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New places: 'aller' + infinitive

Learning outcomes

I can use the verb 'aller' to describe places I go to and am going to go to.

I can pronounce the sound-symbol correspondences [aim/im] and [ain/in] and distinguish between nasal and oral vowels.

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New places: 'aller' + infinitive

Learning outcomes

I can use the verb 'aller' to describe places I go to and am going to go to.

I can pronounce the sound-symbol correspondences [aim/im] and [ain/in] and distinguish between nasal and oral vowels.

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Key learning points

  1. [ain/in] sounds like 'train'. [aim/im] sounds like 'faim'. These sound-symbol correspondences have the same sound.
  2. 'Aller' means to go/going, an irregular verb used with infinitives to give future plans.
  3. To make two-verb structures negative, put ne … pas around the first (conjugated) verb in the sentence.
  4. To make double verbs negative, put 'ne ... pas' around the first (conjugated) verb in the sentence.
  5. Prepositions for 'in/to' with places vary for the type of place, the gender and whether it is singular or plural.

Keywords

  • [aim/im] - sound-symbol correspondence (SSC) pronounced as in 'faim'

  • [ain/in] - sound-symbol correspondence (SSC) pronounced as in 'train'

  • Aller - to go, going

Common misconception

Use one preposition for 'in' like in English.

There are a number of prepositions for 'in', depending on the number and gender of the noun. Use 'en' for feminine countries, à for cities, au with masculine nouns, à la with feminine nouns and aux with plural nouns and countries.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the places in the town.
Correct Answer:magasin (m),shop
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shop

Correct Answer:parc (m),park
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park

Correct Answer:plage (f),beach
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beach

Correct Answer:pont (m),bridge
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bridge

Correct Answer:aéroport (m),airport
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airport

Correct Answer:poste (f),post office
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post office

Q2.
Chose the correct ending for 'the hats'.
les chapeau
Correct answer: les chapeaux
les chapeaus
Q3.
It looks like the English word 'travel' but it actually means ...
Correct Answer: work, job, a job
Q4.
Match the parts of the verb 'aller' - to go, going.
Correct Answer:Je,vais
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vais

Correct Answer:Tu,vas
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vas

Correct Answer:Il/Elle,va
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va

Correct Answer:Nous,allons
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allons

Correct Answer:Vous,allez
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allez

Correct Answer:Ils / Elles,vont
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vont

Q5.
Les saisons. Put the seasons in the correct order. starting with spring.
1 - le printemps
2 - l’été
3 - l'automne
4 - l'hiver
Q6.
Put the words in order to say, 'Normally I go to France during the holidays'.
1 - Normalement
2 - je
3 - vais
4 - en
5 - France
6 - pendant
7 - les vacances

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the sentences.
Correct Answer:Je vais visiter,I am going to visit
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I am going to visit

Correct Answer:Je vais aller,I am going to go
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I am going to go

Correct Answer:Je vais travailler,I am going to work
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I am going to work

Correct Answer:Je vais manger,I am going to eat
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I am going to eat

Correct Answer:Je vais sortir,I am going to go out
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I am going to go out

Correct Answer:Je vais partir,I am going to leave
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I am going to leave

Q2.
Je vais aller Paris, en France. Choose the missing preposition.
au
à la
aux
Correct answer: à
en
Q3.
Put the words in the correct order to say, 'I am going to go to the United-States'.
1 - Je
2 - vais
3 - aller
4 - aux
5 - Etats
6 - -Unis
Q4.
How would you say, ' I am not going to visit'?
Correct Answer: Je ne vais pas visiter.
Q5.
means 'to' or 'to the' with people's homes/workplaces.
Correct Answer: chez
Q6.
Non, nous n'allons pas aller au cinéma. Choose the correct translation.
No, you are not going to go to the cinema.
No, we don't go to the cinema.
No, we are not going to the cinema.
Correct answer: No, we are not going to go to the cinema.
No, they are not going to go to the cinema.

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