Weekday routine: inversion questions, negation
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use inversion and negation to ask and answer questions about my everyday activities.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Change statements into questions in French with raised intonation; a question word at the end gets more information.
- More formal inversion yes/no questions swap subject and verb; question words go at the start of information questions.
- For negation meaning 'not', put ne … pas around the first verb in a sentence; ne shortens to n' before a vowel.
- To develop productive skills, keep a bank of vocabulary with words from texts, glossaries or the dictionary.
Keywords
Intonation - rise and fall of the voice in speaking
Inversion - when the subject pronoun and the verb switch place to form a question
Negation - two elements e.g. ne … pas around the main verb expressing negative meaning
Common misconception
If you use inversion and add a question word, you don't need to change your intonation.
Even when using inversion and/or question words, still raise your voice at the end of a sentence in French when asking a question.
Teacher tip
Activity 2a could be extended as a speaking or writing exercise where students make all the sentences questions with question words. You could encourage students to have part of their books/folders where they have their own list of vocabulary they add to when lessons mention 'personal repertoire'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word describes the rise and fall of the voice in speaking?
Q2.What does the question word 'quoi' mean?
Q3.What is the present tense verb ending for 'ils/elles'?
Q4.Order the words to say: 'I'm listening to the radio and she is watching TV'.
Q5.Write the French word for 'why'.
Q6.Add the missing word: 'There isn't a solution.' - 'Il n'y a pas de .'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does the question word 'quel(le)' mean?
Q2.Match the conjunctions in French and English.
Q3.Order the words to say: 'Normally, I don't arrive late.'
Q4.Order the words to say: 'The children are showing the answer to the teacher'.
Q5.Use intonation to ask: 'Do you like history?'
Q6.Use inversion and 'tu' as the subject to ask: 'When do you changes?'
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