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Sports: 'faire' singular persons with sports
Learning outcomes
I can use singular ‘faire’ to express which sports and activities I and others do or make.
I can pronounce the SSC [tion] accurately.
Lesson 9 of 10
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- Year 6
Sports: 'faire' singular persons with sports
Learning outcomes
I can use singular ‘faire’ to express which sports and activities I and others do or make.
I can pronounce the SSC [tion] accurately.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The SSC [tion] is pronounced as in 'attention'. It is an 's' sound, different to the 'sh' sound of 'tion' in English.
- The verb 'il fait' usually means 'he does, makes', but it is used with weather in French to mean 'it is'.
- To say 'do' with sports use 'faire' + 'de', e.g. 'je fais du sport' ('I do sport').
- Remember to use 'faire' + 'un/une' with other nouns, e.g. 'je fais un gâteau' ('I am making a cake').
- Remember, to say 'play' with sports use 'jouer' + 'à', e.g. 'je joue au tennis' ('I play tennis').
Keywords
Faire - French verb meaning 'to do, doing' and 'to make, making'
Jouer - French verb meaning 'to play, playing'
Common misconception
To say 'I do sport' in French, I use 'je fais sport'.
When using the verb 'faire' with sports we use the preposition 'de' afterwards, e.g. 'I do sport' is 'je fais du sport'.
The context of this lesson about sport is the country of Haïti. Despite limited access to sporting facilities, Haïti has had some success in the Olympics. This is something you may wish to explore in more detail with your students.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'now'?
Which word means 'now'?
main
mauvais
mal
Q2.Match the French and English.
Match the French and English.
Q3.Match the French and English.
Match the French and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'normally, when it is cold ...'.
Order the words to say: 'normally, when it is cold ...'.
Q5.Write in English: 'Tu joues à la pétanque ?'.
Write in English: 'Tu joues à la pétanque ?'.
Q6.Write in French: 'I like playing tennis'.
Write in French: 'I like playing tennis'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.The French sound [tion] sounds like the English sound ...
The French sound [tion] sounds like the English sound ...
[shion]
[tion]
[chion]
Q2.Which sentences are correct?
Which sentences are correct?
Je fais sport.
Je fais gâteau.
Je fais du gâteau.
Q3.Write in English: 'il fait chaud'.
Write in English: 'il fait chaud'.
Q4.Write in French: 'you (singular) play tennis'.
Write in French: 'you (singular) play tennis'.
