Weather: 'il fait'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use 'il fait' with a variety of adjectives to describe the weather as well as activities on holiday.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The verb 'il fait' usually means 'he does/makes'. For example 'il fait la cuisine'. (He does the cooking.).
- We also use 'il fait' to mean 'it is' for describing the weather. For example 'il fait froid'. (It is cold.).
- Use the preposition 'à' to describe the weather 'in' a town or city e.g. 'Il fait froid à Calais.'
- To talk about the weather 'in' a feminine country use 'en', for a masculine country use 'au'.
- We use the preposition 'dans' to talk about the weather 'in' the cardinal points e.g. 'Il fait beau dans le Nord.'
Keywords
Il fait - French verb meaning 'he does, makes'
Preposition - word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Common misconception
In French 'il fait' always means 'he does, makes'.
In French 'il fait' often means 'he does, makes' but when referring to the weather it means 'it is' e.g. 'Il fait froid.' (It is cold.).
Teacher tip
There is a lovely little rhyme to help students remember the four main weather phrases and it is best to model with extravagant actions and facial expressions: 'Il fait froid, il fait chaud, il fait mauvais, il fait beau !'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the verbs below means to make / to do?
Q2.Match the parts of 'aller'.
vais
vas
va
Q3.Translate 'Je suis grand'.
Q4.Translate 'she is funny'.
Q5.Put the words in order to say where you are going.
Q6.Which of these question words means when?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the words.
north
south
east
west
Q2.Put the seasons in order starting with Spring.
Q3.Which sentence means 'It is nice weather'?
Q4.Put the words in order to say what the weather is like. (Start with 'il')
Q5.Which sentences have nothing to do with the weather?
Q6.Put the words in order to describe the weather in Italy. (Start with 'il)
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