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Weather: 'il fait'

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 'il fait' with a variety of adjectives to describe the weather as well as activities on holiday.

Key Notes

  • The verb 'il fait' usually means 'he does/makes'. For example 'il fait la cuisine'. (He does the cooking.).
  • We also use 'il fait' to mean 'it is' for describing the weather. For example 'il fait froid'. (It is cold.).
  • Use the preposition 'à' to describe the weather 'in' a town or city e.g. 'Il fait froid à Calais.'
  • To talk about the weather 'in' a feminine country use 'en', for a masculine country use 'au'.
  • We use the preposition 'dans' to talk about the weather 'in' the cardinal points e.g. 'Il fait beau dans le Nord.'

Vocabulary To Learn

  • il fait: French verb meaning 'he does, makes'
  • preposition: word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • In French 'il fait' always means 'he does, makes'.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

The verb 'il fait' usually means 'he does/makes'. For example 'il fait la cuisine'. (He does the cooking.). We also use 'il fait' to mean 'it is' for describing the weather. For example 'il fait froid'. (It is cold.).

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

French verb meaning 'he does, makes'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: In French 'il fait' always means 'he does, makes'. Correction: In French 'il fait' often means 'he does, makes' but when referring to the weather it means 'it is' e.g. 'Il fait froid.' (It is cold.).

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