What people do: 'en', meaning 'in' and 'by'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use ‘en’ to say ‘in’ or ‘by’ and ‘faire’ for different activities in the present tense.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [ç/c] is pronounced as in 'ici'.
- Use context to work out the meanings of words with more than one meaning.
- ‘En’ means ‘in’ and ‘by'.
- ‘Faire’ means 'to do/make' but has a number of additional meanings.
Keywords
[ç/c] - pronounced as in 'ici'
En - in/by
Faire - to do, to make, to go
Common misconception
'En' always means 'in'.
Many words in French have more than one meaning. 'En' means 'in' and 'by'.
Teacher tip
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French words below to the correct English translations.
Q2.Which sound spelling correspondence (SSC) is not in 'quand'?
Q3.What does 'en' mean in the instruction 'Écris en français.'?
Q4.What does 'faire mauvais' mean in English?
Q5.Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct form of the verb 'faire': 'Je fais le lit et le garçon les courses.'
Q6.Sort the words below into the correct order to translate the following sentence into French: 'I am English and quite short and he is French and very tall.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Select the words that have the SSC [ç/c].
Q2.Match the French verbs below to the correct English translations.
Q3.What does 'numéro' mean?
Q4.What does 'faire la grasse matinée' mean?
Q5.What does 'en' mean in the sentence 'Il parle en anglais.'?
Q6.Sort the words below into the correct order to translate the following sentence into French: 'It's bad weather but I'm going on a tour of London.'
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