The document is a quiz about grocery shopping and food culture in France. It contains true/false questions and short answer questions about where French people do their grocery shopping, what types of foods can be found in French markets and supermarkets, the differences between butcher shops and delis in France, popular supermarket chains, and cultural aspects of French cuisine like their preference for fresh bread and cheese and yogurt as snacks.

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LES COURSES EN FRANCE
Decide if each statement is vrai (V) or faux (F).
1. Vrai Marseille is France’s oldest city and largest seaport.
2. Vrai Some well-known French foods are named after the provinces they come from, such
as quiche lorraine and boeuf bouguignon
3. Faux Regional specialties, such as bouillabaisse and pâté de foie gras, can be
purchased in French grocery stores and ordered in restaurants.
4. Faux The long, thin loaf of bread with the crisp crust that we often call “French bread” is
called a croissant in French.
5. Faux Camembert, Brie and Roquefort are three of the more than 300 different kinds of
yogurt produced in France.
6. Faux French teenagers drink as much milk as American teens do.
7. Faux French people now do all of their grocery shopping in large supermarkets instead
of going to small shops and markets.
8. Vrai French supermarkets sell more bottled water and usually have a smaller variety of
cold cereal than American supermarkets.
9. Faux Because of its climate, Guadeloupe must buy much of its fresh fruits and
vegetables from France.
Answer in English.
1. Where can a French-speaking shopper bargain for a lower price, at an open-air market,
a specialty-shop, a corner grocery store or a supermarket? An open-air market
2. Are products at an open-air market refrigerated? No
3. Where are markets often located? a public square

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4. What are three kinds of food that can be found in Caribbean markets? tuna, lobster,
clams
5. What is the difference between a boucherie and a charcuterie? a boucherie is a butcher
shop but a charcuterie is more like a deli
6. What are the names of two supermarket chains in France? monoprix, uniprix, and
prisunic
7. Where do you go to pay for your purchases at a supermarket? the check out (la caisse)
8. What section of a French supermarket is larger than it’s American counterpart? What
section is smaller? bottled water and cheese ; cold cereal and snack food
9. What does the expression “Repas sans pain, repas de rien” mean? a meal without bread
is nothing
10.Why don’t French bakeries wrap the baguettes they sell? because the customers nibble
on it on the way home
11.What do French schoolchildren often eat as a snack? yogurt
12.Other than pastry, what are two popular desserts in France? pain un chocolat, un éclair
13.What is the name of the province where many varieties of cheese are produced?
Normandy