J'ai vu un film : negation with 'ne...pas de', 'ne...ni...ni...' and 'ne...que'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use a range of new and revised negative structures in the past tense to discuss TV and cinema.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- 'Ne ... que' means 'only'. 'Que' follows the verb and precedes the noun, e.g. 'il ne regarde que des films'.
- For 'neither ... nor', 'ne' precedes the verb and each 'ni' precedes one of the negated qualities/nouns.
- [-aill-/-ail] sounds like 'taille', [-ill-/-ille] sounds like 'fille'.
Keywords
Negation - two elements e.g. 'ne ... pas' around the main verb expressing negative meaning
Ne ... que - a structure meaning 'only' which is formed like a negative
Common misconception
The indefinite and partitive articles are used with the structure 'ne ... ni ... ni', e.g. 'Tu n'as ni des pommes ni du fromage'.
When using 'ne ... ni ... ni', the nouns do not require an indefinite or partitive article, e.g. 'Tu n'as ni pommes ni fromage'.
Teacher tip
Teachers might want to develop the listed vocabulary describing genres of film and TV programme to allow for more personalised responses from students.
Equipment
Mini whiteboards and pens would be useful if available.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Select the indefinite articles.
Q2.What word replaces partitive articles after negative structures?
Q3.'I like neither films nor TV programmes.' Select the correct translation.
Q4.Select the positive descriptions of a TV series.
Q5.Order the words to say: 'I like neither apples nor pears.'
Q6.Match the French and English.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Negation is when two elements, e.g. 'ne ... pas', go around the verb, expressing negative meaning.
Q2.What does 'ne ... que' mean?
Q3.Where do the elements 'ni' go in the 'neither ... nor' structure?
Q4.Which sound-symbol correspondence (SSC) is present in the French word for 'battle'?
Q5.Which word in French helps us to pronounce the SSC [-ill-/-ille]?
Q6.Match the French and English.
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