pronouncing a usually silent final consonant because a vowel follows

'to do, doing', with two 3rd person forms - 'fait' ('he, she does') and 'font' ('they do')

C3a - Il fait le lit. Ils font la cuisine. Ils font rien. Ils font les  ...

C3b - Elles font les magasins. Elle fait attention. Elle fait le ménage ...

What people do: 'faire' 3rd persons singular and plural

French

What people do: 'faire' 1st and 2nd persons plural

Belongings: possessive adjectives 'mon', 'ma', 'mes' and 'ton', 'ta', 'tes'

Family: extended practice

In this unit, pupils expand their core verb lexicon with plural forms of 'faire'. With existing and new high frequency vocabulary, they apply this to say what people do in everyday situations. They learn some possessive adjectives and revisit intonation questions. Several SSC are revisited.

Everyday situations: plural 'faire'

Match the French words below to the correct English translations.

Match the different meanings of 'faire' below to the correct English translations.

Complete the following sentence: Pronouncing a usually silent final consonant when it is followed by a vowel is called {{}}.

Sort the words below into the correct order to translate the following sentence into French: 'He is making an effort but normally they make the bed.'

Which sound is in the words 'exercise', 'école', 'fête', 'liste' and 'semaine'?

Put the numbers below in the following order: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11.

Match the vocabulary below to the correct English translations.

Select all the correct uses of the verb 'faire'.

What is the correct form of the verb 'faire' when used with 'vous'?

Translate the following sentence into French: 'we are having a party'.

Starter Quiz

Which sound is in the words 'exercise', 'école', 'fête', 'liste' and 'semaine'?