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What someone does: intonation questions with 'quoi'
Learning outcomes
I can ask about and say what I do or someone else does using the verb ‘faire’.
I can recognise and pronounce [ain/in].
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- Year 7
What someone does: intonation questions with 'quoi'
Learning outcomes
I can ask about and say what I do or someone else does using the verb ‘faire’.
I can recognise and pronounce [ain/in].
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- To ask a question you can raise the pitch of your voice at the end of a sentence.
- To get more information, we can add a question word such as 'quoi' (what) at the end of intonation questions.
- 'Faire' means 'to do/make'. Use je fais for 'I do/make', il fait for 'he does/makes', elle fait for 'she does/makes'.
- Use definite articles le, la, les, l' after the verb faire to describe every day activities e.g. 'Il fait les courses.'
- [ain/in] sounds like 'train'.
Keywords
[ain/in] - pronounced as in 'train'
Faire - to do/to make
Intonation - the rise and fall of the voice in speaking
Quoi - when added to the end of statement, allows more information to be sought
Common misconception
The verb 'faire' only has a single definition.
The verb 'faire' is used to translate two key verbs in English, both 'to do' and 'to make'.
Teachers may find it helpful to support their teaching of intonation questions by using hand gestures to model rising intonation. Some pupils may find it helpful to use the same gestures themselves initially, as they practise.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the English translation of the French definite articles le, la, les and l'?
What is the English translation of the French definite articles le, la, les and l'?
some
a
an
and
Q2.Match the French vocabulary to the correct English translations.
Match the French vocabulary to the correct English translations.
Q3.Match the forms of the verb 'avoir' to the correct English translations.
Match the forms of the verb 'avoir' to the correct English translations.
Q4.What is the correct English translation of the verb 'être'?
What is the correct English translation of the verb 'être'?
to listen, listening
to read, reading
to speak, speaking
to write, writing
Q5.The subject pronouns 'il' and 'elle' translate to 'he, she' or ' ' in English.
The subject pronouns 'il' and 'elle' translate to 'he, she' or ' ' in English.
Q6.In French, the letters 's' and 't' are pronounced at the end of a word when the following word starts with a vowel. What is this called?
In French, the letters 's' and 't' are pronounced at the end of a word when the following word starts with a vowel. What is this called?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What are the correct English translations of 'faire'?
What are the correct English translations of 'faire'?
to have, having
to be, being
Q2.Match the forms of 'faire' to the correct English translations.
Match the forms of 'faire' to the correct English translations.
Q3.Match the following French phrases to the correct English translations.
Match the following French phrases to the correct English translations.
Q4.Which of the following are definite articles?
Which of the following are definite articles?
une
des
Q5.Match each of these French questions to the correct English translations.
Match each of these French questions to the correct English translations.
Q6.Where is the word 'quoi' placed in an information question?
Where is the word 'quoi' placed in an information question?
