Year 7 - French
What someone does: intonation questions with 'quoi'
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 ask about and say what you do or someone else does using the verb 'faire'.
Key Notes
- To ask a question you can raise the pitch of your voice at the end of a sentence.
- To get more information, we can add a question word such as 'quoi' (what) at the end of intonation questions.
- 'Faire' means 'to do/make'. Use je fais for 'I 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 every day activities e.g. 'Il fait les courses.'
- [ain/in] sounds like 'train'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- [ain/in]: pronounced as in 'train'
- faire: to do/to make
- intonation: the rise and fall of the voice in speaking
- quoi: when added to the end of statement, allows more information to be sought
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The verb 'faire' only has a single definition.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
To ask a question you can raise the pitch of your voice at the end of a sentence. To get more information, we can add a question word such as 'quoi' (what) at the end of intonation questions.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[ain/in]'
pronounced as in 'train'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: The verb 'faire' only has a single definition. Correction: The verb 'faire' is used to translate two key verbs in English, both 'to do' and 'to make'.
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