Food, Glorious Food - Year 3 - Key Vocabulary, Talking about Food, and Key Knowledge and Grammar

Sep 28, 2026

Year 3 learning materials focused on food vocabulary and practical language use. Includes key “types of food” lists, classroom phrases for talking about eating and preferences (hunger, requests, gratitude), and action verbs for describing preparation routines such as opening, cutting, washing, and drying. Adds grammar guidance on determiners (le/la/les), partitive “some” (du/de la/des), and adjective agreement for describing size and color, with example sentences for comprehension.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages2

Reading Time5 min

AccessFree to download

Key Vocabulary-Types of Food

Talking about Food

Describing Food

Key Knowledge and Grammar

Food, Glorious Food Year 3 | Key Vocabulary-Types of Food | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | f = feminine m = masculine | | | | | | une pomme (f)
| une poire (f)
| une prune (f)
| une fraise (f)
| une orange (f)
| | un gâteau (m)
| une glace (f)
| un cornichon (m)
| un morceau de fromage (m)
| du saucisson (m)
| | une sucette (f)
| de la tarteaux cerises (f)
| une saucisse (f)
| une brioche (f)
| de la pastèque (f)
| | Talking about Food | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | j’ai faim
I’m hungry | | je voudrais
I would like | | s’il vous plaît
please | | | merci
thank you | | voilà
here you are | | il a trèsfaim
he’s very hungry | | | gourmand
greedy | | Qu’est-ce que tu aimes ?
What do you like? | | | | | eau (f)
| savon (m)
| | serviette (f)
| | mousse (f)
| | ouvrez
open | coupez
cut | | lavez
wash | | séchez
dry | Qu’est-ce qu’il mange? What does he eat? Il mange… He eats… | Describing Food | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | vert clair
light green
| vert foncé
dark green
| | vert vif
bright green
| | grand/grande
big
| | petit/petite
small
| | View more Food, Glorious Food planning resources. visit [twinkl.com](twinkl.com) Food, Glorious Food Year 3 | Key Knowledge and Grammar | | | --- | --- | | le/la/les
the | These small words are determiners. They mean ‘the’.
Use ‘le’ before a masculine noun like ‘gâteau’, e.g. Mange le gâteau. Eat the cake.
Use ‘la’ before a feminine noun like ‘pomme’, e.g. Coupez la pomme ! Cut the apple! Use ‘les’ before a plural noun like ‘mains’,
e.g. Lavez-vous les mains ! Wash your hands! | | du/de la/ des
some | These words are used to say ‘some’.
Use ‘du’ before a masculine noun like ‘chocolat’,
e.g. Je voudrais du chocolat. I would like some chocolate. Use ‘de la’ before a feminine noun like ‘soupe’,
e.g. Je voudrais de la soupe. I would like some soup. Use ‘des’ before a plural noun like ‘saucisses’,
e.g. Je voudrais des saucisses. I would like some sausages. | | grand/
grande
big
petit/
petite
small | These words are adjectives (describing words) .
They need to agree with the noun they describe. Use ‘grand’ and ‘petit’ with a masculine noun like ‘chien’, e.g. un grand chien/un petit chien a big dog/a small dog Use ‘grande’ and ‘petite’ with a feminine noun like ‘glace’, e.g. une grande glace/une petite glace
a big ice cream/a small ice cream | J’aime Je n’aime pas J’adore Je déteste I like I don’t like I love I hate À quelle heure ? At What Time? à douze heures à onze heures 12 à dix heures 11 1 10 à neuf heures 9 8 à huit heures 7 5 6 à sept heures à une heure à deux heures 2 3 à trois heures 4 à quatre heures à cinq heures à six heures À neuf heures, il mange une pomme. At 9 o’clock, he eats an apple. In French, to say what you like/dislike, you need to use le, la or les before the noun, e.g. J’aime le saucisson et la pastèque. I like salami and watermelon. Je déteste les poires. I hate pears. So, what you’re really saying is ‘I like the salami and the watermelon.’ and‘I hate the pears’. View more Food, Glorious Food planning resources. visit [twinkl.com](twinkl.com)

FAQs

What food-related vocabulary is included for Year 3?

The materials list common food items such as apples, pears, cakes, ice cream, cheese pieces, and more, grouped as masculine and feminine forms.

Which phrases are used to talk about hunger and food requests?

It includes expressions like “j’ai faim” (I’m hungry), “je voudrais” (I would like), “s’il vous plaît” (please), and response phrases such as “voilà” (here you are).

How do determiners and “some” forms work in the grammar section?

The guide explains that le is used before masculine nouns and la before feminine nouns, with les for plural. It also teaches du/de la/des to express “some,” matching noun gender and plurality.

Sep 28, 2026

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