Year 8 - French
Shopping and other activities: 'faire' and 'de', questions with 'quels, quelles'
Everyday activities: preposition 'de', partitive, frequent -IR and -RE verbs
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Unit Summary
Pupils embed irregular -ir and -re verbs. They distinguish between jouer à, jouer de and faire de, and practise 'de' as a partitive article (du, de la, des, de l'). They use de, d in negatives, expressions of quantity and learn adverb positioning. SSCs -s-, th, -ill-, -ille, -aill-, -ail are taught.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to describe what you do and buy, using the partitive article and ask/answer questions using 'quel/quelle/quels/quelles'.
Key Notes
- The word for 'some' changes depending on the gender/number/spelling of the noun it describes.
- Use the partitive article for parts of food and drink and sports activities with faire e.g. je fais du sport.
- 'Which' (quel/quelle/quels/quelles) in French changes for the gender/number of the noun it is describing.
Vocabulary To Learn
- faire: to do, doing
- partitive article: refer to parts of things; often mean 'some' in English
- quel: question word 'which'; it changes to match the noun gender and number - quel, quelle, quels, quelles
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- After faire, use the definite article in French.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The word for 'some' changes depending on the gender/number/spelling of the noun it describes. Use the partitive article for parts of food and drink and sports activities with faire e.g. je fais du sport.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'faire'
to do, doing. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: After faire, use the definite article in French. Correction: Many activities such as doing homework or cooking are followed by the definite article, but sports activities with faire are followed by the partitive article e.g. 'je fais du vélo'.
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- A typical day: perfect tense, 'jouer', 'faire', jobs Study Guide
- Food and drink: 'boire' singular, write about own eating routines Study Guide
- Food and drink: definite and partitive articles Study Guide
- Food shopping: partitive articles 'du, de la, de l', des' Study Guide
- What is it like? Singular verbs like 'dire' and 'prendre', adjectives Study Guide
- When, where and how? Singular verbs like 'sortir', 'venir', adverb placement Study Guide
- Where is that? prepositions with 'de' Study Guide
- Who likes doing what? 'jouer' with 'à' and 'de' Study Guide
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