What someone does: 'faire' singular persons
Learning outcomes
I can use 'faire' to say what activities I and others do at home.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [ê/è].
What someone does: 'faire' singular persons
Learning outcomes
I can use 'faire' to say what activities I and others do at home.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [ê/è].
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Key learning points
- 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'.
Keywords
[ê/è] - pronounced as in 'tête'
Faire - to do/to make
Qui ? - who?
Common misconception
The singular forms of the verb 'faire' are spelled the same way because they are pronounced the same way.
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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Starter quiz
6 Questions
to be, being
I am, I am being
you are, you are being
he is, he is being
she is, she is being
Exit quiz
6 Questions
you are doing cooking
you have the model
you have homework
you do housework
you have an activity
you are doing an activity
that
yes
okay, alright
no
food shopping
book