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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.
1st year IGCSE French:  Writing practice (Higher level version)
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1st year IGCSE French: Writing practice (Higher level version)

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This worksheet gives students the opportunity to build up on their vocabulary by searching for French synonyms and also further practise these new words. A very useful tool when developing learners' writing in preparation for the exam. This worksheet is geared towards very high achieving students, gifted and talented learners and learners whose native tongue is French.
2nd year IGCSE French:  Writing practice (Higher level version)
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2nd year IGCSE French: Writing practice (Higher level version)

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This worksheet gives students the opportunity to build up on their vocabulary by searching for French synonyms and also further practise these new words. A very useful tool when developing learners' writing in preparation for the exam. This worksheet is geared towards very high achieving students, gifted and talented learners and learners whose native tongue is French.
Primary French: Les vingt jours de l'été (Numbers, colours, fruit and gender)+ workbooks
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Primary French: Les vingt jours de l'été (Numbers, colours, fruit and gender)+ workbooks

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Les vingt jours de l’été powerpoint: Do you feel your students need to revise numbers 1-20, colours, fruit and gender and agreement? Look no further, as this presentation is designed to do so. The learning of such vocabulary is set in the theme of ‘the twelve days of Christmas’. I have titled it as ‘les vingt jours de l’été’ (The 20 days of summer) as summer is a very popular season for cultivating fruit. As you go through each slide, you sing along each slide to the very same melody, taking the necessary slow singing as you approach every fifth item. The melody changes slightly when you go through the 6th-20th days of summer as they need to have the same melody when the Christmas song sung is sung from the 6th-12th day of Christmas. You will need to change the melody to that when you come to the 6th-20th day of summer. During the first five days of summer at the beginning of the presentation feel free to click on the audio icon to hear me singing the examples and also at the end of the presentation, click on the another audio icon and you will hear me singing the entire song, so that you get the idea of how to sing it. Also, there are quizzes of different levels and a follow-up story with more differentiated quizzes to follow. This package is designed for Key Stage 1 primary French (native French nationals/ gifted and talented students) and Key Stage 2 primary French (learners of a weaker ability) This package revises the following items: Numbers from 1-20 Ordinal numbers from 1-21 Colours Names of fruit Gender and agreement Accompanying workbooks: The accompanying workbooks both lower and higher level from the presentation ‘Vingt jours de l’été’ exhibits pages and pages of activities and colouring in for primary Key stage 1 and 2 French. It contains countless colouring in pages, opportunities for children to become acquainted with gender and number agreement, mathematics in French and several puzzles and games. This workbook is ideal for learners of a weaker ability. When you buy all of these items together, they are on promotion for just ₤12.50. Happy teaching and learning!
Primary French: Numbers, colours, fruit and gender  (Les vingt jours de l'été) (Lower level version)
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Primary French: Numbers, colours, fruit and gender (Les vingt jours de l'été) (Lower level version)

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This accompanying workbook from the presentation 'Vingt jours de l'été' exhibits pages and pages of activities and colouring in for primary Key stage 1 and 2 French. It contains countless colouring in pages, opportunities for children to become acquainted with gender and number agreement, mathematics in French and several puzzles and games. This workbook is ideal for learners of a weaker ability and various activities have been carefully designed to facilitate their learning. The cost of this workbook is ₤6. There is a promotion available where you can buy both the presentation and the accompanying workbook for just ₤10!
Primary French: Numbers, colours, fruit, gender + agreement (Les vingt jours de l'été and workbook)
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Primary French: Numbers, colours, fruit, gender + agreement (Les vingt jours de l'été and workbook)

