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Le marché de Marseille (fr_09) ​

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  • Version: 1.00

  • Status: Production

  • Location: France - Marseille

  • Difficulty: Normal

  • Duration (min): 15

  • Kind:

    • Seek
    • Puzzles

  • Description: Visite le port de la ville de Marseille. Tu vas découvrir le marché, la nourriture et ses commerçants. Tu vas acheter les ingrédients pour préparer une soupe de poissons: la bouillabaise.

Game Design Notes ​

Core Subject: Food, Commerce, and Social Etiquette.

Player Objectives:

  1. Culinary Mission: The player meets a Chef who wants to prepare a traditional Bouillabaisse (fish stew) but lacks the ingredients.
  2. Market Exploration: The player must visit four different vendors (Baker, Fishmonger, Cheesemonger, Greengrocer) to find specific items like fish, bread, tomatoes, and olive oil.
  3. Social Interaction: To succeed, the player must use polite greetings ("Bonjour", "Merci") and select the correct items from each vendor's list.
  4. Financial Literacy: The player pays for items using a mini-game that simulates counting money (Euros).
  5. Final Preparation: After collecting all 9 ingredients, the player returns to the Chef to match the ingredients to their source (e.g., Fish comes from the Fishmonger) and "cook" the final dish.

Educational Content:

  • Cultural Dish: Introduces Bouillabaisse as a famous specialty of Marseille.
  • Vocabulary: Focuses on food items (Fish, Crab, Bread, Milk, Oil, Tomato, Lemon) and professions (Baker, Grocer, Fishmonger).
  • Social Skills: Reinforces the importance of politeness (greeting before asking) and basic commerce (exchanging money for goods).

Quest Script ​

See the full script here

Topics ​

market traders ​

Open topic page

People who sell food and goods at market stalls—like fishmongers, cheesemongers, and fruit sellers. They weigh, wrap, and call out today’s prices.

  • Importance: Medium
  • Country: France
  • Target age: Ages6to10

Core Card - les commerçants du marché ​

Les commerçants ou marchands vendent des produits alimentaires et autres marchandises sur les étals des marchés. On peut trouver le poissonnier, les fromager, l'épicier, le marchands de fruits et légumes. Tu peux acheter des produits frais.

preview market_traders

  • Type: Person
  • Subjects: Money, Community

Connection (RelatedTo) - le fromager ​

Le fromager vend des produits à base de lait: des yaourts, du fromage...

preview person_cheesemonger

  • Type: Person
  • Subjects: History, Culture

Connection (RelatedTo) - le boulanger ​

Le boulanger fait du pain, des gâteaux et des pâtisseries.

preview person_baker

  • Type: Person
  • Subjects: History, Culture

Connection (RelatedTo) - Le marchand de fruits et légumes ​

Ce marchand vend des fruits et légumes frais.

preview person_greengrocer

  • Type: Person
  • Subjects: History, Culture

Connection (RelatedTo) - l'épicier ​

L'épicier vend différents ingrédients comme le sel, le poivre, l'huile...

preview person_grocer

  • Type: Person
  • Subjects: History, Culture

Connection (RelatedTo): Previous core card - le poissonnier ​

Le poissonnier vend du poisson frais et des fruits de mer.

preview person_fishmonger

  • Type: Person
  • Subjects: History, Culture

Bouillabaisse ​

Open topic page

  • Importance: Low
  • Country: France
  • Target age: Ages6to10

Core Card - La bouillabaisse ​

C'est une soupe de poisson de Marseille, dans le sud de la France. Elle sent bon !

preview bouillabaisse

  • Type: Object
  • Subjects: Food, Culture
  • Year: 1700

Connection (MadeOf) - le pain ​

A yummy food made from flour and water. You can make sandwiches with bread!

preview food_bread

  • Type: Object
  • Subjects: Food, Culture

Connection (MadeOf) - le poisson ​

An animal that lives and swims in water. Fish have fins and gills to breathe underwater.

preview food_fish

  • Type: Object
  • Subjects: Food, Culture

Connection (MadeOf) - le crabe ​

A sea animal with big claws and a hard shell. Crabs walk sideways on the beach!

preview food_crab

  • Type: Object
  • Subjects: Food, Culture

Connection (MadeOf) - le lait ​

A white drink that comes from cows. Milk helps your bones and teeth grow strong!

preview food_milk

  • Type: Object
  • Subjects: Food, Culture

Connection (MadeOf) - l'orange ​

C'est un fruit de couleur orange.

preview food_orange

  • Type: Object
  • Subjects: Food, Culture

Connection (MadeOf) - la tomate ​

No translation found for 'food_tomato.desc' in Cards

preview food_tomato

  • Type: Object
  • Subjects: Food, Culture

Connection (MadeOf) - le citron ​

C'est un fruit jaune.

preview food_lemon

  • Type: Object
  • Subjects: Food, Culture

Connection (MadeOf) - l'huile d'olive ​

C'est une huile fabriquée à partir d'olives. On l'utilise pour cuisiner.

preview food_olive_oil

  • Type: Object
  • Subjects: Food, Culture

Connection (MadeOf) - Le poivre et le sel ​

Le poivre et le sel sont des épices. Les épices donnent du goût aux aliments.

preview food_pepper_salt

  • Type: Object
  • Subjects: Food, Culture

Additional Cards ​

Les pirates ​

Les pirates voyageaient sur des bateaux en mer. Ils s'attaquaient à des navires pour récupérer des objets de valeur ou de l'argent.

preview pirates

  • Rationale: Pirates capture kids' imagination while teaching about maritime history and French naval power
  • Type: Concept
  • Subjects: History, Culture, Transportation
  • Year: 1600

La monnaie euro ​

L'euro est la monnaie utilisée dans de nombreux pays d'Europe. Avec des pièces et des billets en euros tu peux payer.

preview currency_euro

  • Type: Concept
  • Subjects: Money, Geography

Words ​

Activities ​

Tasks ​

  • [Collect] COLLECT_THE_INGREDIENTS
  • [Interact] go_back_chef

Credits ​

  • Anne (France) (content)
  • Lucie Paillat (France) (content, design)
  • Stefano Cecere (Italy) (content, design, development)
  • Valeria Passarella (Italy) (design)