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Traduire un menu

Translating out of French is not word-swapping. You have to keep the meaning and make it sound like real English.

Part of your national curriculum
  • Writing: Translate short written text from the foreign language into English, conveying meaning accurately

Lesson overview

What you'll learn in this lesson

Translate short written text from the foreign language into English, conveying meaning accurately

Key learning points

  • • Food vocabulary worth owning
  • • Watch the false friends
  • • Translate the meaning, not the words

This lesson at a glance

  • 25 minutes
  • 16 parts to scroll through
  • 4 quick checks
  • Marked quiz at the end
  • Gentle pace: short sittings with pauses

Words to know

translatewrittenforeignlanguageenglish

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Watch first

Traduire un menu

An English teaching video on this topic from Pearson UK & International Schools. Watch it, then scroll down for the lesson.

In a nutshell

Translate short written text from the foreign language into English, conveying meaning accurately

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Learning cycle

Part 2 of 16

Learning cycle 1 of 2

Part 1 · Food vocabulary worth owning

A short piece of teaching, then a check to make sure it has landed.

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Explore the idea

Part 3 of 16

Learn

Food vocabulary worth owning

le poulet (chicken), le poisson (fish), le jambon (ham), les légumes (vegetables), les haricots verts (green beans), le fromage (cheese), la glace (ice cream), un plat (a dish), une entrée (a starter).

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Explore the idea

Part 4 of 16

Learn

Watch the false friends

une librairie is a bookshop, not a library. Le pain is bread, not pain. La monnaie is change, not money in general. Sensible means sensitive. If a translation suddenly sounds strange, suspect a false friend.

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Quick check

Part 5 of 16

Quick check

'Une librairie' is a...

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Quick check

Part 6 of 16

Quick check

Translate 'les haricots verts'.

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Reset break

Part 7 of 16

Pause

That's sitting 1 of 2 done

Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.

Stop here for now
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Learning cycle

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Learning cycle 2 of 2

Part 2 · Translate the meaning, not the words

A short piece of teaching, then a check to make sure it has landed.

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Explore the idea

Part 9 of 16

Learn

Translate the meaning, not the words

'Poulet rôti accompagné de haricots verts' word-for-word is 'roast chicken accompanied by green beans'. Natural English: 'Roast chicken with green beans.' Keep every piece of information, but let the English breathe.

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Quick check

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Quick check

'Soupe de légumes maison' is best translated as...

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Quick check

Part 11 of 16

Quick check

'La glace' on a dessert menu means...

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Explore the idea

Part 12 of 16

Worked example

Worked translation

French: 'Entrée : soupe de légumes maison. Plat : poisson grillé avec des pommes de terre. Dessert : glace à la vanille.' English: 'Starter: homemade vegetable soup. Main: grilled fish with potatoes. Dessert: vanilla ice cream.' Note maison = homemade, not 'house'.

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Challenge round

Part 13 of 16

Game · Sort it

Which of these are true?

Drag each card into the right column. Tap a card first if dragging is fiddly.

True

Not true

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Challenge round

Part 14 of 16

Game · Fill the gaps

Finish the sentences

Choose the word that belongs in each gap.

Natural ____: 'Roast chicken with green beans.' Keep every piece of information, but let the English breathe.

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Mastery quiz

Part 15 of 16

Marked quiz

End of lesson quiz: Traduire un menu

4 questions, marked with the reasoning shown. No timer.

  1. 1. Translate into English: 'Soupe de légumes maison.'

  2. 2. 'Une librairie' is a...

  3. 3. Translate 'les haricots verts'.

  4. 4. 'Soupe de légumes maison' is best translated as...

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Lesson round-up

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Lesson round-up

Ready when you are

Quiz score

Not sat

Games

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Points this lesson

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Best run

0 in a row

Luna: 0 out of 4 on the practice checks. Only if you feel up to it — one more?

Ask Luna

Do the work

Your written work for this lesson

This is the part you'd do in your book at school. Pick the pieces below, write here or on paper, and photograph anything you draw or work out.

Extract

Une journée à Lyon

Samedi matin, je me lève à sept heures et demie. Je prends le petit déjeuner avec ma sœur — du pain, du beurre et un chocolat chaud. Ensuite, nous prenons le bus jusqu'au centre-ville.

J'aime beaucoup Lyon parce qu'il y a un grand marché près du fleuve. Ma sœur préfère les magasins, mais moi, je préfère le marché : c'est moins cher et c'est plus intéressant. À midi, nous mangeons un sandwich au parc.

L'après-midi, il commence à pleuvoir, alors nous rentrons à la maison en tram. Le soir, je fais mes devoirs et je regarde un film avec mes parents.

Original text written for Good Learning Co.

Reading questions

  1. In English, say what the writer does in the morning, at midday and in the evening.
  2. Find the phrases that give an opinion and a reason, and copy them out.
  3. Write 8–10 sentences about your own Saturday, using at least three phrases from the text.

  • Written practice

    Writing

    Write the sentences out in the language, then translate them back into English.

    8–10 sentences

  • Vocabulary page

    Working out

    Copy the new words, cover them, and test yourself. Note the ones you keep missing.

    15 words

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