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Les vingt jours de l'été powerpoint: Do you feel your students need to revise numbers 1-20, colours, fruit and gender and agreement? Look no further, as this presentation is designed to do so. The learning of such vocabulary is set in the theme of 'the twelve days of Christmas'. I have titled it as 'les vingt jours de l'été' (The 20 days of summer) as summer is a very popular season for cultivating fruit. As you go through each slide, you sing along each slide to the very same melody, taking the necessary slow singing as you approach every fifth item. The melody changes slightly when you go through the 6th-20th days of summer as they need to have the same melody when the Christmas song sung is sung from the 6th-12th day of Christmas. You will need to change the melody to that when you come to the 6th-20th day of summer. During the first five days of summer at the beginning of the presentation feel free to click on the audio icon to hear me singing the examples and also at the end of the presentation, click on the another audio icon and you will hear me singing the entire song, so that you get the idea of how to sing it. Also, there are quizzes of different levels and a follow-up story with more differentiated quizzes to follow. This package is designed for Key Stage 1 primary French (native French nationals/ gifted and talented students) and Key Stage 2 primary French (weaker, stronger and gifted and talented students and native French nationals are welcome also.) This package revises the following items: Numbers from 1-20 Ordinal numbers from 1-21 Colours Names of fruit Gender and agreement Accompanying workbook: This accompanying workbook from the presentation 'Vingt jours de l'été' exhibits pages and pages of activities and colouring in for primary Key stage 1 and 2 French. It contains countless colouring in pages, opportunities for children to become acquainted with gender and number agreement, mathematics in French and several puzzles and games. This workbook is ideal for learners of stronger ability, learners whose native tongue is French and gifted and talented learners. There is now a differentiated booklet available for learners of a weaker ability. When you buy both of these items together, they are on promotion for just ₤10. Happy teaching and learning!
Primary  French: Numbers 1-20, colours, gender and agreement (Higher level version)
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Primary French: Numbers 1-20, colours, gender and agreement (Higher level version)

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This accompanying workbook from the presentation ‘Vingt jours de l’été’ exhibits pages and pages of activities and colouring in for primary Key stage 1 and 2 French. It contains countless colouring in pages, opportunities for children to become acquainted with gender and number agreement, mathematics in French and several puzzles and games. This workbook is ideal for learners of stronger ability, learners whose native tongue is French and gifted and talented learners. There is now a differentiated booklet available for learners of a weaker ability. The cost of this workbook is ₤6. There is a promotion available where you can buy both the presentation and the accompanying workbook for just ₤10!
French: Two object pronouns together poster
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French: Two object pronouns together poster

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A poster which outlines the order of object pronouns when two or more are placed together. You can print this out and blow it up to A3 size and then get your students to colour it in. This resource is useful for students who are studying IGCSE French and A-Level French. This resource is free. Helpful yourself to a copy.
French:  Spot the difference - venir de + infinitive
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French: Spot the difference - venir de + infinitive

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I have designed this puzzle where students will have the opportunity to exercise the use of 'venir de' followed by an infinitive by spotting the 10 differences in picture 2. This would be ideal as a starter after having taught its concept in the previous lesson and this is geared towards students who are studying IGCSE French, A-Level French and adults who are studying French as a foreign language. There is a list of vocabulary available at the bottom of the puzzle to assist unfamiliar vocabulary. For the stronger students / gifted and talented: Try to encourage them to point out the differences using a reflexive verb as the infinitive. Students are more than welcome to come up with alternative answers to the answers I have displayed on the subsequent slide.
French:  Venir de faire quelque chose
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French: Venir de faire quelque chose

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This presentation outlines and depicts as to how the construction 'venir de faire quelque chose' is formed and used in which context. Go through the slides of each new item and get the students to repeat previously learnt items. This concept is geared towards students who are doing IGCSE French and A-Level French. Happy teaching and learning!
French: Direct and indirect object pronouns poster
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French: Direct and indirect object pronouns poster

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A very useful handout to give to your students who are studying IGCSE or A-Level French. This colourful handout explicitly outlines the six direct and indirect object pronouns both in the present tense and perfect tense, as well as the distinction between the direct object pronouns and the indirect object pronouns in the perfect tense. This resource is free, help yourself! Happy teaching and learning!
Primary and Secondary French:  Numbers 1-100 picture pairs
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Primary and Secondary French: Numbers 1-100 picture pairs

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Picture pairs numbers 1-100 in French. This is ideal for Key Stage level 2-3 French and also for learners of a stronger ability or gifted and talented learners. There is also a differentiated version available. Instructions: Print off each slide and them laminate them. Cut along the black line to separate them and begin playing! Happy playing and learning!
Primary French: Numbers 1-20 picture pairs
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Primary French: Numbers 1-20 picture pairs

