · Week 7 · Lesson 1

Countable or uncountable?

Use a, some and any with food words.

1. Complete the lesson with the words in the box.

any · countable · some

Some nouns are : an apple, two apples. Others are uncountable: water, bread, rice. They have no plural. Use in positive sentences: some eggs, some milk. Use in negative sentences and questions: Is there any sugar? There aren't any lemons.

2. Exercises: fill in the blanks or circle the right answer.

  1. There is milk in the fridge.
  2. Is there sugar?
  3. I'd like ( some / an / any ) orange, please.
  4. We haven't got tomatoes.
  5. Can I have ( any / a / some ) water, please?

3. You work in a café kitchen. Write 5 sentences: what there is and what there isn't in the fridge today.

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Lesson 2 · 35 min

How much? How many?

Objective

Ask about quantities and prices.

The lesson

Ask How many with countable nouns: How many sandwiches? Ask How much with uncountable nouns: How much cheese? To ask a price, say: How much is it? How much are they? Useful words: a lot of, a little, a few, a bottle of, a packet of.

Worked example

Customer: Good morning. How much are the muffins?

Assistant: They're two pounds fifty each.

Customer: OK. I'd like three muffins and a bottle of water, please.

Assistant: Sure. Anything else?

Customer: How much orange juice is there in the big glass?

Assistant: Half a litre. That's nine pounds fifty in total.

Listen to the model

How much are the muffins? = the price. How many muffins? = the number. How much juice? = the quantity (uncountable).

Practise: self-correcting exercises

Choose How much or How many.

  1. eggs do we need?
  2. milk is there?
  3. How much this sandwich?
  4. How are the apples? → One pound a kilo.
  5. I need a of water.

Your turn: a small production

Speak and record

Record a short dialogue in a shop. You are the assistant and the customer: ask 3 questions with How much or How many.

Sentence starters: Good morning, can I help you? · How much is…? / How many… would you like? · That's… pounds, please.

Use the voice recorder of your phone. Listen once, then record again if you want. Name the file as explained below.

Worksheet to complete (paper or ENT)

Print it, or copy it into your notebook. You can also complete it on a computer and upload it.

Name: Class: Date:

Cours à distance · Bac Pro · Seconde · English · Week 7 · Lesson 2

How much? How many?

Ask about quantities and prices.

1. Complete the lesson with the words in the box.

How many · How much · is

Ask with countable nouns: How many sandwiches? Ask with uncountable nouns: How much cheese? To ask a price, say: How much it? How much are they? Useful words: a lot of, a little, a few, a bottle of, a packet of.

2. Exercises: fill in the blanks or circle the right answer.

  1. ( How much / How many ) eggs do we need?
  2. ( How many / How much ) milk is there?
  3. How much ( are / is ) this sandwich?
  4. How ( many / much ) are the apples? → One pound a kilo.
  5. I need a ( bottle / packet ) of water.

3. Record a short dialogue in a shop. You are the assistant and the customer: ask 3 questions with How much or How many.

Take a clear photo of this sheet and upload it on the ENT. · Madame Carole Paoli Pompougnac · IP

Lesson 3 · 40 min

Taking an order in a café

Objective

Take an order politely and read a menu.

The lesson

To take an order, say: Are you ready to order? What would you like? Would you like anything to drink? The customer answers: I'll have…, Could I have…? At the end: Here you are. Enjoy your meal!

Worked example

Waiter: Hello, are you ready to order?

Customer: Yes. I'll have the tomato soup and a cheese sandwich, please.

Waiter: Would you like anything to drink?

Customer: Could I have a glass of apple juice?

Waiter: Of course. Anything else?

Customer: No, thank you.

Waiter: Here you are. Enjoy your meal!

Listen to the model

The waiter uses polite questions: Are you ready to order? Would you like…? The customer says I'll have… and Could I have…?

Practise: self-correcting exercises

Complete the dialogue.

  1. Are you ready to ?
  2. Would you like anything to ?
  3. have the soup, please.
  4. I have some water?
  5. Here you . Enjoy your meal!

Your turn: a small production

Write

Write a menu for a small café: 3 dishes and 3 drinks with prices. Then write the dialogue of one order.

Sentence starters: Today's menu: … · Are you ready to order? · I'll have… / Could I have…?

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Worksheet to complete (paper or ENT)

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Name: Class: Date:

Cours à distance · Bac Pro · Seconde · English · Week 7 · Lesson 3

Taking an order in a café

Take an order politely and read a menu.

1. Complete the lesson with the words in the box.

are · drink · order

To take an order, say: Are you ready to ? What would you like? Would you like anything to ? The customer answers: I'll have…, Could I have…? At the end: Here you . Enjoy your meal!

2. Exercises: fill in the blanks or circle the right answer.

  1. Are you ready to ?
  2. Would you like anything to ?
  3. ( I will to / I am / I'll ) have the soup, please.
  4. ( Are / Do / Could ) I have some water?
  5. Here you . Enjoy your meal!

3. Write a menu for a small café: 3 dishes and 3 drinks with prices. Then write the dialogue of one order.

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