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Year 6

Sports: 'faire' singular persons with sports

Learning outcomes

I can use singular ‘faire’ to express which sports and activities I and others do or make.

I can pronounce the SSC [tion] accurately.

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Year 6

Sports: 'faire' singular persons with sports

Learning outcomes

I can use singular ‘faire’ to express which sports and activities I and others do or make.

I can pronounce the SSC [tion] accurately.

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Key learning points

  1. The SSC [tion] is pronounced as in 'attention'. It is an 's' sound, different to the 'sh' sound of 'tion' in English.
  2. The verb 'il fait' usually means 'he does, makes', but it is used with weather in French to mean 'it is'.
  3. To say 'do' with sports use 'faire' + 'de', e.g. 'je fais du sport' ('I do sport').
  4. Remember to use 'faire' + 'un/une' with other nouns, e.g. 'je fais un gâteau' ('I am making a cake').
  5. 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'.


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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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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word means 'now'?

main
Correct answer: maintenant
mauvais
mal

Q2.
Match the French and English.

Correct Answer:automne (m),autumn

autumn

Correct Answer:enfant (m),child

child

Correct Answer:été (m),summer

summer

Correct Answer:hiver (m),winter

winter

Correct Answer:printemps (m),spring

spring

Correct Answer:rue (f),street

street

Q3.
Match the French and English.

Correct Answer:cacher,to hide, hiding

to hide, hiding

Correct Answer:faire,to do, make

to do, make

Correct Answer:jouer,to play, playing

to play, playing

Correct Answer:gagner,to win, winning

to win, winning

Correct Answer:représenter,to represent, representing

to represent, representing

Correct Answer:participer,to participate, participating

to participate, participating

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'normally, when it is cold ...'.

1 - normalement
2 - quand
3 - il
4 - fait
5 - froid

Q5.
Write in English: 'Tu joues à la pétanque ?'.

Correct Answer: do you play petanque, are you playing petanque

Q6.
Write in French: 'I like playing tennis'.

Correct Answer: j'aime jouer au tennis

Assessment exit quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
The French sound [tion] sounds like the English sound ...

Correct answer: [sion]
[shion]
[tion]
[chion]

Q2.
Which sentences are correct?

Je fais sport.
Correct answer: Je fais du sport.
Je fais gâteau.
Je fais du gâteau.
Correct answer: Je fais un gâteau.

Q3.
Write in English: 'il fait chaud'.

Correct Answer: it is hot, it is hot weather, the weather is hot

Q4.
Write in French: 'you (singular) play tennis'.

Correct Answer: tu joues au tennis

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