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Nouns - Food and Drink 02

GCSE Fast French food and drink nouns build stronger answers about meals and shopping. Practise more detailed menu and ingredient words, then use them in role plays and writing.

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Fascinating Fact:

le porc means “pork”, l’agneau means “lamb”.

In GCSE Fast French, this food and drink set often focuses on more specific ingredients and meal choices, like meat, cooking methods, and dishes you might see on a menu. Knowing these nouns helps you be precise when you talk about what you eat, what you buy, and what you prefer.

  • Ingredient: A food item used to make a meal, such as vegetables, meat, or spices.
  • Dish: A prepared food you might order or cook, often described with simple extra detail.
  • Ordering phrase: A short sentence pattern used to request food or drink politely, especially in role plays.
What food and drink topics come up most in GCSE French exams?

GCSE French often tests ordering in a café, shopping for food, describing meals at home, and giving opinions about healthy eating. You might also need vocabulary for ingredients and dishes to explain what you ate or what you would choose.

How can I describe a meal in GCSE French writing?

Describe a meal by naming what you had and when, then add one or two details, such as taste, portion size, or where you ate. Finish with an opinion and a reason, and include a connector to add another point.

How do I improve my GCSE French role play answers about food?

Improve food role play answers by learning quick, polite patterns for ordering and paying, then practising common follow-up questions. If you can add a preference or a small extra detail, your answers sound more natural and confident.

In each question you will be given a word or words in English. All you have to do is choose the French equivalent from the four choices offered.
1 .
Pancake
Le chou
Le citron
La crêpe
Les crudités
Le chou = cabbage
Le citron = lemon
Les crudités = raw chopped vegetables
2 .
Plum
La poire
La prune
Le poisson
La pomme de terre
La poire = pear
Le poisson = fish
La pomme de terre = potato
3 .
Peach
L’oignon
L’eau
L’escargot
La pêche
L’oignon = onion
L’eau = water
L’escargot = snail
La pêche can also = fishing
4 .
Milk
Le jambon
La carte
Le lait
Les légumes
Le jambon = ham
La carte = menu
Les légumes = vegetables
5 .
Rice
La saucisse
Le sel
Le serveur
Le riz
La saucisse = sausage
Le sel = salt
Le serveur = waiter
6 .
Starter
Les haricots verts
Le hors d’œuvre
La fraise
Les fruits de mer
Les haricots verts = green beans
La fraise = strawberry
Les fruits de mer = seafood
7 .
Plate / dish
L’assiette
L’ananas
Le repas
Le plat principal
L’ananas = pineapple
Le repas = meal
Le plat principal = main course
8 .
Beer
Le bœuf
Le canard
La cerise
La bière
Le bœuf = beef
Le canard = duck
La cerise = cherry
9 .
Sugar
Le thé
Le sucre
Les raisins
La glace
Le thé = tea
Les raisins = grapes
La glace = ice cream
10 .
Turkey
La dinde
Le thon
Le veau
Le yaourt
Le thon = tuna
Le veau = veal
Le yaourt = yoghurt
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Food and eating out in French

Author:  Graeme Haw

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