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Year 6 - French

Activities at home: 'tu fais'

What I and others do: 'faire' singular persons, qu'est-ce que

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils use singular 'faire' and 'jouer' to talk about activities and sports. They extend sentences, using subordinate clauses with 'quand'. and use 'qu'est-ce que' and quel/quelle to ask what sports others do. Pupils further embed knowledge of a range of previously learnt sounds.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use singular forms of 'faire' with a range of nouns to describe who does what at home.

Key Notes

  • In French the letter 'c' is naturally soft before the letters 'e' or 'i' and hard before the letters 'a', 'o' or 'u'.
  • The SSC [ç/c] is pronounced as in 'centre' and 'français'. The cedilla 'ç' softens the hard 'c' before 'a', 'o' or 'u'.
  • The verb 'faire' means both 'to do' and 'to make'.
  • 'I do/make' is 'je fais'. 'You do/make' is 'tu fais'. 'He does/makes' is 'il fait'. 'She does/makes' is 'elle fait'.
  • 'Faire' can be used with a range of nouns to express different activities, e.g. 'faire la cuisine' (to do the cooking).

Vocabulary To Learn

  • faire: French verb meaning 'to do, doing' and 'to make, making'
  • tu fais: French verb meaning 'you do, are doing' or 'you make, are making'

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • The letter 'c' is always soft (like the 's' in English) in French.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

In French the letter 'c' is naturally soft before the letters 'e' or 'i' and hard before the letters 'a', 'o' or 'u'. The SSC [ç/c] is pronounced as in 'centre' and 'français'. The cedilla 'ç' softens the hard 'c' before 'a', 'o' or 'u'.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'faire'

French verb meaning 'to do, doing' and 'to make, making'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: The letter 'c' is always soft (like the 's' in English) in French. Correction: The letter 'c' is naturally soft before 'e' and 'i' e.g. 'c'est', but hard before 'a', 'o' and 'u' e.g. 'carte'. The cedilla 'ç' is used to soften it before 'a', 'o' and 'u', e.g. 'français'.

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