Canada: negation with 'ne … jamais'
Learning outcomes
I can talk about what I always and never do in the context of a holiday.
I can confidently pronounce [r] and use the prefix 're' to make new French verbs.
- Year 9
Canada: negation with 'ne … jamais'
Learning outcomes
I can talk about what I always and never do in the context of a holiday.
I can confidently pronounce [r] and use the prefix 're' to make new French verbs.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- [r] is pronounced as in 'rue'.
- Add the prefix -re before a verb to mean 'do the action again'. Pronunciation is different to English 're'.
- 'Ne ... jamais' means 'never', it negates in the same way as 'ne ... pas', surrounding the verb.
- Indefinite articles (un, une, des) and partitive articles (du, de la, de l’, des) change to 'de' after a negative.
Keywords
[r] - pronounced as in 'rue'
Negation - two elements e.g. ne … pas around the main verb expressing negative meaning
Common misconception
Just add 'ne ... jamais' around the verb to say 'never'; the rest of the sentence stays the same.
Add 'ne ... jamais' around the conjugated verb, but in addition, change any indefinite/partitive articles to de/d' after a negative.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which two languages are widely spoken in Quebec?
Q2.Match the French word to its English meaning.
Q3.Which of the following countries is Francophone (a French-speaking country)?
Q4.How is the letter [e] pronounced in the French word je?
Q5.Match the French subject pronouns with the correct conjugated form of mettre (to put).
Q6.What does it mean when a verb is conjugated?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.How is the French letter [r] pronounced in a word like rue?
Q2.Match the French word to its English meaning:
