Mardi gras: negation, singular verbs
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe the Mardi Gras festival using affirmative and negative sentences.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The SSC (sound-symbol correspondence) [oi] is pronounced as in 'trois'.
- Mardi Gras is a popular French celebration (Shrove Tuesday). People make 'les crêpes' and take part in carnival parades.
- In Haiti, the Mardi Gras carnival is often known as : Mardi Gras or 'Kanaval' (in Haitian Creole).
- 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.
Keywords
[oi] - pronounced as in 'trois'
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
We can add just one word to make a sentence negative in French, like the English word 'not'.
In French, we have to add two words to make a sentence negative, these are sandwiched around the verb: 'ne' and 'pas' (je ne chante pas).
Teacher tip
Look up videos of Mardi Gras celebrations in both France and Haiti to share with your class and to give pupils a more visual understanding of the celebrations.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does 'œil' mean?
Q2.Which of these verbs means 'to swim, swimming'?
Q3.Write the masculine adjective 'green' in French.
Q4.Write in English: 'feu d'artifice'.
Q5.Match the sentences.
J'ai les yeux bleus.
J'ai les yeux gris.
J'ai les yeux bruns.
J'ai les cheveux longs.
J'ai les cheveux bruns.
J'ai les cheveux courts.
Q6.Order the words to form a sentence.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is Mardi Gras called in Haïtien Créole?
Q2.What are 'les crêpes'?
Q3.Which of these sentences is not negative?
Q4.Put the words in order to make a negative sentence.
Q5.Write in English: 'il n'habite pas en Angleterre'.
Q6.Write in French: 'she doesn't like (the) pancakes'.
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