Year 10 - French
Une nouvelle vie en France : negation
Travel and tourism: La France est belle!
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils re-examine verbs like choisir, partir and venir in the present, and add to this verbs like ouvrir. They revisit questions, pre-nominal adjectives, contraction of articles after à and de, and expand knowledge of negation. A further focus is the use of direct object pronouns.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use 'ne...rien' and 'ne...personne', along with 'ne...pas' and 'ne...jamais', to express a range of negative meanings.
Key Notes
- [e] is pronounced liked 'je' and [é] is pronounced like 'écrire'.
- To say 'nothing', use ne...rien. The short form verb goes between the two parts in both single and two-verb structures.
- To say 'no one', use ne...personne. The verb goes between ne and personne in single-verb structures: je n'aide personne.
- In two-verb structures with 'ne ... personne', personne goes to the end, after both verbs: je ne vais dessiner personne.
Vocabulary To Learn
- ne...rien: negative structure, meaning 'nothing' or 'not anything'
- ne...personne: negative structure, meaning 'no one' or 'not anyone'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- All negative structures go around the short form of the verb only in two-verb structures.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
[e] is pronounced liked 'je' and [é] is pronounced like 'écrire'. To say 'nothing', use ne...rien. The short form verb goes between the two parts in both single and two-verb structures.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'ne...rien'
negative structure, meaning 'nothing' or 'not anything'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: All negative structures go around the short form of the verb only in two-verb structures. Correction: Most negatives, such as 'ne...pas', 'ne...jamais' and 'ne...rien', go around the short form of the verb in two-verb structures. 'Ne...personne', however, goes around both verbs.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Au château de Versailles : -ir verbs like 'ouvrir' (singular) Study Guide
- Ça ne vous intéresse pas ? Direct object pronouns, negation Study Guide
- Des endroits touristiques : -ir verbs like 'venir', position of adjectives Study Guide
- Des monuments commémoratifs : contraction of definite article after 'à' Study Guide
- Des monuments historiques : 'il y a' and 'il n'y a pas' Study Guide
- On organise des visites : reflexive pronouns, direct object pronouns Study Guide
- On part pour la France : -ir verbs like 'choisir' and 'partir', adjectives Study Guide
- On va à un concert : direct object pronouns, reflexive pronouns and negation Study Guide
- Un nouvel élève : yes/no questions with inversion, intonation and 'est-ce que' Study Guide
- Une nouvelle vie en France : liaison, questions, jouer à/de, negation Study Guide
- Une visite scolaire : -ir verbs like 'ouvrir' (plural) Study Guide
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