What isn't there: negation before a noun with 'il y a'
Learning outcomes
I can say what there isn't using 'il n'y a pas de' and what I don't have using 'avoir' and 'ne … pas'.
I can recall the sound-spelling correspondence [ch].
- Year 7
What isn't there: negation before a noun with 'il y a'
Learning outcomes
I can say what there isn't using 'il n'y a pas de' and what I don't have using 'avoir' and 'ne … pas'.
I can recall the sound-spelling correspondence [ch].
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- [ch] sounds like 'chercher'.
- Prepositions such as 'derrière', 'devant' and 'entre' are useful for telling us where objects are.
- To say what you don't have use 'ne ... pas' around 'avoir'. After this all articles change to 'de' or 'd''.
- To say 'there isn't' or 'there aren't' we use 'il n'y a pas'. After this all articles change to 'de' or 'd''.
Keywords
[ch] - pronounced as in 'chercher'
Il n’y a pas - 'there isn't' or 'there aren't'
Preposition - a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Common misconception
Use the indefinite article after 'il n'y a pas' like you would with 'il y a'.
After 'il n'y a pas' always use 'de' (or 'd'' before words starting with vowels or silent 'h'), regardless of gender or number.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French and the English.
Q2.Match the verbs in French and English.
Q3.Which word is a preposition?
Q4.'Une personne '. Which is the correct word to say 'Algerian'?
Q5.Order the sentence in French to say: 'There is an airport and some hotels'.
Q6.What is the French verb 'to go, going'?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is 'the beach' in French?
Q2.'Il a des cinémas et un collège mais il n'y a pas de poste'. This tells us that there isn't a .
Q3.Which words contain the [ch] sound in French?
Q4.Choose the correct missing word: 'Je n'ai pas éléphants.'
Q5.Order the sentence to say in French: 'There isn't a cinema here.'
Q6.Match the sentence halves.
