Year 7 · French · beta

Activities: singular 'faire'

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.

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Prior knowledge

  • Pupils know the verbs 'avoir' and 'être' in the first, second and third person singular.
  • Pupils know that 'il' and 'elle' can be translated as 'it'.
  • Pupils know the indefinite articles 'un' and 'une'.
  • Pupils know the definite articles 'le', 'la', 'les' and 'l''.
  • Pupils know that many nouns are made plural by adding -s.
  • Pupils can recognise silent final consonants and s- and t- liaison.
  • Pupils can make statements into questions using intonation.

Source curriculum references

  • Develop and use a wide-ranging and deepening vocabulary that goes beyond their immediate needs and interests, allowing them to give and justify opinions and take part in discussion about wider issues.
  • Initiate and develop conversations, coping with unfamiliar language and unexpected responses, making use of important social conventions such as formal modes of address.
  • Identify and use tenses or other structures which convey the present, past, and future as appropriate to the language being studied.
  • Listen to a variety of forms of spoken language to obtain information and respond appropriately.
  • Speak coherently and confidently, with increasingly accurate pronunciation and intonation.
  • Transcribe words and short sentences that they hear with increasing accuracy.
  • Provide an accurate English translation of short, suitable material.
  • Use accurate grammar, spelling and punctuation.

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