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Shopping and other activities: 'faire' and 'de', questions with 'quels, quelles'

I can describe what I do and buy, using the partitive article and ask/answer questions using 'quel/quelle/quels/quelles'.

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Shopping and other activities: 'faire' and 'de', questions with 'quels, quelles'

I can describe what I do and buy, using the partitive article and ask/answer questions using 'quel/quelle/quels/quelles'.

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Key learning points

  1. The word for 'some' changes depending on the gender/number/spelling of the noun it describes.
  2. Use the partitive article for parts of food and drink and sports activities with faire e.g. je fais du sport.
  3. 'Which' (quel/quelle/quels/quelles) in French changes for the gender/number of the noun it is describing.

Keywords

  • 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 misconception

After faire, use the definite article in French.

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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If time permits, in activity C1, encourage students to go beyond the examples and vocabulary they already know and use reference material to look up new sports, recording them in their repertoire with the correct gender so they know which articles to use.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Tick any words that mean 'some' in French.
Correct answer: du
la
Correct answer: des
un
une
Q2.
Match the verbs in French and English.
Correct Answer:voyager,to travel, travelling
tick

to travel, travelling

Correct Answer:acheter,to buy, buying
tick

to buy, buying

Correct Answer:peser,to weigh, weighing
tick

to weigh, weighing

Correct Answer:couter,to cost, costing
tick

to cost, costing

Correct Answer:traverser,to cross, crossing
tick

to cross, crossing

Correct Answer:proposer,to suggest, suggesting
tick

to suggest, suggesting

Q3.
Which is the French word for 'careful?
ambitieux, ambitieuse
directeur, directrice
facteur, factrice
Correct answer: prudent(e)
travavailleur, travailleuse
Q4.
What does the word 'dehors' mean in English?
Correct Answer: outside
Q5.
Put the sentence 'Today, he is doing the cooking at home.' into the correct order in French.
1 - aujourd'hui
2 - il
3 - fait
4 - la
5 - cuisine
6 - à
7 - la maison
Q6.
What is the past participle of the verb 'dire'?
Correct Answer: dit

6 Questions

Q1.
Tick any of the countries
belge
Correct answer: la Belgique
suisse
Correct answer: la Suisse
anglais
Q2.
Match the French verbs to the English.
Correct Answer:je pèse,I weigh, am weighing
tick

I weigh, am weighing

Correct Answer:tu pèses,you weigh, are weighing (singular)
tick

you weigh, are weighing (singular)

Correct Answer:il pèse,he weighs, is weighing
tick

he weighs, is weighing

Correct Answer:nous pesons,we weigh, are weighing
tick

we weigh, are weighing

Correct Answer:vous pesez,you weigh, are weighing (plural)
tick

you weigh, are weighing (plural)

Correct Answer:elles pèsent,they weigh, are weighing
tick

they weigh, are weighing

Q3.
what does 'emporter' mean?
to suggest something
to cross
to use
Correct answer: to take with
to travel
Q4.
Match up the different forms of 'which'.
Correct Answer:quel,masculine singular
tick

masculine singular

Correct Answer:quelle,feminine singular
tick

feminine singular

Correct Answer:quels,masculine plural, mixed plural
tick

masculine plural, mixed plural

Correct Answer:quelles,feminine plural
tick

feminine plural

Q5.
Put the sentence 'I'm doing the cooking and I'm doing (some) exercise' into the correct order in French.
1 - je fais
2 - la
3 - cuisine
4 - et
5 - je fais
6 - de
7 - l'exercice
Q6.
Fill in the gaps in the sentence 'Aujourd'hui, je fais vélo et ____ natation'.
Correct Answer: du, de la, du de la

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