Une Recette Simple (A Simple Recipe)

Learning ObjectivesIdentify cooking ingredients and actions.Understand simple, step-by-step instructions.Use verbs ending in -er in the present tense.Use partitive articles like du (some) [doo], de la (some) [duh la], and des (some) [day].Imagine you want to make a delicious snack for your family! 🍓🍌 It's easy with a recipe. In this lesson, we'll learn how to read and follow simple cooking instructions. Allons-y! (Let's go!) [ah-LOHN-zee]!Real-Life ApplicationsHelping your parents in the kitchen.Making a simple snack for yourself or your friends.Reading simple recipes in a cookbook or online.

French TermWhat it MeansExample in a Sentencela recette (f.) [la ruh-SET]The instructions for making a dish.Voici la recette du gâteau. (Here is the recipe for the cake.) [vwa-SEE la ruh-SET doo ga-TOH].l'ingrédient (m.) [lan-gray-dee-AHN]The food you use in a recipe.La pomme est un ingrédient. (The apple is an ingredient.) [la puhm eh uhn an-gray-dee-AHN]. 🍎ajouter (v.) [ah-zhoo-TAY]To put something with something else.J'ajoute du sucre. (I add some sugar.) [zhah-ZHOOT doo SOO-kruh].mélanger (v.) [may-lahn-ZHAY]To combine things together.Tu mélanges les fruits dans le bol. (You mix the fruits in the bowl.) [too may-LAHNZH lay frwee dahn luh bohl].couper (v.) [koo-PAY]To divide something with a knife.Il coupe la banane. (He cuts the banana.) [eel KOOP la ba-NAHN]. 🔪le bol (m.) [luh bohl]...

1. Present Tense of -er VerbsRule: For verbs that end in -er, like couper (to cut) [koo-PAY], mélanger (to mix) [may-lahn-ZHAY], and ajouter (to add) [ah-zhoo-TAY], we change the ending of the verb depending on the subject.je (I) takes -e (e.g., je coupe (I cut) [zhuh koop])tu (you) takes -es (e.g., tu coupes (you cut) [too koop])il/elle (he/she) takes -e (e.g., il/elle coupe (he/she cuts) [eel/el koop])nous (we) takes -ons (e.g., nous coupons (we cut) [noo koo-POHN])vous (you all/formal) takes -ez (e.g., vous coupez (you cut) [voo koo-PAY])ils/elles (they) takes -ent (e.g., ils/elles coupent (they cut) [eel/el koop])2. Partitive Articles (Saying 'Some')Rule: We use partitive articles to talk about an unspecified amount of something, like saying 'some' in English.du [doo] + masculine noun...