Instructions at work: 'il faut' + infinitive
Learning outcomes
I can use 'il faut' and 'il ne faut pas' to describe what must and must not be done in the context of work experience.
I can pronounce cognates with the sound-symbol correspondence [i].
- Year 9
Instructions at work: 'il faut' + infinitive
Learning outcomes
I can use 'il faut' and 'il ne faut pas' to describe what must and must not be done in the context of work experience.
I can pronounce cognates with the sound-symbol correspondence [i].
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- 'il faut' is a common impersonal verb, only used in the 3rd person singular, meaning 'it is necessary to'.
- Add 'ne ... pas' to 'il faut' to say what must not be done e.g. 'Il ne faut pas courir' (you must not run).
- Change -if adjectives to -ive in the feminine form.
- Adjectives ending -if/ive are often cognates but [i] is a longer vowel than English 'i'.
Keywords
Il faut - common impersonal verb used in the 3rd person meaning 'it is necessary'
Adjective agreement - when the ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes in gender and number
Common misconception
'Il faut' works like modal verbs, it changes for different subject pronouns.
'Il faut' is only used in the 3rd person singular and it is impersonal, it is used to talk about what it is necessary for people in general to do or what they must do.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'work experience'?
Q2.Match the French to the English.
Q3.Order the words to say 'today, I am doing my work experience at the office'.
Q4.Order the words to say 'at the office you have to dress smartly'.
Q5.'Vous ne __________ pas utiliser votre portable.' Which word best completes this sentence?
Q6.Fill in the gap in this sentence 'Il travailler en silence.' It should translate as 'You must work in silence'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the meaning of 'compréhensif'?
Q2.Which words are adverbs?
Q3.Match the French to the English.
