Year 5
The negative - saying where you don't live, which language you don't speak, and what nationality you aren't
In this lesson, we will learn how to use the negative to say where you don't live, what nationality you aren't and what language you don't speak.
Year 5
The negative - saying where you don't live, which language you don't speak, and what nationality you aren't
In this lesson, we will learn how to use the negative to say where you don't live, what nationality you aren't and what language you don't speak.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- saying which language you don't speak and which country you don't live in
- saying which nationality you aren't
- negative verb forms using ne...pas (je ne parle pas, je n'habite pas, je ne suis pas)
- conjugation of regular -ER verb (je parle, j'habite)
- être (je suis)
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5 Questions
Q1.
What does 'je parle' mean?
I am
I live
Q2.
How do you say 'I speak English'?
J'habite en France.
Je suis anglais.
Q3.
What does "j'habite" mean?
I have
I speak
Q4.
"I live in the UK." What sort of word is 'live' in this sentence?
adjective
noun
Q5.
"J'habite ____ Belgique" - what word is missing from this sentence?
belge
je
5 Questions
Q1.
"Je ne suis pas canadien" - what does this sentence mean?
I am Canadian.
I live in Canada.
Q2.
"Je ___ suis ___ Belge" - what words can we put in the gaps?
au.....revoir
je....suis
Q3.
"Je n'habite pas au Sénégal" - what does this sentence mean?
I am Senegalese.
I live in Senegal.
Q4.
How do you say "I don't speak French"?
Je n'habite pas en France.
Je parle français.
Q5.
How do you say "I don't speak English"?
Je n'habite pas au Royaume-Uni.
Je ne suis pas anglais.