Streaming ou cinéma ? Negation | French | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Does the structure 'ne ... que' express a negation or a restriction?

'restriction' ✓
What word is used after a negative structure instead of a partitive or indefinite article?

'de' ✓
Which word means 'screening' in French?

séance ✓

salle

écran
Create a meaningful sentence in French.

1

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elle

2

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ne

3

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regarde

4

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que

5

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les

6

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films

7

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d'action
Match the vocabulary together.

changement

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change ✓

retour

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return ✓

prévenir

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to let know, warn ✓

entièrement

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entirely, completely ✓

tolérer

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to tolerate, tolerating ✓

PACS

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civil partnership ✓
Which word is the odd one out grammatically?

loi

hétéro(sexuel) ✓

participation

commissariat

plante

Exit quiz

Which structure is not a negative in French?

ne ... jamais

ne ... que ✓

ne ... ni ... ni ...

ne ... rien

ne ... personne
Match the negative to the tense.

il n'existe pas de problème.

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present ✓

je n'ai pas vu ce film.

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perfect ✓

je ne regardais jamais d'émissions.

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imperfect ✓

elle ne regardera rien.

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simple future ✓

tu ne vas pas boire de boissons.

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2-verb future ✓
What does the B in BORDER stand for?

'Basic bullet answer' ✓
What does the D in BORDER stand for?

'Development' ✓
Match the vocabulary together.

mariage du même sexe

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same sex marriage ✓

organisation

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organisation ✓

sorte

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sort, kind ✓

exactement

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exactly ✓

évolution

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evolution, development ✓

utilisation

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use ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

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.

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.

Keywords

Negation - two elements e.g. ne ... pas around the main verb expressing negative meaning
Border - acronym for extended writing