What someone does: 'faire' singular persons
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use 'faire' to say what activities I and others do at home.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Use 'je fais' for I do/make, 'tu fais' for you 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 everyday activities e.g. 'il fait les courses'.
- 'C'est qui ?' means 'Who is it?' and 'C'est quoi ?' means 'What is it?'.
- [ê/è] sounds like 'tête', [é] sounds like 'écrire'.
Keywords
[ê/è] - pronounced as in 'tête'
Faire - to do/to make
Qui ? - who?
Common misconception
The singular forms of the verb 'faire' are spelled the same way because they are pronounced the same way.
The singular forms of the verb 'faire' are spelled differently, but sound the same because the 's' and 't' are silent final consonants (SFC).
Teacher tip
The use of actions for the verbs taught could be really helpful to embed learning, allowing pupils to associate an action with a word.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these adjectives change in their feminine form?
Q2.What is the best translation of 'voici'?
Q3.Match the forms of 'être' to their English translations.
Q4.What is the correct translation of 'avoir'?
Q5.To make a noun plural in French, add the letter .
Q6.What information would you give if somebody asked you the question 'Comment ça s'écrit ?'?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these words can help you to practise [ê/è]?
Q2.Match each of these phrases to their English meanings.
Q3.Which phonics rule means that 'fais' and 'fait' are pronounced the same way?
Q4.Match these French words to their English meanings.
Q5.What does the question word 'qui ?' mean in English?
Q6.Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct definite article: 'Il fait lit.'
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