La vie quotidienne : perfect and imperfect tenses, relative clauses and negation
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can discuss everyday life in the past, combining imperfect and perfect tenses, negation and relative clauses.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Using the perfect tense and imperfect tense together enables us to express ongoing and isolated events in the past.
- Using qui, que, où and quand in relative clauses provides more information and adds complexity.
- Using a range of negative structures adds subtlety and complexity to descriptions and opinions.
- Combining different tenses allows students to give a more developed answers to conversation questions.
Keywords
Relative pronoun - a pronoun that introduces a relative clause
Common misconception
Answers to conversation questions should only be given in the same tense as the question.
Students should develop answers to conversation questions in order to give additional information and detail. Using different tenses allows students to give a more detailed and complex answer.
Teacher tip
For the final speaking task, C1, encourage students to only make brief notes to refer to as prompts in order to encourage more spontaneity and interaction.
Equipment
Mini whiteboards and pens would be useful, if available.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does 'la vie quotidienne' mean?
Q2.Match the persons of the verb to the present tense of 'recevoir'.
reçois
reçoit
recevons
recevez
reçoivent
Q3.Complete the sentence to say, I disappointed. J'ai ...
Q4.Match the cognates.
the second
the case
the equipment
the limit
Q5.A relative pronoun is a pronoun that introduces a relative ...
Q6.Put the words in the correct order to translate the following. Now, I would like to buy either this old house or a similar house.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the vocabulary.
wood, woods
field
corner
to possess, possessing
to appreciate, appreciating
accommodation
Q2.Match the imperfect tense endings with the stem of the verb.
ais
ait
ions
iez
aient
Q3.Translate the following: I was eating when you arrived.
Q4.Which of the following are uses of the imperfect tense?
Q5.Match the negatives.
not
never
nothing
no longer
not …yet
neither ...nor
Q6.Rearrange the words below so they say: 'I don't like doing homework. Yesterday I was working when my father phoned me. '
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