Year 9 - French
Canada: negation with 'ne … jamais'
Canada: verbs in the present, negation
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Unit Summary
This unit consolidates -re verbs like entendre, and introduces 'connaître in singular forms. The use of à (meaning to) for masculine countries in introduced, building on existing knowledge of à and en meaning to for cities and feminine countries.The negative 'ne...jamais' is introduced.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to talk about what you always and never do in the context of a holiday.
Key Notes
- [r] is pronounced as in 'rue'.
- Add the prefix -re before a verb to mean 'do the action again'. Pronunciation is different to English 're'.
- 'Ne ... jamais' means 'never', it negates in the same way as 'ne ... pas', surrounding the verb.
- Indefinite articles (un, une, des) and partitive articles (du, de la, de l', des) change to 'de' after a negative.
Vocabulary To Learn
- [r]: pronounced as in 'rue'
- negation: two elements e.g. ne … pas around the main verb expressing negative meaning
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Just add 'ne ... jamais' around the verb to say 'never'; the rest of the sentence stays the same.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
[r] is pronounced as in 'rue'. Add the prefix -re before a verb to mean 'do the action again'. Pronunciation is different to English 're'.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[r]'
pronounced as in 'rue'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Just add 'ne ... jamais' around the verb to say 'never'; the rest of the sentence stays the same. Correction: Add 'ne ... jamais' around the conjugated verb, but in addition, change any indefinite/partitive articles to de/d' after a negative.
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