What someone does: intonation questions with 'quoi'
Learning outcomes
I can ask about and say what I do or someone else does using the verb ‘faire’.
I can recognise and pronounce [ain/in].
What someone does: intonation questions with 'quoi'
Learning outcomes
I can ask about and say what I do or someone else does using the verb ‘faire’.
I can recognise and pronounce [ain/in].
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Key learning points
- 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'.
Keywords
[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 misconception
The verb 'faire' only has a single definition.
The verb 'faire' is used to translate two key verbs in English, both 'to do' and 'to make'.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
yes
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no
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you have, you are having
he has, he is having
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Exit quiz
6 Questions
to do, to make
I do, I make
he does, he makes
she does, she makes
to do homework
to make the model
to do housework
to do the cooking
to do food shopping
to do an activity
What is she listening to?
What is he doing/making?
How do you spell that?
Is he making the bed?
What does she have?
What does he have?