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Picture pairs numbers 1-20 in French. This is ideal for Key Stage level 1-2 French. Instructions: Print off each slide and them laminate them. Cut along the black line to separate them and begin playing! Happy playing and learning!
Primary French:  Numbers 1-10 picture pairs
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Primary French: Numbers 1-10 picture pairs

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Picture pairs numbers 1-10 in French. This is ideal for Key Stage level 1-2 French. Instructions: Print off each slide and them laminate them. Cut along the black line to separate them and begin playing! Happy playing and learning!
Primary, Secondary and Tertiary French: Battleships (Jeux de cuirassés)
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Primary, Secondary and Tertiary French: Battleships (Jeux de cuirassés)

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From my own experiences as a language practitioner, children really enjoy playing battleships and it is an excellent way of practising French vocabulary and grammar. This pack contains the following eight board games: - Dates - Intransitive verbs (etre verbs) - Transitive and intransitive verbs (mixture of avoir and etre verbs) - Verbs that are followed by the preposition 'a' (Excellent for AS French) - Verbs that are followed by the preposition 'de' (Excellent for AS French) - Telling the time - Expressions with avoir (Excellent for IGCSE French) - Countries and languages - Different coloured cut out ships are also available with every individual board game with instructions. Happy playing!
Mandarin Chinese:  Months of the year and dates (higher level)
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Mandarin Chinese: Months of the year and dates (higher level)

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This attractive colouring in workbook is designed for learners of Mandarin Chinese who are learning Mandarin for the first time. After having coloured in the twelve pictures and practised their character writing, they can do the subsequent exercises which follow, including dates in Chinese. This workbook is geared towards students of a stronger ability, gifted and talented students and students whose native tongue is Cantonese or who have been exposed to traditional characters.
Writing dates from French-Chinese/Chinese-French
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Writing dates from French-Chinese/Chinese-French

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This activity is designed for students who are studying two languages at GCSE/IGCSE level and also who are learning dates for the first time. This resource is also geared towards native French speakers who are studying Mandarin Chinese.
Primary French:  Numbers, colours and fruit (Les vingt jours de l'été - The 20 days of summer)
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Primary French: Numbers, colours and fruit (Les vingt jours de l'été - The 20 days of summer)

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Do you feel your students need to revise numbers 1-20, colours, fruit and gender and agreement? Look no further, as this presentation is designed to do so. The learning of such vocabulary is set in the theme of ‘the twelve days of Christmas’. I have titled it as ‘les vingt jours de l’été’ (The 20 days of summer) as summer is a very popular season for cultivating fruit. As you go through each slide, you sing along each slide to the very same melody, taking the necessary slow singing as you approach every fifth item. The melody changes slightly when you go through the 6th-20th days of summer as they need to have the same melody when the Christmas song sung is sung from the 6th-12th day of Christmas. You will need to change the melody to that when you come to the 6th-20th day of summer. Also, there are quizzes of different levels and a follow-up story with more differentiated quizzes to follow. This package is designed for Key Stage 1 primary French (native French nationals/ gifted and talented students) and Key Stage 2 primary French (weaker, stronger and gifted and talented students and native French nationals are welcome also.) This package revises the following items: Numbers from 1-20 Ordinal numbers from 1-21 Colours Names of fruit Gender and agreement Also, there are differentiated accompanying workbooks attached and the total pack is £10. Happy teaching and learning!
Primary French: Members of the family
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Primary French: Members of the family

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Here is a presentation for learning members of the family. It is also good for consolidating possessive words and also gender which is why all the words have been highlighted in either blue or pink. This is suitable for teaching Key Stage 2 French as there is a story with true/false questions which consolidates what the children have learnt. Enjoy!
French: Expressions with 'avoir' (lower level)
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French: Expressions with 'avoir' (lower level)

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Expressions which use 'avoir' as opposed to 'etre' according to the English equivalent can be confusing for learners of French as a foreign language. This worksheet provides an exhaustive list of such expressions, followed by step by step activities which pushes students to their potential. This is a lower level version where students are asked to translate short sentences. This activity would be ideal for students studying the IGCSE / A-Level / IB programme.