Year 7 - French
What someone does: 'faire' singular persons
Activities: singular 'faire'
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils use the highly irregular high frequency verb 'faire' in singular persons. They use 'faire' followed by le, la, les and learn the English equivalents 'do' and 'make'. Pupils ask and answer questions using the question word 'quoi'. The SSCs ain/in and è/ê are introduced.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use 'faire' to say what activities you and others do at home.
Key Notes
- Use 'je fais' for I do/make, 'tu fais' for you do/make, 'il fait' for he does/makes, 'elle fait' for she does/makes.
- Use definite articles le, la, les, l' after the verb 'faire' to describe everyday activities e.g. 'il fait les courses'.
- 'C'est qui ?' means 'Who is it?' and 'C'est quoi ?' means 'What is it?'.
- [ê/è] sounds like 'tête', [é] sounds like 'écrire'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- [ê/è]: pronounced as in 'tête'
- faire: to do/to make
- qui ?: who?
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The singular forms of the verb 'faire' are spelled the same way because they are pronounced the same way.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Use 'je fais' for I do/make, 'tu fais' for you do/make, 'il fait' for he does/makes, 'elle fait' for she does/makes. Use definite articles le, la, les, l' after the verb 'faire' to describe everyday activities e.g. 'il fait les courses'.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[ê/è]'
pronounced as in 'tête'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: The singular forms of the verb 'faire' are spelled the same way because they are pronounced the same way. Correction: The singular forms of the verb 'faire' are spelled differently, but sound the same because the 's' and 't' are silent final consonants (SFC).
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