Focus: Grammar in action

There are two ways to make a sentence negative:

1. By adding 'not' to the auxiliary verb

2. By adding a negative word to the positive sentence

In this lesson, we'll be reviewing the most common negative words.

Step 1:

Watch the video lesson twice, and make some notes for yourself the second time.

Step 2:

When you have finished the video lesson, download the Exercise PDF below and do the exercises.

Make sure you write complete sentences.

Step 3:

When you've finished the exercises, download the ZIP file below.

Use the Answer key PDF to check and correct your answers.

Then, use the Audio file to build strong reflexes through two listening activities:

Activity 1: Listen & write (or type) each correct answer.

Activity 2: Listen & repeat each correct answer out loud several times without looking at the text.

Remember that it's Step 3 (listening & writing + listening & repeating) that's helping you to break the translation habit so you can understand more easily, think in English, and speak fluently.

Please don't skip this step! It's much more important than passing the quiz, which only tests your passive knowledge.

Step 4:

When you feel you've fully mastered the material in this lesson, take the quiz.

You need to get a minimum score of 80% in each quiz to receive your Certificate of Completion, so repeat the quiz until you score above 80%. You can take each quiz up to 10 times.