Le sport pour tous: negation in the perfect tense
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explore the importance of inclusivity in sport, expanding my sporting vocabulary and using four negative structures accurately.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- 'Ne ... pas', 'ne ... rien', and 'ne ... jamais' all wrap around the auxiliary verb in the perfect tense.
- 'Ne ... personne' is different to other negatives in the past tense. 'Personne' comes after the past participle.
- Present and perfect tenses can be usefully combined to talk about sporting personalities, achievements and events.
Keywords
Negation - two elements, e.g. 'ne ... pas', around the main verb expressing negative meaning
Ne ... personne - not anyone, no one
Common misconception
The negative structure 'ne ... personne' is used in the same way as 'ne ... pas' and 'ne ... jamais' in the perfect tense.
'Personne' goes after the past participle instead of after the auxiliary verb. Careful study and practice is required to master this structure.
Teacher tip
For the final writing task, encourage students to use a broad range of vocabulary to give details about their chosen sportsperson. The photographs are suggestions only and pupils may wish to choose a different athlete to describe.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What linguistic feature is being described? 'When two elements go around the main verb in a sentence'.
Q2.Translate the sentence: 'she saw nobody at the stadium'.
Q3.Match the French to the English.
vehicule
to stop, stopping
to fight, fighting
to see, notice
worldwide, global
to try, attempt
Q4.What is the definition of 'fauteuil roulant'?
Q5.Mon but est de gagner une médaille d'or ! My is to win a gold medal!
Q6.Match the English to the French.
I didn't eat
I never ate
I ate nothing
I didn't eat anyone
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Which negative structure is the odd one out when forming the perfect tense?
Q2.Identify the perfect tense verbs.
Q3.Match the French to the English.
minute
among
SMS, text message
yet, nonetheless, nevertheless
permanent
most, the majority (of)
Q4.Translate the following: 'sport must be accessible for all'.
Q5.I eat nothing before a match - 'je ne mange avant un match.'
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