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My name is Christopher Palmer and I am a languages practitioner. I am now in my sixteenth year of teacher and I have a wealth of experience of liaising with the standard EdExcel GCSE French, Cambridge International GCSE French, EdExcel A-Level French, beginner's Mandarin courses and I am starting to become acquainted with IB French. I have published a vast array of resources which span Key Stage 2-5.

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My name is Christopher Palmer and I am a languages practitioner. I am now in my sixteenth year of teacher and I have a wealth of experience of liaising with the standard EdExcel GCSE French, Cambridge International GCSE French, EdExcel A-Level French, beginner's Mandarin courses and I am starting to become acquainted with IB French. I have published a vast array of resources which span Key Stage 2-5.
French: Stage 3-9: Test on the imperfect tense
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French: Stage 3-9: Test on the imperfect tense

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Test on the imperfect tense, based on random verbs studied in Stage 3 and also further examines the present and perfect tense. There are thirty questions based on the imperfect tense and also ten supplementary questions on the present and perfect tense. (This is a very good way not to forget tenses previously studied!). Answers are available for this test at a cost of £2. Whatever time limit you set your students to complete this test is totally up to you, but I would recommend 15-20 minutes. I would also recommend obtaining at least 32 correct answers before proceeding onto test 'Stage 3-9a' which is a more comprehensive test.
French: Demonstrative pronouns
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French: Demonstrative pronouns

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This presentation focuses on demonstrative pronouns in French which is covered at IGCSE and A-level French. It explicitly highlights the main demonstrative pronouns in question followed by subsequent activities with differentiated levels. Happy teaching and learning!
IGCSE French: Food and drink (Part 1): Fruit
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IGCSE French: Food and drink (Part 1): Fruit

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Students who are studying the IGCSE French course need to know the names of various foods, starting with fruit. The activities are very well sequenced and they are also tailored to students of IGCSE level which includes listening, reading comprehension and writing in addition to open questioning. For the spot the difference activity, this could be used as an oral activity, assisting the students as necessary. They can write their answers down following the oral element of the activity. This resource contains: 1 workbook 1 transcript for the listening activity 1 sound file for the listening activity Happy teaching and learning!
Key Stage 3: French: The House Part 3: La cuisine
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Key Stage 3: French: The House Part 3: La cuisine

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Welcome to the third installment of learning about the rooms in the house. This installment is about the kitchen and associated objects. Go through the powerpoint reviewing the previously-learnt rooms of the house and the associated objects. Next, review and introduce the new prepositions and then introduce the kitchen with the associated objects. There is a subsequent quiz with differentiated questions. There are differentiated workbooks available. Level 1 (Niveau 1) - Lower level Level 2 (Niveau 2) - Higher level Get the students to colour in the things in the kitchen and the prepositions and unscramble the words on the first few pages of the workbook. Next, cut out and stick in the pictures of the images featuring the masculine words and the feminine words. Then, the children need to complete the missing words by choosing the words below. The next few pages contains the listening tasks. Play the attached recording and the children then answer the questions. Then, the children need to draw the kitchen, according to the instructions. On the last few pages, they complete the spot the difference activity and then complete the wordsearch. There is a bingo sheet available which could be used as a plenary or the starter of the next lesson. There are now subsequent installments available on my online shop. Feel free to take a look at them! Happy teaching and learning!
Key Stage 3: French: The House Part 4: L'entrée
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Key Stage 3: French: The House Part 4: L'entrée

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Welcome to the fourth installment of learning about the rooms in the house. This installment is about the hallway and associated objects. Go through the powerpoint reviewing the previously-learnt rooms of the house and the associated objects. Next, review and introduce the new prepositions and then introduce the hallway with the associated objects. There is a subsequent quiz with differentiated questions. There are differentiated workbooks available. Level 1 (Niveau 1) - Lower level Level 2 (Niveau 2) - Higher level Get the students to colour in the things in the hallway and the prepositions and unscramble the words on the first few pages of the workbook. Next, cut out and stick in the pictures of the images featuring the masculine words and the feminine words. Then, the children need to complete the missing words by choosing the words below. The next few pages contains the listening tasks. Play the attached recording and the children then answer the questions. Then, the children need to draw the hallway, according to the instructions. On the last few pages, they complete the spot the difference activity and then complete the wordsearch. There is a bingo sheet available which could be used as a plenary or the starter of the next lesson. There are now subsequent installments available on my online shop. Feel free to take a look at them! Happy teaching and learning!
Key Stage 3: French: The House Part 1: Le salon
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Key Stage 3: French: The House Part 1: Le salon

