Teach French food culture with this comprehensive French cuisine unit featuring printable and digital activities. Students explore everyday food, fast food in France, haute cuisine, restaurants, menus, dining customs, recipes, grocery shopping, and specialty food shops.

Selected bilingual readings make French culture in English and French accessible to students at different proficiency levels. Use the English versions for cultural understanding and support, or use the French versions for reading comprehension and language practice.

This bundle goes beyond basic foods such as sandwiches, hamburgers, pizza, and fries. Students investigate what people actually eat in France, from street food and takeout to formal dining and haute cuisine.

PRINTABLE READINGS AND CULTURE MATERIALS

• One-page article about fast food, street food, and takeout in France
• One-page article about haute cuisine
• French and English versions of both articles
• Infographic explaining the order of courses and dining etiquette in France
• Resource page with clickable links for further exploration

PRINTABLE STUDENT ACTIVITIES

• Internet research activity about French fast food
• Internet research activity about higher-end French cuisine
• French menu-reading activity
• Menu-creation project
• Project rubric

FRENCH FOOD POSTERS

Decorate your classroom or support vocabulary learning with 14 printable 8-by-10 posters. The posters feature familiar French foods as well as foods commonly found throughout modern France, including:

• Ratatouille
• Mousse au chocolat
• Croissants
• Kebab
• Couscous
• Additional French food and cuisine examples

DIGITAL READINGS AND ACTIVITIES

• Article about fast food and everyday food in French and English
• Article about haute cuisine in French and English
• English article about reading a French menu
• Fast-food-in-France activity
• Restaurant-search activity
• French menu-creation activity with rubric
• French recipe-reading activity
• Vocabulary-matching activity
• Grocery-shopping-in-France activity
• French menu-reading activity
• Specialty-food-shop matching activity
• Online restaurant-review activity
• Additional linked cultural resources

STUDENTS WILL PRACTICE

• Reading French cultural texts
• Comparing everyday food and haute cuisine
• Interpreting French menus and recipes
• Researching restaurants and food in France
• Applying vocabulary in practical contexts
• Creating a menu in French
• Exploring dining culture in France
• Recognizing the diversity of contemporary French cuisine

USE THIS FRENCH FOOD CULTURE UNIT FOR

• A French food or cuisine unit
• French cultural studies
• Reading comprehension
• Print or digital learning
• Independent research
• Project-based learning
• Substitute plans
• Enrichment activities
• Classroom displays
• Supplementing a textbook food chapter

Please review the preview for exact print and digital contents, student language level, required internet links, and which readings or activities are available in French, English, or both.