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Streaming ou cinéma ? Negation

Popular culture: les médias

Unit Summary

This unit expands topic-specific vocabulary on a range of media topics, including TV and cinema, computer technology and social networks. It further develops pupil knowledge of negation, revisiting previously met negative structures and introducing ne...ni...ni... with all tenses.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to discuss the pros and cons of TV streaming and cinema, using a range of tenses and negative structures.

Key Notes

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

Vocabulary To Learn

  • negation: two elements e.g. ne ... pas around the main verb expressing negative meaning
  • BORDER: acronym for extended writing

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Longer written tasks do not require careful planning and structuring.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

Using a range of negative structures with a range of tenses adds strength and subtlety to your points. Take care when translating negatives into English. Consider word order carefully. Ne ...que is not negative in English.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'negation'

two elements e.g. ne ... pas around the main verb expressing negative meaning. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: Longer written tasks do not require careful planning and structuring. Correction: 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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