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Première Bac Pro BOULPAT

Offering Breads and Pastries

Offering Breads and Pastries

Première Bac Pro BOULPAT | Séance 2 | Durée : 2 × 55 min

Situation professionnelle: At the bakery , Maria presents breads and pastries, describes their texture and suggests when fruit tarts are . Tom, a trainee, observes her.

Compétences travaillées : EOI / CO / CE / EE / EOC

Grammar points / Points de grammaire : some / any – availability and absence

Aspects transversaux : politeness, teamwork, professional conduct

Aspects culturels : British bakery products and the words used to describe them to customers

Objectives

  • reuse polite service language to present bakery products
  • describe breads and pastries using precise professional vocabulary
  • use some / any to explain availability and handle a sold-out product
  • suggest and confirm the customers’ choices

Activity 1 – Discover a bakery menu - CE / EE (10 min)

Story: Tom and Sarah explore how a British bakery presents and describes its products.

FR : Ouvre le menu. Observe les pains et les pâtisseries, puis réponds aux questions.
Title : “Baker’s Seasonal Menu”
Source : GAIL’s Bakery – site officiel (Royaume-Uni)
Link : Ouvrir le document ↗
Date checked / Date de vérification : 13/09/2026

1. À qui ce document s’adresse-t-il et comment aide-t-il à choisir un produit ?

2. Compare les noms des pains au levain : quel ingrédient distingue « Mixed Olive Sourdough » ?

3. Dans « In Season », choisis une viennoiserie garnie. Relève deux ingrédients de sa garniture.

4. Repère deux mots décrivant une texture ou une composition. Explique en français comment ils aident le client à choisir.

Activity 2 – Getting ready to offer products - EE (5 min)

Story: Sarah asks Tom to reuse a polite expression and a product description before the service.

EN: Choose a bread or pastry from the menu. Offer it politely and describe one feature in two sentences.FR : Choisis un pain ou une pâtisserie du menu. Propose-le poliment et décris une caractéristique en deux phrases.

Useful language: Would you like…? / sourdough / buttery / filled with… / topped with…

Activity 3 – Word check before service - CE / EOC (8 min)

Story: Tom learns the words he needs to describe the products in the display and explain what is available.

EN: Match these bakery terms with their French meanings. Two answers are extra. Then listen and repeat.FR : Associe ces termes de boulangerie-pâtisserie à leur sens en français. Deux réponses sont en trop. Puis écoute et répète.
English word
French meaning
sourdough bread
a loaf / loaves
crust
crumb
flaky
filling
wholemeal
seeded
sold out

Activity 4 – Listening at the bakery - CO (10 min)

Story: Tom listens to Maria describe bakery products and suggest . Sarah helps him identify the customers’ final choices.

EN: Listen to the audio and tick the correct statements.FR : Écoute l’audio et coche les affirmations correctes.

Help / Aide : crisp = croustillant • soft = moelleux • suggest = proposer / conseiller

Audio - Activity 4

Activity 5 – A morning at the bakery - CE / EE (12 min)

EN: Read the text. Answer questions 1–5 in French.FR : Lis le texte. Réponds aux questions 1 à 5 en français.

A morning at the bakery

At the bakery , two customers look at the morning selection. Maria shows them some sourdough loaves, baguettes and almond croissants. The first customer asks, “Do you have any fruit tarts?” Maria checks the and replies, “We do not have any fruit tarts left. They are .” The customer still wants a pastry, so Maria suggests .

“Would you like some almond croissants ?” she asks. She describes their texture and . The customer chooses two. The second customer asks, “Do you have any ?” Maria replies, “Yes, we have some loaves.” She describes the and to help him choose. He orders one loaf and declines an extra baguette.

Before preparing the order, Maria repeats the products and quantities. Both customers confirm. Tom, the trainee, notices that she explains what is , describes the products and checks each choice. When a product is , she offers another product and gives the customer time to decide.

