Canada: negation with 'ne … jamais'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can talk about what I always and never do in the context of a holiday.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [r] is pronounced as in 'rue'.
- Add the prefix -re before a verb to mean 'do the action again'. Pronunciation is different to English 're'.
- 'Ne ... jamais' means 'never', it negates in the same way as 'ne ... pas', surrounding the verb.
- Indefinite articles (un, une, des) and partitive articles (du, de la, de l’, des) change to 'de' after a negative.
Keywords
[r] - pronounced as in 'rue'
Negation - two elements e.g. ne … pas around the main verb expressing negative meaning
Common misconception
Just add 'ne ... jamais' around the verb to say 'never'; the rest of the sentence stays the same.
Add 'ne ... jamais' around the conjugated verb, but in addition, change any indefinite/partitive articles to de/d' after a negative.
Teacher tip
If time permits, activity C4 could lead into a more independent speaking or writing task where students describe what they never/always do on holiday and expand their personal repertoires.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which two languages are widely spoken in Quebec?
Q2.Match the French word to its English meaning.
kitchen, cooking
task
all, every
slowly
Q3.Which of the following countries is Francophone (a French-speaking country)?
Q4.How is the letter [e] pronounced in the French word je?
Q5.Match the French subject pronouns with the correct conjugated form of mettre (to put).
mets
met
mettons
mettent
mettez
Q6.What does it mean when a verb is conjugated?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.How is the French letter [r] pronounced in a word like rue?
Q2.Match the French word to its English meaning:
to lose, losing
countryside
bag
never
Q3.What prefix is added to a French verb to show the action is being done again?
Q4.Put the parts of the sentence in the correct order to say: “He never writes.”
Q5.What happens to indefinite and partitive articles after a negative expression like ne ... jamais?
Q6.Fill in the gap in this sentence. Je ne mange jamais produit sucré.
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