What someone does: intonation questions with 'quoi' | French

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What is the English translation of the French definite articles le, la, les and l'?
- some
- a
- the ✓
- an
- and
Match the French vocabulary to the correct English translations.
- oui
  
  ⇔
  
  yes ✓
- cher
  
  ⇔
  
  expensive (masculine) ✓
- vélo
  
  ⇔
  
  bicycle ✓
- non
  
  ⇔
  
  no ✓
- chère
  
  ⇔
  
  expensive (feminine) ✓
- rapide
  
  ⇔
  
  fast ✓
Match the forms of the verb 'avoir' to the correct English translations.
- avoir
  
  ⇔
  
  to have, having ✓
- j'ai
  
  ⇔
  
  I have, I am having ✓
- tu as
  
  ⇔
  
  you have, you are having ✓
- il a
  
  ⇔
  
  he has, he is having ✓
- elle a
  
  ⇔
  
  she has, she is having ✓
What is the correct English translation of the verb 'être'?
- to listen, listening
- to read, reading
- to be, being ✓
- to speak, speaking
- to write, writing
The subject pronouns 'il' and 'elle' translate to 'he, she' or '______' in English.
- 'it' ✓
In French, the letters 's' and 't' are pronounced at the end of a word when the following word starts with a vowel. What is this called?
- 'Liaison' ✓

What are the correct English translations of 'faire'?
- to do, doing ✓
- to have, having
- to make, making ✓
- to be, being
Match the forms of 'faire' to the correct English translations.
- faire
  
  ⇔
  
  to do, to make ✓
- je fais
  
  ⇔
  
  I do, I make ✓
- il fait
  
  ⇔
  
  he does, he makes ✓
- elle fait
  
  ⇔
  
  she does, she makes ✓
Match the following French phrases to the correct English translations.
- faire les devoirs
  
  ⇔
  
  to do homework ✓
- faire le modèle
  
  ⇔
  
  to make the model ✓
- faire le ménage
  
  ⇔
  
  to do housework ✓
- faire la cuisine
  
  ⇔
  
  to do the cooking ✓
- faire les courses
  
  ⇔
  
  to do food shopping ✓
- faire une activité
  
  ⇔
  
  to do an activity ✓
Which of the following are definite articles?
- une
- le ✓
- des
- l' ✓
- les ✓
Match each of these French questions to the correct English translations.
- Elle écoute quoi ?
  
  ⇔
  
  What is she listening to? ✓
- Il fait quoi ?
  
  ⇔
  
  What is he doing/making? ✓
- Comment ça s'écrit ?
  
  ⇔
  
  How do you spell that? ✓
- Il fait le lit ?
  
  ⇔
  
  Is he making the bed? ✓
- Elle a quoi ?
  
  ⇔
  
  What does she have? ✓
- Il a quoi ?
  
  ⇔
  
  What does he have? ✓
Where is the word 'quoi' placed in an information question?
- 'at the end' ✓

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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'.

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'.