What people do and don't do: 'ne … pas' negation
Learning outcomes
I can use simple prepositions to say where objects are and describe what someone does and doesn’t do in everyday life.
I can use liaison after 'ne … pas' when followed by a vowel.
- Year 7
What people do and don't do: 'ne … pas' negation
Learning outcomes
I can use simple prepositions to say where objects are and describe what someone does and doesn’t do in everyday life.
I can use liaison after 'ne … pas' when followed by a vowel.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Prepositions like 'dans', 'sur' and 'sous' tell us where objects are.
- To say what doesn't happen, use 'ne ... pas' around the verb.
- 'Ne' shortens to 'n’' before a verb starting with a vowel.
- You can pronounce the ‘s’ in ‘pas’ when it is followed by a word starting with a vowel; this is liaison.
Keywords
Liaison - pronouncing a usually silent final consonant because a vowel follows
Preposition - a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Negation - two elements, e.g. 'ne … pas', around the main verb expressing negative meaning
Common misconception
Using 'ne'/'n' makes verbs negatives in French, like 'not' in English.
French negation has two parts, 'ne' before the verb and 'pas' after, to say what there isn't.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Tick any of the phrases with liaison.
Q2.Match the high frequency verbs.
Q3.Which question word is 'how' in French?
Q4.Fill in the missing word in the sentence 'I don't watch the TV'. Je regarde pas la télé.
Q5.Which word is the French for 'sometimes'?
Q6.Order the sentence in French, 'The book is on the desk'.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.What is 'under' in French?
Q2.Tick any sentences with liaison.
Q3.Match the French and English verbs.
