Au restaurant

C’est combien ?Les euros

Ça fait combien ?

• The French, as part of the European Union, use the Euro as currency.

• The Euro is divided into paper denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, and 500

• Euro coins come in 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 cent denominations.

• There are 1 and 2 euro coins, as well.

Asking How Much Something Costs

• C’est combien ?–How much is it?

• Ça fait combien?–That makes how much?

• Combien coûte ?–How much does this cost ?

? €

Responses• C’est combien ?–C’est trois francs.

• Ça fait combien ? –Ça fait trois francs.

• Combien coûte le sandwich ?– Il coûte cinq euros.

• Combien coûte la pizza ?–Elle coûte cinq euros,

aussi.

3 €

5 €

Lending Money• prêter = to lend

• Prête-moi = Lend me– Prête-moi 30 euros, s’il te plaît.

Ou prête moi plus, comme 200 euros !

Activité : Au Restaurant- Get into your teams- Two of you will be servers, two of you will be guests- Look over the menu (la carte), and use it to make a

script for a short skit- Your skit must include

- an order made by both guests- the reading back of the guests’ orders by one of the

servers- the other server bringing out the orders and stating

the names of the items- The original server returning, asking if everything is

alright (Vous trouvez les repas bons ? Ça vous plaît ?)

- The guests answering in the affirmative- The guests asking for the check (L’addition, s’il vous

plaît !)- The second server coming over with the bill- The guests will pay (Voici ____ euros, mademoiselle.)- The server will thank them