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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: General lesson on the perfect tense in French - regular verbs
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French: General lesson on the perfect tense in French - regular verbs

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This resource introduces or reviews the perfect tense using regular verbs and looks at all three different verb endings such as '-er', '-ir' and '-re' verbs. It gives step by step instructions as to how it is formed. There are also handouts on a wide range of infinitives for '-er', '-ir' and '-re' verbs where students can refer to them throughout this activity. This activity is specifically geared towards either standard GCSE or IGCSE level French. Happy teaching and learning!
French: Relative pronouns  (Lower level: Eric, le garçon qui rétrécit {Eric, the shrinking boy})
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French: Relative pronouns (Lower level: Eric, le garçon qui rétrécit {Eric, the shrinking boy})

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This resource significantly explores a wide range of relative pronouns at IGCSE French level which cover: - qui - que - qu’ - où - dont - ce qui - ce que - ce qu’ - ce dont - prepositions followed by lequel/lesquels/laquelle/lesquelles Because of the complexity of their functions, it is compiled in the theme of a story about a young shrinking boy who accidently mistook a magic potion for a drink and his parents and friend try to find him. This activity includes plenty of relative pronoun practice before reading the story, a wide range of vocabulary, multiple choice answering through the story and plenty of translation exercises after reading the story. This activity is suitable for IGCSE level French and also good revision for A-Level French. This is a lower level version and a higher level version will be available soon. Happy teaching and learning!
French: Numbers 1-20
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French: Numbers 1-20

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This powerpoint teachers numbers from 1-20 in French. It also reinforces or introduces age and years in French, in addition to how to express one’s age and when one was born in French. There are also follow up activities in this powerpoint such as picture pairs and French mathematics.
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!
French:  Adjectives which go before the noun
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French: Adjectives which go before the noun

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This poster displays all the adjectives which are placed before the noun. Print the document and then blow it to A3 size, laminate it and then put it up on your classroom wall or simply print it in A4 size and get the students to stick it in their exercise books.
Primary French: Colours - Atouts des couleurs (Colour Assets) board game
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Primary French: Colours - Atouts des couleurs (Colour Assets) board game

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This board game is called 'Atouts des couleurs' (Colour Assets) and it is specifically designed for learners of Key Stage 2 and 3 level. The game largely focuses on colours and gender and number agreement. You go around the board answering questions (differentiated level of questions are available) not only on colours but other areas as well such as numbers, months of the year, countries, verbs, etc, so that you can earn points and try to get a full house. Be careful not to land on your opponent's squares or houses otherwise you will owe them points. This game bares an uncanny resemblance to Monopoly but differs in some ways. This pack consists of: 1 board game - it is best to print it off in A3 size and them laminate it 1 set of rules - both in French and in English 112 cards for lower level learners - print them in colour, laminate them and then cut them out 128 cards for higher level learners - print them in colour, laminate them and then cut them out 300 white houses to place on the squares that you win by answering questions correctly - print them, laminate them and then cut them out (I know it will be a pain cutting out 300 of them, but in the long run, it will be worth it!!) I have enclosed a set of rules which instructs you how to play. If you any questions about the rules, don't hesitate to contact me. Happy playing!
French: General lesson on modal verbs in the present tense (pouvoir, devoir, savoir, vouloir)
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French: General lesson on modal verbs in the present tense (pouvoir, devoir, savoir, vouloir)

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This activity explicitly looks at the key modal verbs in French such as 'pouvoir', 'devoir', 'savoir' and 'vouloir' in the present tense in step by step format alongside explicit explanations of each concept. Concepts such as the use of negatives, question words and the use of 'depuis' and 'ca fait .. que' are also incorporated in this activity as they are concepts that are greatly associated with the present tense. This activity is ideal for learners of IGCSE level. There is also a colourful handout available which displays the conjugation of each verb in the present tense and a wordsearch! Happy teaching and learning!
French: General lesson on regular '-er' verbs in the present tense
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French: General lesson on regular '-er' verbs in the present tense

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This resource explicitly outlines how regular '-er' verbs in the present tense are formed and also incorporates present-tense linked grammar such as negatives and questions in French. This activity is useful for adults who are learning French for the very first time or revision for IGCSE/A-level French. There is also a list available of a wide range of regular '-er' verbs Happy teaching and learning!
French: General lesson on the present tense regular '-ir' verbs
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French: General lesson on the present tense regular '-ir' verbs

