Activities at home: questions with 'qu'est-ce que …'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use 'qu'est-ce que' with singular 'faire' to ask what others are doing.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- It is important to revisit French vocabulary regularly to keep our knowledge strong and healthy (like a plant!).
- I do, make is 'je fais', you do, make is 'tu fais', 'he does, makes' is 'il fait' and 'she does, makes' is 'elle fait'.
- 'Faire' can be used with a range of nouns to express different activities e.g. 'faire la cuisine' (to do the cooking).
- To make a yes/no question clear, we can add 'est-ce que' (‘is it that…?) at the start of any statement.
- To ask a ‘what’ question, we can add 'qu'est-ce que' (‘what is it that…?’) at the start of any statement.
Keywords
Faire - French verb which means 'to do, doing' or 'to make, making'
Qu'est-ce que - French 'what' question, literally: 'what is it that ...'
Common misconception
I have to pronounce every syllable of 'qu'est-ce que'.
When you say it slowly there are five separate syllables in 'qu'est-ce que' but in conversation we should naturally speed up the pronunciation and pronounce four syllables, we leave out the 'ce'.
Teacher tip
Allow good time for pronunciation practice in this lesson. 'Qu'est-ce que' is quite a challenging phrase to master.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is 'Mardi Gras'?
Q2.Which of the words means 'west'?
Q3.What is the meaning of 'aller'?
Q4.Match the parts of the verb 'aller'.
vais
vas
va
Q5.Put the days of the week in the correct order.
Q6.Write 'to have, having' in French.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which sentence means 'you do the cooking'?
Q2.'Est-ce qu’il fait les courses ?' Choose the correct translations.
Q3.Order the words to form a question.
Q4.Order the words to form a sentence, starting with 'no'.
Q5.'Do you do your homework?' - ' tu fais tes devoirs?'. Write the missing word.
Q6.Write in French: 'I am not going'.
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