Key learning points

1. The verb 'il fait' usually means 'he does/makes'. For example 'il fait la cuisine'. (He does the cooking.).
2. We also use 'il fait' to mean 'it is' for describing the weather. For example 'il fait froid'. (It is cold.).
3. Use the preposition 'à' to describe the weather 'in' a town or city e.g. 'Il fait froid à Calais.'
4. To talk about the weather 'in' a feminine country use 'en', for a masculine country use 'au'.
5. We use the preposition 'dans' to talk about the weather 'in' the cardinal points e.g. 'Il fait beau dans le Nord.'

Keywords

• Il fait - French verb meaning 'he does, makes'

• Preposition - word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word

Common misconception