In this Advanced ESL lesson, the student will learn about double negatives along with how they are formed. The student will have several grammar activities related to the topic and after the student will be able to look at the different rules relating to double negatives.
Warm-up
The student chooses the negative sentence that sounds correct.
Grammar
The lesson consists of numerous grammar activities for the students to complete to comprehend how and when to use double negatives.
Video: The grammar of double negatives
The student watches a video of a TEDx Talk in which a university professor explains the background and usage of double negatives. They answer the questions based on the video and correct the mistakes in sentences using double negative. They also practice recognizing double negatives.
They also learn when it’s okay to use double negatives and when double negatives have a positive meaning.
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