KS2 · French · Year 6
Numbers 1-31: 'il n'y a pas de'
School: 'avoir', 'être' , 'il y a' and regular verbs in the present
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Your learning goal
I can use my knowledge of numbers, ‘il y a’ and ‘il n’y a pas de’ to understand and give descriptions of school facilities.
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Numbers 1-31: 'il n'y a pas de': slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
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I can use my knowledge of numbers, ‘il y a’ and ‘il n’y a pas de’ to understand and give descriptions of school facilities.
Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondence [oi] is pronounced as in the verb 'voir' (to see).
- Numbers 1-31 in French can be tricky to remember and so they must be practised regularly.
- To say how many of something there is/are in French, use 'il y a' + number or 'des' (some). 'Il y a trois salles'.
- To say 'there isn't a/an' or 'there aren't any' in French, use 'il n'y a pas de/d''. 'Il n'y a pas de salles.'
- 'Il n'y a pas' is always followed by 'de' or 'd'', never by 'un/une' or 'des'.
Words to know
- il y a
- ‘there is’ or ‘there are’ in French
- un, une
- ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘one’ in French
- des
- ‘some’ in French
- il n'y a pas de, d'
- ‘there isn’t a/an’ or ‘there aren’t any’ in French
Common mistakes
'Il n’y a pas' can be followed by 'un, une' or 'des'.
'Il n’y a pas' is always followed by 'de' or 'd’', never 'un, une' or 'des'. For example: 'il y a DES professeurs' (there are some teachers), 'il n’y a pas DE professeurs' (there aren’t any teachers).
For parents, carers and teachers
- Due to the small but important change in sentence structure when the negated version of 'il y a' is used, visual aids through 'human sentences' (one pupil holds up each word in French to correctly translate sentences) can help students lock in this new knowledge.