Unit1: Intercultural Exchanges.
Level: 1styear
Sequence4: Stop and Consider.
Stream: literary
Both/neither…nor/either…or
Both/neither…nor/either…or
Presentation:
Aim: to present the language point.
Consider the sentences below.
a- Kirsi is neither Algerian nor American.
B- You can have either a pc or a camera for your birthday, not both of them.
C- Both Kirsi and Amel are sixteen years old. Neither of them goes out on weekends
D- You can park on either sides of the street.
Isolation:
Aim: To isolate the language point to be dealt with
Task1: Complete the table from the sentences above.
Keys:
similarity choice Double negation
Kirsi = Amel (in the age). PC or Camera Not Algerian and not American
Right side or left side Kirsi doesn't go and Amel doesn't go
Analysis:
Aim: To analyse both form and meaning.
Have a look at the table above and say what you notice.
What do they express?
Can you express them differently? What do you notice?
What is the title of our lesson?
Keys:
We have double conjunctions in all the sentences.
They express addition, double negation, and choice.
Kirsi is 16 and Amel is 16. You can park on the right side of the street. You
can park on the left side of the street. Conjunctions avoid repetition.
The title of the lessons is: double negation and choice.
By Kadi Nadia.
Unit1: Intercultural Exchanges.
Level: 1styear
Sequence4: Stop and Consider.
Stream: literary
Stating the rule: Both/neither…nor/either…or
Both/neither…nor/either…or
Aim: enabling the Ls to discover the rule.
Task: Complete the following rule.
Keys:
Form and Meaning: We use double conjunctions such us:
Both…and…/ Both of…: are used to talk about two things that are the same.
Neither…nor…/neither of: are used to express double negation. The verb is
affirmative.
Either…or…/either of…: are used to express choice.
Note: When we use of we generally need pronouns (these, those, my, your, them, us) or
article the, etc. We never use both + negative: we use neither instead.
Task1p34: Join the following pairs of sentences using the right conjunction.
1- Hicham is not late for class. Fatima is not late for class.
2- Farid likes learning languages. Fouad likes learning languages.
3- Our classroom is clean. Our classroom is beautiful.
4- I don't smoke. I don't play cards.
5- We can leave today. We can leave tomorrow.
6- I like swimming and my sister likes swimming.
7- You look ill today. You need to have a rest. You need to see a doctor.
Keys:
1- Neither Hicham nor Fatima is/are late for class.
2- Both Farid and Fouad like learning languages.
3- Our classroom is both clean and beautiful.
4- I neither smoke nor play cards.
5- We can leave either today or tomorrow.
6- Both of us like swimming. Either of us likes swimming.
7- You need either to have a rest or to see a doctor.
By Kadi Nadia
