replaces the noun receiving the action of the verb, e.g. 'me', 'you', 'it', 'them'

two elements e.g. ne … pas around the main verb expressing negative meaning

B1 - A Il ne les ouvre pas.

B1 - B Tu ne me trouves pas ?

B1 - C Il les traite comme ça. 

B1 - D Ça ne vous intéresse pas ?

B1 - E Vous ne le suivez pas. 

B1 - F Ils nous aident.

Ça ne vous intéresse pas ? Direct object pronouns, negation

French

On part pour la France : -ir verbs like 'choisir' and 'partir', adjectives

Des endroits touristiques : -ir verbs like 'venir', position of adjectives

Au château de Versailles : -ir verbs like 'ouvrir' (singular)

Une visite scolaire : -ir verbs like 'ouvrir' (plural)

Des monuments historiques : 'il y a' and 'il n'y a pas'

Des monuments commémoratifs : contraction of definite article after 'à'

Un nouvel élève : yes/no questions with inversion, intonation and 'est-ce que'

Une nouvelle vie en France : liaison, questions, jouer à/de, negation

Une nouvelle vie en France : negation

On organise des visites : reflexive pronouns, direct object pronouns

On va à un concert : direct object pronouns, reflexive pronouns and negation

In this unit, pupils re-examine verbs like choisir, partir and venir in the present, and add to this verbs like ouvrir. They revisit questions, pre-nominal adjectives, contraction of articles after à and de, and expand knowledge of negation. A further focus is the use of direct object pronouns.

Communication and the world around us: 'La France est belle !'

Match the direct object pronouns to their English translations. 

What is the direct object pronoun used to mean 'us'?

Translate into English: Je ne la trouve pas belle.

Put the words in the correct order to make a sentence. 

Translate: You (singular, formal) don't follow them. 

Match the vocabulary to the English meanings.

Match the singular direct object pronouns to the correct English meaning.

Rewrite this sentence using the negative structure ne ...pas: Je cours. 

Where does a direct object pronoun go in a sentence?

Match the verbs and their English meanings.

Put these words in the correct order to make a sentence with a direct object pronoun. 

Ça ne vous intéresse pas ? Direct object pronouns, negation

Lesson outcome