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Welcome to the first installment of learning about the rooms in the house. This installment is about the lounge and associated objects. Go through the powerpoint introducing the prepositions first and then introduce the lounge with the associated objects. There is a subsequent quiz with differentiated questions. There are differentiated workbooks available. Level 1 (Niveau 1) - Lower level Level 2 (Niveau 2) - Higher level Get the students to colour in the things in the living room and the prepositions and unscramble the words on pages 2-3. From pages 4 to 10, cut out and stick in the pictures of the images featuring the masculine words and the feminine words. On page 11, the children need to complete the missing words by choosing the words below. On pages 12 and 13, there are listening tasks. Play the attached recording and the children then answer the questions. On page 14, the children need to draw the living room, according to the instructions. On page 15, they complete the spot the difference activity and then complete the wordsearch on page 16. There is a bingo sheet available which could be used as a plenary or the starter of the next lesson. There are now subsequent installments available on my online shop. Feel free to take a look at them! Happy teaching and learning!
Key Stage 3 French: Numbers from 100-109 (with age and 'ils' and 'votre/vos')
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Key Stage 3 French: Numbers from 100-109 (with age and 'ils' and 'votre/vos')

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This resource uniquely looks at numbers from 100-109 in French. Go through the powerpoint with the children, looking at the numbers which all start with ‘cent’. Ask the children as to why 100 is named as ‘cent’ in French and then ask them what words in English have the prefix ‘cent’ and what do they mean? This resource also looks at expressing age and the use of the third person plural form of the verb ‘avoir’. The lower level looks at numbers, age, using ‘avoir’ in the ‘ils’ form and the use of the possessive adjective ‘votre/vos’. The higher level looks at the years when people were born in as well as numbers, age, extended use of ‘ils’, the possessive adjectives ‘votre/vos’ and adjectival agreement. There is also extra more complex material for the more able students and in particular, the gifted and talented as it also explores as to whether one is in their early, mid or late nineties. If there are gifted and talented learners or native French speaking learners present in the class, go through the higher level material with them. There is a differentiated follow-up quiz. Play the quiz with the students. After the presentation of the numbers, get the students to copy out the numbers in the attached assigned workbook and then complete the listening activity. If there is time in the lesson, get the learners to complete the subsequent activities such as filling out the speech bubbles while selecting the correct answer. For the higher level activity, assume the year is 2020 as that is when the workbook was created. For homework, the children can complete the mathematical questions. As a plenary, play the picture pair game with them. I will be uploading the final resource for numbers in the 110s. Feel free to look out for them! Happy teaching and learning!
Key Stage 3 French: Numbers from 110+ (with age, 'ils' and 'elles' and 'leur/leurs')
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Key Stage 3 French: Numbers from 110+ (with age, 'ils' and 'elles' and 'leur/leurs')