1. Quelle situation professionnelle Tom observe-t-il ? Précise le lieu et les personnes.

2. Quel problème survient, et quelle solution Maria propose-t-elle ?

3. Quels détails donnent envie de choisir le pain au levain ? Appuie-toi sur le texte.

4. Reconstitue la commande finale des deux clients.

5. Comment Maria aide-t-elle les clients à choisir ? Donne deux éléments.

6. Recopie une affirmation avec some et une question avec any. Dans le texte, souligne aussi une négation avec any.

Activity 6 – Some or any? - EE (15 min)

EN: Complete with some or any. Use Grammar Focus for help.FR : Complète avec some ou any. Aide-toi du Grammar Focus.
1. We have seeded loaves this morning.
2. Do you have wholemeal bread?
3. We do not have fruit tarts left.
4. The bakery has freshly baked sourdough bread.
5. Do you have almond croissants?
6. We do not have chocolate éclairs left.
7. Do you have loaves with a crisp crust?
8. Would you like flaky pastries?
9. Could I have sourdough bread, please?

Challenge

EN: Write a question with any and an answer with some about a bakery product.FR : Écris une question avec any et une réponse avec some sur un produit de boulangerie-pâtisserie.

Activity 7 – Complete and act! - EE / EOI (15 min)

EN: Complete the dialogue using each word or phrase once. Then act it out in threes.FR : Complète le dialogue avec les mots et expressions proposés, une seule fois chacun. Puis jouez-le à trois.
Baker
Good morning. We have some almond croissants. These are freshly baked.
Customer A
Do you have any ?
Baker
I’m sorry, we don’t have any fruit tarts left. They are .
Customer A
What would you suggest ?
Baker
Would you like some almond croissants? They are , with an almond .
Customer A
Yes, please. I’ll have two.
Baker
Of course. And for you?
Customer B
Do you have any ?
Baker
Yes, we have some loaves. They have a crisp and a soft .
Customer B
That sounds good. Could I have one , please?
Baker
Certainly. Would you like a baguette as well?
Customer B
No, thank you. Just the sourdough loaf.
Baker
So, two almond croissants for you and one sourdough loaf for you. Is that right?
Customer A
Yes, that’s right.
Customer B
Yes, thank you.
Baker
Thank you. I’ll your order now.

Challenge

EN: Act out the dialogue with different bakery products. Describe one feature and offer an alternative when a product is sold out.FR : Rejouez le dialogue avec d’autres produits. Décrivez une caractéristique et proposez une alternative en cas de rupture.

Activity 8 – Let’s recap! - EE / EOI (25 min)

EN: In threes, choose a situation. Prepare your dialogue, check the checklist, then act it out.FR : À trois, choisissez une situation. Préparez votre dialogue, vérifiez la checklist, puis jouez-le.

Sold-out tarts

Customer A: Ask for fruit tarts (sold out). Accept two almond croissants: flaky, almond filling.

Customer B: Ask about sourdough bread. Choose one loaf: crisp crust, soft crumb.

Bread choice

Customer A: Ask for wholemeal bread (sold out). Choose a seeded loaf instead.

Customer B: Ask about sourdough bread. Choose one loaf with a crisp crust and a soft crumb.

Pastry choice

Customer A: Ask for chocolate éclairs (sold out). Accept a fruit tart instead.

Customer B: Ask about almond croissants. Choose two: flaky texture, almond filling.

Help / Aide : loaf / loaves = un pain / des pains • wholemeal = complet

Help / Aide : crust = croûte • crumb = mie • seeded = aux graines

Help / Aide : flaky = feuilleté • filling = fourrage • sold out = épuisé

Assure-toi de bien avoir les points ci-dessous dans ton dialogue.

