La Chandeleur: negation, -er singular verbs
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can form negative sentences in French using 'ne ... pas'.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Accents can change the pronunciation of a letter. This is an acute accent: é, grave accent: è, a circumflex accent: ê.
- La Chandeleur is a popular 'fête' in France, it is a similar celebration to 'Shrove Tuesday'.
- 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.
- Before a vowel 'ne' changes to: n' (je n'aime pas les chiens).
Keywords
[è/ê] - pronounced as in 'fête'
[é] [er] [et] [ez] - pronounced as in 'bébé'
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
An accent does not change the pronunciation of a letter, [e], [é] and [è] sound the same.
An accent can change the pronunciation of a letter. [e], [é] and [è] make different sounds in French.
Teacher tip
If possible, make crêpes with your class or share a recipe with your pupils to make at home.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which is the French word for 'here'?
Q2.Write in English: 'puis'.
Q3.Which of these sentences is a question? (There is no punctuation included.)
Q4.'Tu aimes les chats'. How could this statement be made into a question?
Q5.Match the prepositions.
dans
derrière
devant
entre
sous
sur
Q6.'Où est le chat ?'. What does this question mean?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which English celebration is similar to La Chandeleur?
Q2.What sort of accents are these?
an acute accent
a grave accent
a circumflex accent
Q3.Which word has a different sound at the end?
Q4.Which of these sentences is negative?
Q5.Which sentence is the correct translation of 'I don't like dogs.'?
Q6.Write in French: 'she does not watch'.
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