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

  1. saying which language you don't speak and which country you don't live in
  2. saying which nationality you aren't
  3. negative verb forms using ne...pas (je ne parle pas, je n'habite pas, je ne suis pas)
  4. conjugation of regular -ER verb (je parle, j'habite)
  5. être (je suis)

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5 Questions

Q1.
What does 'je parle' mean?
I am
I live
Correct answer: I speak
Q2.
How do you say 'I speak English'?
J'habite en France.
Correct answer: Je parle anglais.
Je suis anglais.
Q3.
What does "j'habite" mean?
I have
Correct answer: I live
I speak
Q4.
"I live in the UK." What sort of word is 'live' in this sentence?
adjective
noun
Correct answer: verb
Q5.
"J'habite ____ Belgique" - what word is missing from this sentence?
belge
Correct answer: en
je

5 Questions

Q1.
"Je ne suis pas canadien" - what does this sentence mean?
I am Canadian.
Correct answer: I am not Canadian.
I live in Canada.
Q2.
"Je ___ suis ___ Belge" - what words can we put in the gaps?
au.....revoir
je....suis
Correct answer: ne....pas
Q3.
"Je n'habite pas au Sénégal" - what does this sentence mean?
I am Senegalese.
Correct answer: I don't live in Senegal.
I live in Senegal.
Q4.
How do you say "I don't speak French"?
Je n'habite pas en France.
Correct answer: Je ne parle pas français.
Je parle français.
Q5.
How do you say "I don't speak English"?
Je n'habite pas au Royaume-Uni.
Correct answer: Je ne parle pas anglais.
Je ne suis pas anglais.