# French cooking class adventures

**Language:** French  
**CEFR Level:** A2  

> Master essential culinary vocabulary while practicing your listening and speaking on the go. Prepare to bake croissants and navigate local French markets with confidence.

**Setting:** Emily signs up for an immersive culinary workshop in Paris to perfect her pastry skills. She learns from Chef Antoine, discovering local ingredients and classic French techniques.

## Lessons

### 1. Enrolling in the class

Emily arrives at the culinary school in Paris to confirm her registration and get her schedule.

**Vocabulary:**
- l'inscription (registration)
- le cours de cuisine (cooking class)
- le niveau (level)
- le tablier (apron)
- débutant (beginner)
- s'inscrire (to enroll)

**Objectives:**
- Ask about class schedules
- Confirm a reservation

### 2. Exploring the local market

Chef Antoine takes the class to a local Parisian market to select fresh ingredients.

**Vocabulary:**
- le marché (market)
- les légumes (vegetables)
- frais (fresh)
- la viande (meat)
- le marchand (merchant)
- choisir (to choose)

**Objectives:**
- Identify fresh produce
- Ask about ingredient origins

### 3. Kitchen tools and prep

Back in the kitchen, the students familiarize themselves with the equipment and start prepping.

**Vocabulary:**
- le couteau (knife)
- la planche à découper (cutting board)
- la poêle (frying pan)
- le four (oven)
- couper (to cut)
- la recette (recipe)

**Objectives:**
- Name basic kitchen utensils
- Follow simple preparation steps

### 4. Baking French pastries

The class learns the delicate art of making traditional croissants and sweet pastries.

**Vocabulary:**
- la farine (flour)
- le beurre (butter)
- la pâte (dough)
- le sucre (sugar)
- mélanger (to mix)
- cuire (to bake)

**Objectives:**
- Discuss baking times
- Express quantities

### 5. Tasting and feedback

Everyone sits down to taste their creations and share opinions on the multi-course meal.

**Vocabulary:**
- la dégustation (tasting)
- délicieux (delicious)
- salé (salty)
- sucré (sweet)
- le goût (taste)
- goûter (to taste)

**Objectives:**
- Give an opinion on food
- Describe flavors