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This resource explicitly outlines how regular '-ir' verbs in the present tense are formed and also incorporates present-tense linked grammar such as negatives and questions in French. It also recaps '-er' verbs from the previous session. This activity is useful for adults who are learning French for the very first time or revision for IGCSE/A-level French. There is also a list available of a wide range of regular '-ir' verbs Happy teaching and learning!
French: General lesson on the pluperfect tense
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French: General lesson on the pluperfect tense

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This resource explores the functions of the pluperfect and its formation. This resources is geared towards learners of IGCSE level and it is useful for revision at A-Level. There are step-by-step activities which greatly facilitate one’s learning of this concept. Happy teaching and learning!
French: 'De' to denote possession
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French: 'De' to denote possession

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This powerpoint introduces 'de' in the sense to denote possession with a lot of interactive activities. This activity can be geared towards learners of Key Stage 2 and 3. After you introduce the grammar point, it would be useful to give physical demonstrations around the classroom with students' objects such as a pencil, pen, etc. For example, 'c'est le crayon de qui?' and the students reply by saying 'c'est le crayon de Sophie'. Happy teaching and learning!
French: Il n'y a pas de sucre (Negatives used with 'de')
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French: Il n'y a pas de sucre (Negatives used with 'de')

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This resource explores the use of 'de' used with negatives in the context of making pancakes, which is pretty much a follow on from my previous resource which explored how to express 'de' meaning 'some'. This resource looks at how the use of 'de' differs in the negative form with follow on activities. This resource is ideal for Key Stage 2 and 3 French. Happy teaching and learning!
French: Indirect object pronouns - lui and leur (perfect tense and present tense)
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French: Indirect object pronouns - lui and leur (perfect tense and present tense)

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This powerpoint provides explicit instructions on the function of the indirect object pronouns for ‘lui’ and ‘leur’ for both present and perfect tense, as well as how they are structured in sentences. There are also many follow up activities in order to reinforce learning. This activity is geared towards students of Key Stage 3 (for introducing the concept), IGCSE level and it is also good revision for A-Level French. Happy teaching and learning!
Primary French: The use of 'some' (du / de la / des / de l')
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Primary French: The use of 'some' (du / de la / des / de l')

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This presentation explicitly demonstrates the use of 'some' and in French too! There are plenty of colourful slides which reinforces the function of 'de' and follow-up games with differentiated levels. This activity is geared at Key Stage 2 level and can be used at Key Stage 3 also. Happy teaching and learning!
French: General lesson on the immediate future tense
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French: General lesson on the immediate future tense

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This activity explicitly gives instructions on how to form the immediate future tense, step by step form. This activity is useful for students studying French at Key Stage 3 and GCSE/IGCSE level. It also provides follow up activities with progressively difficult levels. Happy teaching and learning!
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!
French: The subjunctive in a nutshell - Part 1: regular '-er' verbs with outbursts of emotion
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French: The subjunctive in a nutshell - Part 1: regular '-er' verbs with outbursts of emotion

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Welcome to Part 1 of the subjunctive. As you know, mastering the subjunctive is tricky business and it is more geared towards A-Level French. This activity basically describes one function of the subjunctive in a nutshell and it contains step by step methods as to how to form it. Part 1 solely focuses on how to form regular ‘-er’ verbs in the subjunctive mood alongside expressions of outbursts of emotion. Accompanied with this resource, is a unique workbook, in which the expressions using bursts of emotion are incorporated in the form of a cartoon story where the students search for the expressions used. Before reading the story, I would recommend teaching the vocabulary in the powerpoint and get students to write out sample sentences. There are also subsequent activities, very similar to the ones in the powerpoint. Parts 2-12 of the subjunctive are also available on my online shop, however I still have yet to modify the resources for parts 5-12 and install the workbooks for these parts. The powerpoint lesson in these parts are only available at the moment. I have also created a quiz on Kahoot. Feel free to try out the quiz. Here is the link: https://create.kahoot.it/details/7af4eb1c-5fde-4fe8-b39e-c7a1db01c7a7 Happy teaching and learning!
French: Question words
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French: Question words

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This powerpoint introduces common question words in French with follow-up interactive activities. This presentation is aimed at learners of Key Stage 3/4 level, in particular GCSE/IGCSE level. Happy teaching and learning!