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This resource uniquely looks at numbers from 110+ in French. This is also the very final installment of the series. Go through the powerpoint with the children, looking at the numbers which are above ‘cent dix’. Some famous people, best known for their longevity are also mentioned, as an example of ages above 110 such as Jeanne Louise Calment, Lucile Randon, Kane Tanaka, Sarah Knauss and Emma Morano! This resource also looks at expressing age and the use of the third person plural form of the verb ‘avoir’. The lower level looks at numbers, age, using ‘avoir’ in the ‘ils’ and ‘elles’ form and the use of the possessive adjective ‘leur/leurs���. The higher level looks at the years when people were born in as well as numbers, age, extended use of ‘ils’ and ‘elles’, the possessive adjectives ‘leur/leurs’ and adjectival agreement. There is also extra more complex material for the more able students and in particular, the gifted and talented as it also explores as to whether one is a centenarian or a supercentenarian. If there are gifted and talented learners or native French speaking learners present in the class, go through the higher level material with them. There is a differentiated follow-up quiz. Play the quiz with the students. After the presentation of the numbers, get the students to copy out the numbers in the attached assigned workbook and then complete the listening activity. If there is time in the lesson, get the learners to complete the subsequent activities such as filling out the speech bubbles while selecting the correct answer. For the higher level activity, assume the year is 2020 as that is when the workbook was created. For homework, the children can complete the mathematical questions. As a plenary, play the picture pair game with them. I will be uploading a bundle for all the series starting from numbers in the 20s. Feel free to look out for it! Happy teaching and learning!
French: Imperfect Tense (Key Stage 3): Part 2: Regular verbs - describing in the past
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French: Imperfect Tense (Key Stage 3): Part 2: Regular verbs - describing in the past

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This resource exclusively looks at the imperfect tense in French which is introduced at Key Stage 3 level and explores regular verbs in the imperfect form. It also gives students the opportunity to learn how to describe events in the past, in particular the use of interruptions using regular verbs. This also gives the students a profound opportunity to understand the distinction between the imperfect tense and the perfect tense. Do keep an eye out for the subsequent editions as more description of how one used to look when they were younger is covered in part 3, when irregular verbs are introduced. Happy teaching and learning!
French: Imperfect Tense (Key Stage 3): Part 1: Avoir and Etre - Describing age and a past experience
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French: Imperfect Tense (Key Stage 3): Part 1: Avoir and Etre - Describing age and a past experience

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This resource exclusively looks at the imperfect tense in French which is introduced at Key Stage 3 level and uniquely explores ‘avoir’ and ‘etre’ in the imperfect form. It also gives students the opportunity to learn how to talk about one’s age in the past using ‘avoir’ and also holiday past experiences in ‘etre’. This also gives the students the opportunity to understand the distinction between the imperfect tense and the perfect tense. Do keep an eye out for the subsequent parts as more description of how one used to look when they were younger is covered in part 3, when irregular verbs are introduced. Happy teaching and learning!
Key Stage 3/4 French: Numbers 100 - 1000
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Key Stage 3/4 French: Numbers 100 - 1000

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This resource uniquely looks at numbers from 100 - 1000 in French. This is a follow on installment from the previous editions of numbers 1-120. The students to copy out the numbers in the attached assigned workbook and then complete the reading and listening activity. For the listening activity, you can call the numbers out and if the students are completing the level 1 workbook, they can choose the correct answer. For the higher level activity, they can write the answer in the empty boxes provided. At the back of the workbooks, there are mathematical questions provided. The higher level workbook contains the more extended and more complex mathematical questions such as squared numbers, cubed numbers, square root and negative numbers. Happy teaching and learning!
French: Telling the time: Part 1: On the hour
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French: Telling the time: Part 1: On the hour

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Welcome to the first installment of the topic of telling the time in French. This installent focuses on the hour only and it is an extensive introduction to telling the time in French. Present the times in French to the class using the powerpoint and you could also use a clock in the classroom in order to model the time if you have one. There is a dice game where the children can practise their speaking and a subsequent differentiated quiz. The pack contains the following: Part 1: Powerpoint Bingo sheet Part 1: Level 1 (easier) differentiated workbook focusing on reading, writing and listening and also a wordsearch. In the wordsearch, the children look for the times written in French. The words are provided. Part 1: Level 2 (more advanced) differentiated workbook focusing on reading, writing and listening and also a wordsearch. In the wordsearch, the children look for the times written in French. The words are not provided, however the times in the grid are written in digital format which are the times that the children must look for. A recorded audio in order to complete the listening task The transcript of the recording Subsequent installments containing more advanced time will be available shortly. Do keep an eye out for these. Happy teaching and learning!
IGCSE French: Direct object pronouns: Part 1: The present tense
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IGCSE French: Direct object pronouns: Part 1: The present tense

