Sports: 'faire' singular persons with sports
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use singular ‘faire’ to express which sports and activities I and others do or make.
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'.
Teacher tip
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'?
Q2.Match the French and English.
autumn
child
summer
winter
spring
street
Q3.Match the French and English.
to hide, hiding
to do, make
to play, playing
to win, winning
to represent, representing
to participate, participating
Q4.Order the words to say: 'normally, when it is cold ...'.
Q5.Write in English: 'Tu joues à la pétanque ?'.
Q6.Write in French: 'I like playing tennis'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.The French sound [tion] sounds like the English sound ...
Q2.Which sentences are correct?
Q3.Write in English: 'il fait chaud'.
Q4.Write in French: 'you (singular) play tennis'.
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