MFL DVD ResourceTOPIC: FOOD

Bienvienue chez les Ch’tis

A comedy about a postmaster who is transferred from the Southof France to the North.

Excerpt from the film: 26:00 > 28:57Philippe wakes up in Antoine’s house after his first night up north.He goes down to the kitchen to enjoy a traditional northern breakfast.

Bienvienue chez les Ch’tis• It is fairly clear that the breakfast is not to Philippe’s taste, and the conflict that arises with the mother is not just about food.

• What else might be going on? How is this suggestedin this scene?

• Think of the worst breakfast you’ve ever had or the worst breakfast you can think of. Use as many adjectives,

intensifiers and comparisons as you want to describe the experience.

• Prepare a Powerpoint presentation for homework demonstrating

your worst breakfast experience (this could include photos of the actual food).

Bienvienue chez les Ch’tis

Bienvienue chez les Ch’tisExcerpt from the film: 01:18:59 > 01:21:46Julie and Philippe eat dinner with his colleagues after her arrival.

Bienvienue chez les Ch’tis• Choose one of the characters and describe their physical appearance (write a paragraph describing hair, eyes, height….)

• Il/Elle aime porter (describe what clothes he/ she likes wearing)

• Personnalité (describe his/her personality). Il/elle est:

irrationnel(le) équilibré(e) perspicace tendre serein(e)

hypersensible tourmenté(e) hésitant(e) timide

fragile intuitif(ve) réservé(e) résolu(e)

ingénieux(se) sentimental(e) passionné(e) audacieux

méticuleux(se) souriant(e) responsable enthousiaste

déprimé(e)

• Petits Plaisirs: …aime (write two things that this character might like doing)

Bienvienue chez les Ch’tis• Describe what you’re meant to think might be on the menu.

• Talk about how you felt about the dining experience, imagining you are Julie talking to a friend in the South of

France.

• Think about your description in terms of appearance, smell and taste.

Couscous

This film is set amongst the North African communityin the Mediterranean port of Sète.

Excerpt from the film: 36:04 > 36:35The family are at dinner.

Couscous• Food plays an important role in bringing the family together in this scene and gives us an insight into their culture. Does it resonate with you? What does it make you think?

• What is the family eating/drinking in the clip? Do you eat any of this sort of food at home? Is there any food from the clip you would (not) like to try? Why (not)?

• What do you eat/drink for a family meal at home?

Couscous• Match up the character with their role in the family (e.g. mother, sister, etc) and their age.

• Make a list of all the ingredients that go into a typical family meal you have at home. Alternatively, list those that go into your favourite meal.

• Use either the meal you watched in the clip or one you imagined and describe what it was like to taste each course/dish. Pay particular attention to using the correct vocabulary for the meals you describe and using a range of creative adjectives to describe them.

Joyeux Noël

Joyeux Noël is a film about the World War I Christmas truceof December 1914, depicted through the eyes of French,British and German soldiers.

Excerpt from the film: 39:50 > 41:56It’s Christmas eveand the three differenttrenches are preparingtheir ‘feast’ as theywould at home.

Joyeux Noël• The French: what do they do? What do they eat? What do they drink?

• The Scottish: what do they do? What do they eat? What do they drink?

• The Germans: what do they do? What do they eat? What do they drink?

• What symbolic objects of the three cultures do you see?

• In your opinion, which troops have the most fun?

• We see signs that say 'Froggyland’ and 'Rosbif land’: can you explain what these might mean?

Joyeux Noël• What was there on the menu? Rewrite the menus of the three festive meals using the products (food and drinks) of each nation:

For example:Repas de Noël allemand: du boudin, des saucisses,des choucroutes ……. (you continue)

• The Scottish soldiers sing "I'm dreaming of home." In pairs, write

the lyrics of a similar song for the French. Begin: “Je rêve de la maison…” If you learn German, try writing a German version,

too.

Le Fils de l’Epicier

This is the story of the grocer’s son, Antoine Sforza,who reluctantly returns from the city to take his positionas the head of his estranged family in a rural village,as his father has had a stroke.

Excerpt from the film: 21:08 > 23:13Food shopping fromthe grocer’s van.

Le Fils de l’Epicier

Watch without subtitles first.

•List the foods mentioned in French

•Try to list a piece of French food and/or drink vocabulary for each letter of the alphabet (or for each colour of the rainbow).

Le Fils de l’Epicier• Does anything from this scene surprise you as a shopping experience? How would you feel about this type of food shopping? What are the pros and cons?

• Where do you and your family buy food from? What are the benefits of supermarkets / markets / local shops?