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Canada: negation with 'ne…jamais'

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I can talk about what I always and never do in the context of a holiday.

I can confidently pronounce [r] and use the prefix 're' to make new French verbs.

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Canada: negation with 'ne…jamais'

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I can talk about what I always and never do in the context of a holiday.

I can confidently pronounce [r] and use the prefix 're' to make new French verbs.

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Key learning points

  1. [r] is pronounced as in 'rue'.
  2. Add the prefix -re before a verb to mean 'do the action again'. Pronunciation is different to English 're'.
  3. 'Ne ... jamais' means 'never', it negates in the same way as 'ne ... pas', surrounding the verb.
  4. 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.


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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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6 Questions

Q1.
Which two languages are widely spoken in Quebec?
Mandarin & French
Correct answer: French & English
English & Spanish
German & Urdu
Urdu & English
Q2.
Match the French word to its English meaning.
Correct Answer:cuisine,kitchen, cooking

kitchen, cooking

Correct Answer:tâche,task

task

Correct Answer:tout,all, every

all, every

Correct Answer:lentement,slowly

slowly

Q3.
Which of the following countries is Francophone (a French-speaking country)?
Brazil
Correct answer: Senegal
Japan
Norway
Q4.
How is the letter [e] pronounced in the French word je?
Like the 'e' in 'bed'
Like the 'a' in 'cat'
Correct answer: Like the 'u' in 'burn'
Like the 'i' in 'bit'
Q5.
Match the French subject pronouns with the correct conjugated form of mettre (to put).
Correct Answer:je, tu,mets

mets

Correct Answer:il, elle, on,met

met

Correct Answer:nous,mettons

mettons

Correct Answer:ils/elles,mettent

mettent

Correct Answer:vous,mettez

mettez

Q6.
What does it mean when a verb is conjugated?
It is translated into another language
It is written in a dictionary
Correct answer: It is changed to match the subject and tense
It is made into a question

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6 Questions

Q1.
How is the French letter [r] pronounced in a word like rue?
Like the ‘r’ in “red”
Like the ‘h’ in “hello”
Correct answer: A throaty sound made at the back of the mouth
Like the rolled ‘r’ in Spanish
Q2.
Match the French word to its English meaning:
Correct Answer:perdre,to lose, losing

to lose, losing

Correct Answer:campagne (f),countryside

countryside

Correct Answer:sac (m),bag

bag

Correct Answer:jamais,never

never

Q3.
What prefix is added to a French verb to show the action is being done again?
Correct Answer: re, re-
Q4.
Put the parts of the sentence in the correct order to say: “He never writes.”
1 - il
2 - n'
3 - écrit
4 - jamais
Q5.
What happens to indefinite and partitive articles after a negative expression like ne ... jamais?
They stay the same
They are replaced by “le” or “la”
Correct answer: They change to “de” or “d’”
Only the verb changes
Q6.
Fill in the gap in this sentence. Je ne mange jamais produit sucré.
Correct Answer: de

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