New places: 'aller' + infinitive
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the verb 'aller' to describe places I go to and am going to go to.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [ain/in] sounds like 'train'. [aim/im] sounds like 'faim'. These sound-symbol correspondences have the same sound.
- 'Aller' means to go/going, an irregular verb used with infinitives to give future plans.
- To make two-verb structures negative, put ne … pas around the first (conjugated) verb in the sentence.
- To make double verbs negative, put 'ne ... pas' around the first (conjugated) verb in the sentence.
- 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.
Teacher tip
The questions used in the feedback for task C3 only give intonation questions, however more confident students might want to vary their questions by using 'est-ce que' and inversion.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the places in the town.
Q2.Chose the correct ending for 'the hats'.
Q3.It looks like the English word 'travel' but it actually means ...
Q4.Match the parts of the verb 'aller' - to go, going.
Q5.Les saisons. Put the seasons in the correct order. starting with spring.
Q6.Put the words in order to say, 'Normally I go to France during the holidays'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the sentences.
Q2.Je vais aller Paris, en France. Choose the missing preposition.
Q3.Put the words in the correct order to say, 'I am going to go to the United-States'.
Q4.How would you say, ' I am not going to visit'?
Q5. means 'to' or 'to the' with people's homes/workplaces.
Q6.Non, nous n'allons pas aller au cinéma. Choose the correct translation.
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