Vocabulary Recap

Les traductions sont visibles ici directement. Le hover/toucher n’est pas utilisé dans le récapitulatif.

sourdough bread
pain au levain
a loaf / loaves
un pain / des pains
wholemeal bread
pain complet
seeded loaf
pain aux graines
crust
croûte
crumb
mie
crisp
croustillant
soft
moelleux
flaky
feuilleté
almond filling
fourrage aux amandes
buttery
au goût de beurre
filled with
fourré à / garni de
topped with
recouvert de
almond croissant
croissant aux amandes
fruit tart
tarte aux fruits
chocolate éclair
éclair au chocolat
freshly baked
fraîchement cuit
display
présentoir / vitrine
counter
comptoir
available
disponible
unavailable
indisponible
sold out
épuisé
instead
à la place
to suggest
proposer / conseiller
to choose
choisir
to order
commander
to prepare
préparer
to confirm
confirmer
an alternative
une alternative

My personal vocabulary / Mon vocabulaire personnel

Ajoute ton vocabulaire personnel.

English word
French meaning

Grammar Focus

Pour parler d’une quantité non précisée, some / any s’emploient avec un nom indénombrable (sourdough bread, almond filling) ou dénombrable au pluriel (loaves, pastries). Pour une unité, on utilise a / an : a loaf, an almond croissant.

1. Some – dire ce qui est disponible

Règle : Dans une phrase affirmative, some indique une quantité non précisée : du, de la, de l’ ou des.

Structure :

  • sujet + have / has + some + nom

Exemples :

We have some seeded loaves.
Nous avons des pains aux graines.
The bakery has some wholemeal bread today.
La boulangerie propose du pain complet aujourd’hui.
We have some flaky pastries.
Nous avons des pâtisseries feuilletées.

2. Any – demander si un produit est disponible

Règle : Dans une question neutre, any sert à vérifier s’il reste un produit ou s’il est proposé.

Structure :

  • Do / Does + sujet + have + any + nom ?

Exemples :

Do you have any sourdough bread?
Avez-vous du pain au levain ?
Do you have any fruit tarts?
Avez-vous des tartes aux fruits ?
Does the bakery have any seeded loaves?
La boulangerie propose-t-elle des pains aux graines ?

3. Any – dire ce qui est indisponible

Règle : Après une négation, any permet de dire qu’il n’y a pas ou plus de produit.

Structure :

  • sujet + don’t / doesn’t have + any + nom

Exemples :

We don’t have any fruit tarts today.
Nous n’avons pas de tartes aux fruits aujourd’hui.
We don’t have any chocolate éclairs left.
Nous n’avons plus d’éclairs au chocolat.
The bakery doesn’t have any wholemeal bread left.
La boulangerie n’a plus de pain complet.

Rappel de la séance 1 — formules polies

À réutiliser : ces formules connues servent à proposer ou demander poliment. On y retrouve some.

Expressions :

  • Would you like some…? / Could I have some…, please?

Exemples :

Would you like some seeded loaves?
Souhaitez-vous des pains aux graines ?
Could I have some wholemeal bread, please?
Pourrais-je avoir du pain complet, s’il vous plaît ?
Would you like some almond croissants instead?
Souhaitez-vous des croissants aux amandes à la place ?

Script – Offering Breads and Pastries

Baker
Good morning. We have some almond croissants. These sourdough loaves are .
Customer A
Do you have any fruit tarts?
Baker
I’m sorry, we don’t have any fruit tarts left. They are .
Customer A
What would you suggest ?
Baker
Would you like some almond croissants? They are , with an .
Customer A
Yes, please. I’ll have two.
Baker
Of course. And for you?
Customer B
Do you have any ?
Baker
Yes, we have some loaves. They have a and a .
Customer B
That sounds good. Could I have one loaf, please?
Baker
Certainly. Would you like a baguette as well?
Customer B
No, thank you. Just the sourdough loaf.
Baker
So, two almond croissants for you and one sourdough loaf for you. Is that right?
Customer A
Yes, that’s right.
Customer B
Yes, thank you.
Baker
Thank you. I’ll prepare your order now.