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What people do: 'en', meaning 'in' and 'by'
Learning outcomes
I can use ‘en’ to say ‘in’ or ‘by’ and ‘faire’ for different activities in the present tense.
I can recognise and pronounce [ç/c]
Lesson 2 of 6
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- Year 7
What people do: 'en', meaning 'in' and 'by'
Learning outcomes
I can use ‘en’ to say ‘in’ or ‘by’ and ‘faire’ for different activities in the present tense.
I can recognise and pronounce [ç/c]
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [ç/c] is pronounced as in 'ici'.
- Use context to work out the meanings of words with more than one meaning.
- ‘En’ means ‘in’ and ‘by'.
- ‘Faire’ means 'to do/make' but has a number of additional meanings.
Keywords
[ç/c] - pronounced as in 'ici'
En - in/by
Faire - to do, to make, to go
Common misconception
'En' always means 'in'.
Many words in French have more than one meaning. 'En' means 'in' and 'by'.
You could do the final speaking task more than once to improve speed and fluency of production.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French words below to the correct English translations.
Match the French words below to the correct English translations.
Q2.Which sound spelling correspondence (SSC) is not in 'quand'?
Which sound spelling correspondence (SSC) is not in 'quand'?
silent final consonant (SFC)
[en/an]
[qu]
Q3.What does 'en' mean in the instruction 'Écris en français.'?
What does 'en' mean in the instruction 'Écris en français.'?
Q4.What does 'faire mauvais' mean in English?
What does 'faire mauvais' mean in English?
to have a long weekend
to be good weather
to go for a boat ride
to visit a town/city
Q5.Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct form of the verb 'faire': 'Je fais le lit et le garçon les courses.'
Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct form of the verb 'faire': 'Je fais le lit et le garçon les courses.'
Q6.Sort the words below into the correct order to translate the following sentence into French: 'I am English and quite short and he is French and very tall.'
Sort the words below into the correct order to translate the following sentence into French: 'I am English and quite short and he is French and very tall.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Select the words that have the SSC [ç/c].
Select the words that have the SSC [ç/c].
collège
curieuse
comme
Q2.Match the French verbs below to the correct English translations.
Match the French verbs below to the correct English translations.
Q3.What does 'numéro' mean?
What does 'numéro' mean?
answer
question
sentence
word
Q4.What does 'faire la grasse matinée' mean?
What does 'faire la grasse matinée' mean?
to have a long weekend
to do an activity
to go for a walk
to make the bed
Q5.What does 'en' mean in the sentence 'Il parle en anglais.'?
What does 'en' mean in the sentence 'Il parle en anglais.'?
Q6.Sort the words below into the correct order to translate the following sentence into French: 'It's bad weather but I'm going on a tour of London.'
Sort the words below into the correct order to translate the following sentence into French: 'It's bad weather but I'm going on a tour of London.'
