What isn't there: negation before a noun with 'il y a'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can say what there isn't using 'il n'y a pas de' and what I don't have using 'avoir' and 'ne … pas'.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [ch] sounds like 'chercher'.
- Prepositions such as 'derrière', 'devant' and 'entre' are useful for telling us where objects are.
- To say what you don't have use 'ne ... pas' around 'avoir'. After this all articles change to 'de' or 'd''.
- To say 'there isn't' or 'there aren't' we use 'il n'y a pas'. After this all articles change to 'de' or 'd''.
Keywords
[ch] - pronounced as in 'chercher'
Il n’y a pas - 'there isn't' or 'there aren't'
Preposition - a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Common misconception
Use the indefinite article after 'il n'y a pas' like you would with 'il y a'.
After 'il n'y a pas' always use 'de' (or 'd'' before words starting with vowels or silent 'h'), regardless of gender or number.
Teacher tip
You could use the text in activities D2 and D3 as a full translation into English if you feel this would be useful practice for students.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French and the English.
airport
abroad
USA
hotel
island
Q2.Match the verbs in French and English.
I go out
you go out
she goes out
I come
you come
she comes
Q3.Which word is a preposition?
Q4.'Une personne '. Which is the correct word to say 'Algerian'?
Q5.Order the sentence in French to say: 'There is an airport and some hotels'.
Q6.What is the French verb 'to go, going'?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is 'the beach' in French?
Q2.'Il a des cinémas et un collège mais il n'y a pas de poste'. This tells us that there isn't a .
Q3.Which words contain the [ch] sound in French?
Q4.Choose the correct missing word: 'Je n'ai pas éléphants.'
Q5.Order the sentence to say in French: 'There isn't a cinema here.'
Q6.Match the sentence halves.
garçon.
plage.
de cafés.
enfant.
chiens.
pas d'ordinateur.
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