Year 6 - French
Sports: 'faire' singular persons with sports
What I and others do: 'faire' singular persons, qu'est-ce que
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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 'faire' to express which sports and activities you and others do or make.
Key Notes
- The SSC [tion] is pronounced as in 'attention'. It is an 's' sound, different to the 'sh' sound of 'tion' in English.
- The verb 'il fait' usually means 'he does, makes', but it is used with weather in French to mean 'it is'.
- To say 'do' with sports use 'faire' + 'de', e.g. 'je fais du sport' ('I do sport').
- Remember to use 'faire' + 'un/une' with other nouns, e.g. 'je fais un gâteau' ('I am making a cake').
- Remember, to say 'play' with sports use 'jouer' + 'à', e.g. 'je joue au tennis' ('I play tennis').
Vocabulary To Learn
- faire: French verb meaning 'to do, doing' and 'to make, making'
- jouer: French verb meaning 'to play, playing'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- To say 'I do sport' in French, I use 'je fais sport'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The SSC [tion] is pronounced as in 'attention'. It is an 's' sound, different to the 'sh' sound of 'tion' in English. The verb 'il fait' usually means 'he does, makes', but it is used with weather in French to mean 'it is'.
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: To say 'I do sport' in French, I use 'je fais sport'. Correction: When using the verb 'faire' with sports we use the preposition 'de' afterwards, e.g. 'I do sport' is 'je fais du sport'.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Activities at home: 'je fais' and 'il, elle fait' Study Guide
- Activities at home: 'tu fais' Study Guide
- Activities at home: negation Study Guide
- Activities at home: questions with 'qu'est-ce que …' Study Guide
- My friends: 'mes' and 'tes' Study Guide
- Sports: 'jouer' singular persons Study Guide
- Sports: intonation questions with 'quel' and 'quelle' Study Guide
- Summer time: understand a longer text Study Guide
- Weather: 'il fait' Study Guide
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