Future goals - Taïs Vinolo: 'aller' + infinitive, negation
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use 'aller' with infinitives to say what I'm going to and not going to do in the future.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [en/an] is pronouced as in 'enfant'.
- [on] is pronounced as in 'non'.
- The verb 'aller' is irregular, its present tense forms are 'vais, 'vas', 'va', 'allons', 'allez' and 'vont'.
- To express our future intentions, we use a form of the verb 'aller' followed by a verb in its infinitive form.
- To say what you're not going to do, put 'ne' before the part of 'aller' and pas' after.
Keywords
[en/n] - pronounced as in 'enfant'
[on] - pronounced as in 'non'
Aller - French verb meaning 'to go, going'
Common misconception
[en/an] and [on] sound the same in French.
Although the sounds are simililar and both nasal vowels, [en/an] is a nasal 'a' and [on] is a nasal 'o'. The mouth should be wide for [en/an] and almost closed for [on].
Teacher tip
Although there are no images of Taïs Vinolo in this lesson, a quick internet search would bring up many images and a video of her starring in the Amazon Christmas advert.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following is the correct present tense form of the verb 'aller' for the subject 'tu'?
Q2.Put the following words in the correct order to form a sentence: 'au / vais / cinéma / Je'.
Q3.What is the correct form of the verb 'aller' for 'nous'?
Q4.Which of the following sentences expresses a future intention?
Q5.How would you say 'They are not going to play football.'?
Q6.Which of the following verbs is in its infinitive form?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Put the following words in the correct order to form the sentence 'They (feminine) are not going to watch television tonight.' - 'la télévision / regarder / ne / vont / pas / Elles / ce soir'.
Q2.Put the following words in the correct order to say 'You (plural) are not going to travel this summer.' - 'voyager / allez / n' / pas / Vous / cet été'.
Q3.Which of the following is the infinitive form of the verb 'nous allons'?
Q4.Write a short French sentence saying 'I am not going to eat tonight.'. Use the verb 'aller' correctly with negation and the infinitive 'manger'.
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