I always break down the subjunctive into more manageable chunks when I teach it and this short PowerPoint introduces the subjunctive following expressions giving orders.
Expressions:
Commander que/ donner l’ordre que/ ordonner que = to order that
Le roi ordonne que nous partions en vacances!
Demander que = to ask someone to do something.
Ma mère demande que je fasse la vaisselle.
Exiger que = to demand that
Le maire exige qu’il y ait plus de pistes cyclables.
Tenir à ce que = to insist that
Je tiens à ce que tu manges un autre gâteau!
Interdire que = to forbid that
La sorcière interdit que tu boives la potion magique!
The first slides have the phrase and a picture. Use this to elicit the pronunciation, the English and to drill.
The final slide has pictures of all the phrases. This can be used for a Beat the Teacher game, which the students love! The teacher points to a picture and says a word. If it is the correct word the students all repeat it. If its the wrong word the students must stay absolutely silent. If they do, they win 1 point. If not, the teacher gets 1 point. Most points wins!
Battleships Game/ Lotto Grid:
Expressions:
Le directeur a ordonné que/ qu’
La loi interdit que/ qu’
Ils veulent éviter que/ qu’
Je souhaite que/ qu’
Elle aime mieux que/ qu’
tout le monde se rassemble dans la cour.
on boive l’alcool dans la rue.
on donne de l’argent aux institutions caritatives.
les élèves fassent de la voile.
nous ayons sommeil.
elles aillent au septième arrondissement.
Battleships Game
Instructions
Firstly I ask the students to work independently in pairs to translate the expressions and discuss the pronunciation.
I then check the translations and drill pronunciation with the whole class before they play the game. The students secretly choose 5 squares on the top grid and then try to guess which 5 squares their partner has chosen, filling in the bottom grid with “hit” and “miss.” To choose a square say a phrase from the horizontal line and complete the sentence with a phrase from the vertical line. Where the 2 phrases meet up is the square you have chosen.
I use the English language sheet to further challenge the students: they should place this on top of the French version and then try to play the game saying the French phrases as far as possible from memory. I allow the really weak students to have the French version next to the English version so they have lots of support, stronger students are allowed a few “sneaky peaks” at the French version and the really strong students aim to refer back to the French version as little as possible.
Expressions:
Commander que/ donner l’ordre que/ ordonner que = to order that
Le roi ordonne que nous partions en vacances!
Demander que = to ask someone to do something.
Ma mère demande que je fasse la vaisselle.
Exiger que = to demand that
Le maire exige qu’il y ait plus de pistes cyclables.
Tenir à ce que = to insist that
Je tiens à ce que tu manges un autre gâteau!
Interdire que = to forbid that
La sorcière interdit que tu boives la potion magique!
The first slides have the phrase and a picture. Use this to elicit the pronunciation, the English and to drill.
The final slide has pictures of all the phrases. This can be used for a Beat the Teacher game, which the students love! The teacher points to a picture and says a word. If it is the correct word the students all repeat it. If its the wrong word the students must stay absolutely silent. If they do, they win 1 point. If not, the teacher gets 1 point. Most points wins!
Battleships Game/ Lotto Grid:
Expressions:
Le directeur a ordonné que/ qu’
La loi interdit que/ qu’
Ils veulent éviter que/ qu’
Je souhaite que/ qu’
Elle aime mieux que/ qu’
tout le monde se rassemble dans la cour.
on boive l’alcool dans la rue.
on donne de l’argent aux institutions caritatives.
les élèves fassent de la voile.
nous ayons sommeil.
elles aillent au septième arrondissement.
Battleships Game
Instructions
Firstly I ask the students to work independently in pairs to translate the expressions and discuss the pronunciation.
I then check the translations and drill pronunciation with the whole class before they play the game. The students secretly choose 5 squares on the top grid and then try to guess which 5 squares their partner has chosen, filling in the bottom grid with “hit” and “miss.” To choose a square say a phrase from the horizontal line and complete the sentence with a phrase from the vertical line. Where the 2 phrases meet up is the square you have chosen.
I use the English language sheet to further challenge the students: they should place this on top of the French version and then try to play the game saying the French phrases as far as possible from memory. I allow the really weak students to have the French version next to the English version so they have lots of support, stronger students are allowed a few “sneaky peaks” at the French version and the really strong students aim to refer back to the French version as little as possible.
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