What someone does: intonation questions with 'quoi'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can ask about and say what I do or someone else does using the verb ‘faire’.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- To ask a question you can raise the pitch of your voice at the end of a sentence.
- To get more information, we can add a question word such as 'quoi' (what) at the end of intonation questions.
- 'Faire' means 'to do/make'. Use je fais for 'I 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 every day activities e.g. 'Il fait les courses.'
- [ain/in] sounds like 'train'.
Keywords
[ain/in] - pronounced as in 'train'
Faire - to do/to make
Intonation - the rise and fall of the voice in speaking
Quoi - when added to the end of statement, allows more information to be sought
Common misconception
The verb 'faire' only has a single definition.
The verb 'faire' is used to translate two key verbs in English, both 'to do' and 'to make'.
Teacher tip
Teachers may find it helpful to support their teaching of intonation questions by using hand gestures to model rising intonation. Some pupils may find it helpful to use the same gestures themselves initially, as they practise.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the English translation of the French definite articles le, la, les and l'?
Q2.Match the French vocabulary to the correct English translations.
yes
expensive (masculine)
bicycle
no
expensive (feminine)
fast
Q3.Match the forms of the verb 'avoir' to the correct English translations.
to have, having
I have, I am having
you have, you are having
he has, he is having
she has, she is having
Q4.What is the correct English translation of the verb 'être'?
Q5.The subject pronouns 'il' and 'elle' translate to 'he, she' or ' ' in English.
Q6.In French, the letters 's' and 't' are pronounced at the end of a word when the following word starts with a vowel. What is this called?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What are the correct English translations of 'faire'?
Q2.Match the forms of 'faire' to the correct English translations.
to do, to make
I do, I make
he does, he makes
she does, she makes
Q3.Match the following French phrases to the correct English translations.
to do homework
to make the model
to do housework
to do the cooking
to do food shopping
to do an activity
Q4.Which of the following are definite articles?
Q5.Match each of these French questions to the correct English translations.
What is she listening to?
What is he doing/making?
How do you spell that?
Is he making the bed?
What does she have?
What does he have?
Q6.Where is the word 'quoi' placed in an information question?
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