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This resource exclusively is the first installment of direct object pronouns in the present tense. Direct object pronouns are widely covered in the IGCSE syllabus. There are plenty of examples in the target language in a cartoon format with follow-up checkpoint questions in English. There are many differentiated activities for consolidation. I have also attached displays for the classroom featuring direct object pronouns in the present tense. Do keep an eye out for the sequel installments. These will be available soon. Happy teaching and learning!
IGCSE French: Direct object pronouns: Part 3: The perfect tense
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IGCSE French: Direct object pronouns: Part 3: The perfect tense

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Welcome to the third installment of direct object pronouns when using the perfect tense. Direct object pronouns are widely covered in the IGCSE syllabus. There are plenty of examples in the target language in a cartoon format with follow-up checkpoint questions in English. There are many differentiated activities for consolidation. I have also attached displays for the classroom featuring direct object pronouns in the perfect tense. Do keep an eye out for the sequel installments. These will be available soon. Happy teaching and learning!
IGCSE French: Direct object pronouns: Part 2: Using two verbs together
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IGCSE French: Direct object pronouns: Part 2: Using two verbs together

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Welcome to the second installment of direct object pronouns when using tow verbs together. Direct object pronouns are widely covered in the IGCSE syllabus. There are plenty of examples in the target language in a cartoon format with follow-up checkpoint questions in English. There are many differentiated activities for consolidation. Do keep an eye out for the sequel installments. These will be available soon. Happy teaching and learning!
French: Telling the time: Part 2: On the hour to a quarter past the hour
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French: Telling the time: Part 2: On the hour to a quarter past the hour

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Welcome to the second installment of the topic of telling the time in French. This installent focuses on the hour to a quarter past the hour and it is an extensive way of telling the time in French. Present the times in French to the class using the powerpoint and you could also use a clock in the classroom in order to model the time if you have one. There is a dice game where the children can practise their speaking and a subsequent differentiated quiz. The pack contains the following: Part 2: Powerpoint Bingo sheet Part 2: Level 1 (easier) differentiated workbook focusing on reading, writing and listening and also a wordsearch. In the wordsearch, the children look for the times written in French. The words are provided. Part 2: Level 2 (more advanced) differentiated workbook focusing on reading, writing and listening and also a wordsearch. In the wordsearch, the children look for the times written in French. The words are not provided, however the times in the grid are written in digital format which are the times that the children must look for. A recorded audio in order to complete the listening task The transcript of the recording Subsequent installments containing more advanced time will be available shortly. Do keep an eye out for these. Happy teaching and learning!
French: Telling the time: Part 4: On the hour to a quarter to the hour
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French: Telling the time: Part 4: On the hour to a quarter to the hour

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Welcome to the fourth installment of the topic of telling the time in French. This installent focuses on the hour to a quarter to the hour and it is an extensive way of telling the time in French. Present the times in French to the class using the powerpoint and you could also use a clock in the classroom in order to model the time if you have one. There is a dice game where the children can practise their speaking and a subsequent differentiated quiz. The pack contains the following: Part 4: Powerpoint Bingo sheet Part 4: Level 1 (easier) differentiated workbook focusing on reading, writing and listening and also a wordsearch. In the wordsearch, the children look for the times written in French. The words are provided. Part 4: Level 2 (more advanced) differentiated workbook focusing on reading, writing and listening and also a wordsearch. In the wordsearch, the children look for the times written in French. The words are not provided, however the times in the grid are written in digital format which are the times that the children must look for. A recorded audio in order to complete the listening task The transcript of the recording Subsequent installments containing more advanced time will be available shortly. Do keep an eye out for these. Happy teaching and learning!
French: The present participle - Part II
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French: The present participle - Part II

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This presentation illustrates the second function of how the present participle is used in terms of how something is done in the context of accidents, injuries and misfortune. Once again, it also illustrates how it is formed with non-reflexive verbs, reflexive verbs and negatives. This would be very ideal for students who are studying IGCSE French, A-Level French and adults who are simply studying french for the first time or revision. The concept of the present participle appears in Unit 9 of the Cambridge IGCSE course and this activity also introduces names of injuries or ailments and the concept of non-agreement with reflexive verbs in the past form with direct objects. Happy teaching and learning!