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Streaming ou cinéma ? Negation

I can discuss the pros and cons of TV streaming and cinema, using a range of tenses and negative structures.

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Year 10
Edexcel

Streaming ou cinéma ? Negation

I can discuss the pros and cons of TV streaming and cinema, using a range of tenses and negative structures.

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Key learning points

  1. Using a range of negative structures with a range of tenses adds strength and subtlety to your points.
  2. Take care when translating negatives into English. Consider word order carefully. Ne ...que is not negative in English.
  3. It is important to plan both the ideas and language needed and to think about structure when writing a longer text.
  4. It is important to create a checklist both for range of language and for accuracy when creating a longer text.

Keywords

  • Negation - two elements e.g. ne ... pas around the main verb expressing negative meaning

  • BORDER - acronym for extended writing

Common misconception

Longer written tasks do not require careful planning and structuring.

It is essential to carefully plan and structure longer written tasks to avoid students writing off the topic and their work becoming unwieldy. The use of the acronym BORDER helps students to plan and review a relevant response.


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Encourage students to consider both sides of the third bullet point in task C1 in their answer. This allows them to use a broader range of language and to show their ability to compare advantages and disadvantages of a situation.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Does the structure 'ne ... que' express a negation or a restriction?
Correct Answer: restriction, a restriction
Q2.
What word is used after a negative structure instead of a partitive or indefinite article?
Correct Answer: de
Q3.
Which word means 'screening' in French?
Correct answer: séance
salle
écran
Q4.
Create a meaningful sentence in French.
1 - elle
2 - ne
3 - regarde
4 - que
5 - les
6 - films
7 - d'action
Q5.
Match the vocabulary together.
Correct Answer:changement,change

change

Correct Answer:retour,return

return

Correct Answer:prévenir,to let know, warn

to let know, warn

Correct Answer:entièrement,entirely, completely

entirely, completely

Correct Answer:tolérer,to tolerate, tolerating

to tolerate, tolerating

Correct Answer:PACS,civil partnership

civil partnership

Q6.
Which word is the odd one out grammatically?
loi
Correct answer: hétéro(sexuel)
participation
commissariat
plante

5 Questions

Q1.
Which structure is not a negative in French?
ne ... jamais
Correct answer: ne ... que
ne ... ni ... ni ...
ne ... rien
ne ... personne
Q2.
Match the negative to the tense.
Correct Answer:il n'existe pas de problème.,present

present

Correct Answer:je n'ai pas vu ce film.,perfect

perfect

Correct Answer:je ne regardais jamais d'émissions.,imperfect

imperfect

Correct Answer:elle ne regardera rien.,simple future

simple future

Correct Answer:tu ne vas pas boire de boissons.,2-verb future

2-verb future

Q3.
What does the B in BORDER stand for?
Correct Answer: Basic bullet answer, Bullet answer, Basic answer
Q4.
What does the D in BORDER stand for?
Correct Answer: Development
Q5.
Match the vocabulary together.
Correct Answer:mariage du même sexe,same sex marriage

same sex marriage

Correct Answer:organisation,organisation

organisation

Correct Answer:sorte,sort, kind

sort, kind

Correct Answer:exactement,exactly

exactly

Correct Answer:évolution,evolution, development

evolution, development

Correct Answer:utilisation,use

use

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