Activities: singular verbs in the present tense
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This unit builds on pupil's previous knowledge of 'faire' in singular persons, expanding their knowledge to include English meanings other than 'do' or 'make'. They grow their verb lexicon with singular forms of highly frequent '-er' verbs. They learn the two English translations, 'I do' and 'I am doing' for the French present tense, a linguistic difference practised frequently in later units. Two-verb structures (introduced here with 'aimer' plus infinitive) are consolidated in later units, as are prepositions with two meanings (here à for 'at' and 'to').
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know the pronouns je, tu, il and elle.
- Pupils know the verb 'faire' can mean 'to do' or 'to make'.
- Pupils can use the verb faire followed by the definite article.
- Pupils know the definite articles le, la, les and l'.
- Pupils can make statements into questions using intonation with and without question words.
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Why this why now
This unit builds on pupil's previous knowledge of 'faire' in singular persons, expanding their knowledge to include English meanings other than 'do' or 'make'. They grow their verb lexicon with singular forms of highly frequent '-er' verbs. They learn the two English translations, 'I do' and 'I am doing' for the French present tense, a linguistic difference practised frequently in later units. Two-verb structures (introduced here with 'aimer' plus infinitive) are consolidated in later units, as are prepositions with two meanings (here à for 'at' and 'to').
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know the pronouns je, tu, il and elle.
- Pupils know the verb 'faire' can mean 'to do' or 'to make'.
- Pupils can use the verb faire followed by the definite article.
- Pupils know the definite articles le, la, les and l'.
- Pupils can make statements into questions using intonation with and without question words.
Activities: singular verbs in the present tense
In this unit, pupils revisit the verb faire, with meanings other than 'do' or 'make'. Pupils use singular forms of -er verbs with new high frequency vocabulary to talk about activities. They use two-verb structures with 'aimer' and practise the sound spelling links ch, ç, ai, oi, -tion and -ien.
6 lessons in unit
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