Mardi gras: negation, singular verbs
Learning outcomes
I can describe the Mardi Gras festival using affirmative and negative sentences.
I can recognise and pronounce the [oi] sound.
- Year 5
Mardi gras: negation, singular verbs
Learning outcomes
I can describe the Mardi Gras festival using affirmative and negative sentences.
I can recognise and pronounce the [oi] sound.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- The SSC (sound-symbol correspondence) [oi] is pronounced as in 'trois'.
- Mardi Gras is a popular French celebration (Shrove Tuesday). People make 'les crêpes' and take part in carnival parades.
- In Haiti, the Mardi Gras carnival is often known as : Mardi Gras or 'Kanaval' (in Haitian Creole).
- A negative sentence states something that is not true or is not happening.
- In English, we add 'don’t' before the verb. In French we use 'ne' and 'pas' around the verb: je ne chante pas.
Keywords
[oi] - pronounced as in 'trois'
Negative - a statement which denies or expresses negative meaning, e.g. ‘je ne chante pas’; in French this includes two elements, e.g. ‘ne … pas’, around the main verb
Ne ... pas - used around a verb to make it negative: je ne chante pas
Common misconception
We can add just one word to make a sentence negative in French, like the English word 'not'.
In French, we have to add two words to make a sentence negative, these are sandwiched around the verb: 'ne' and 'pas' (je ne chante pas).
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does 'œil' mean?
Q2.Which of these verbs means 'to swim, swimming'?
Q3.Write the masculine adjective 'green' in French.
Q4.Write in English: 'feu d'artifice'.
Q5.Match the sentences.
