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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: 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: Subjunctive in a nutshell: Parts 1-12 (Only £16!!)
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French: Subjunctive in a nutshell: Parts 1-12 (Only £16!!)

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The subjunctive can be briefly introduced at IGCSE French level as students can be encouraged to implement more complex grammar structures in their writing in order to boost their marks further and is widely used as A-Level. Because the subjunctive can be used in so many different contexts and situations, I have devised its concept into various installments. This bundle includes the whole set consisting of the twelve installments of the subjunctive which are as follows: Part 1: Regular ‘-er’ verbs and expressions of emotion Part 2: Regular ‘-ir’ verbs and expressions of obligation and desire Part 3: Regular ‘-re’ verbs and certain conjunctions Part 4: Irregular primary verbs ‘aller’, ‘etre’, ‘avoir’ and ‘aller’ with hypothetical expressions Part 5: Irregular ‘-re’ verbs and possibility and necessity Part 6: Irregular ‘-ir’ verbs - fear, anxiety and forbidding Part 7: Connaitre and savoir with superlatives and extremity Part 8: More irregular ‘-ir’ verbs and other conjunctions Part 9: Reflexive and impersonal verbs + hypothetical state Part 10: The past subjunctive using ‘avoir’ verbs + miscellaneous expressions which require either the subjunctive or the indicative Part 11: The past subjunctive using ‘etre’ verbs + inverted questions such as ‘pensez-vous que …’, ‘crois-tu que …’ Part 12: The past subjunctive using reflexive verbs + a revision of all expressions which either require the subjunctive or the indicative. Happy teaching and learning!
French: Subjunctive in a nutshell: Parts 1-4
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French: Subjunctive in a nutshell: Parts 1-4

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The subjunctive can be briefly introduced at IGCSE French level as students can be encouraged to implement more complex grammar structures in their writing in order to boost their marks further and is widely used as A-Level. Because the subjunctive can be used in so many different contexts and situations, I have devised its concept into various installments. This bundle includes the first four installments of the subjunctive which are as follows: Part 1: Regular ‘-er’ verbs and expressions of emotion Part 2: Regular ‘-ir’ verbs and expressions of obligation and desire Part 3: Regular ‘-re’ verbs and certain conjunctions Part 4: Irregular primary verbs ‘aller’, ‘etre’, ‘avoir’ and ‘aller’ with hypothetical expressions
French: Subjunctive in a nutshell: Parts 1-8 (Only £12!!)
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French: Subjunctive in a nutshell: Parts 1-8 (Only £12!!)

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The subjunctive can be briefly introduced at IGCSE French level as students can be encouraged to implement more complex grammar structures in their writing in order to boost their marks further and is widely used as A-Level. Because the subjunctive can be used in so many different contexts and situations, I have devised its concept into various installments. This bundle includes the first eight installments of the subjunctive which are as follows: Part 1: Regular ‘-er’ verbs and expressions of emotion Part 2: Regular ‘-ir’ verbs and expressions of obligation and desire Part 3: Regular ‘-re’ verbs and certain conjunctions Part 4: Irregular primary verbs ‘aller’, ‘etre’, ‘avoir’ and ‘aller’ with hypothetical expressions Part 5: Irregular ‘-re’ verbs and possibility and necessity Part 6: Irregular ‘-ir’ verbs - fear, anxiety and forbidding Part 7: Connaitre and savoir with superlatives and extremity Part 8: More irregular ‘-ir’ verbs and other conjunctions
Key Stage 4 French: September in France: Weather, sports, countries and holidays
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Key Stage 4 French: September in France: Weather, sports, countries and holidays

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Welcome to the ninth installment! This installment explores the weather associated with Sepember in France and it looks at some sport and introduces four different countries with the capitals and their prepositions. The contained vocabulary is as follows: Weather Quel temps fait-il? C’est quel mois? / Quel mois nous sommes? C’est août C’est quelle saison? / Quelle saison nous sommes? C’est l’automne En automne Il fait moins chaud Il est nuageux Il y a des nuages Il fait des éclaircies Telling the temperature Il fait combien de degrés? Il fait quinze degrés Il fait dix degrés Cities à Amsterdam à Génève à Manille à Papette Countries Feminine la Polynésie française / à la Polynésie française la Suisse / en Suisse Plural countries les Pays-Bas / aux Pays-Bas les Philippines / aux Philippines Landscapes Le canyon Sport and activities Faire des randonnées Jouer au baseball Jouer au billard Jouer aux quilles Jouer au volley Other vocabulary Une flaque d’eau La rentrée Verbs followed by a preposition before an infinitive S’amuser Venir de faire The verb ‘s’amuser’ in the perfect tense (a sample reflexive verb in the perfect tense The powerpoint contains a story with questions in French with follow-up reinforcement activities and a translation quiz. There is also an accompanying workbook which also contains the story with various different activities in the workbook. This powerpoint contains the following materials: Powerpoint Accompanying workbook Vocabulary handout with various sports, activities and countries The verb 's’amuser’ in the perfect tense Wordsearch on the countries and capitals with the prepositions Battleships game worksheet in order to reinforce learning Transcription of the listening activities Audio file of the listening comprehension A bingo sheet to review the vocabulary Happy teaching and learning!
Key Stage 4 French: December in France: Weather, sports, countries and holidays
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Key Stage 4 French: December in France: Weather, sports, countries and holidays

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Welcome to the twelfth installment and the final installment! If you are looking to introduce Christmas cultural elements at IGCSE French level in your lesson, look no further!! This installment explores the weather associated with December in France and it looks at some sport and introduces four different countries with the capitals and their prepositions. The contained vocabulary is as follows: Weather Quel temps fait-il? C’est quel mois? / Quel mois nous sommes? C’est août C’est quelle saison? / Quelle saison nous sommes? C’est l’hiver En hiver Il gèle Il est glacial / Il y a de la glace Il y a une tempête de neige Il tombe de la neige fondue (There is sleet) Telling the temperature Il fait combien de degrés? Il fait moins dix degrés Il fait moins quinze degrés Cities à Luxembourg / à Luxembourg-Ville à Reykjavik à Taipei Countries Feminine l’Islande / en Islande Masculine Le Luxembourg / au Luxembourg l’Antarctique / en Antarctique Other Taïwan Landscapes Le lagon bleu Sport and activities Faire des sports d’hiver Other vocabulary Un manchot Un ascenseur Le rez-de-chaussée Un gérant d’hôtel Un marché de Noël Un renne Le père Noël Blotti(s) au chaud La grotte de père Noël Verbs followed by a preposition before an infinitive Oublier de faire Refuser de faire Se plaindre The verb ‘pouvoir’ in the conditional tense and reflexive verbs in the imperative form in all three forms (i.e. tu, nous and vous) The powerpoint contains a story with questions in French with follow-up reinforcement activities and a translation quiz. There is also an accompanying workbook which also contains the story with various different activities in the workbook. This powerpoint contains the following materials: Powerpoint Accompanying workbook Vocabulary handout with various sports, activities and countries The verb 's’amuser’ in the perfect tense Wordsearch on the countries and capitals with the prepositions Battleships game worksheet in order to reinforce learning Transcription of the listening activities Audio file of the listening comprehension A bingo sheet to review the vocabulary Happy teaching and learning!
KS2 French: January (Months of the year)
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KS2 French: January (Months of the year)

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Hello everyone and welcome to the very first installment of the series. This series explores individual months of the year at Key Stage 2 (or KS3 level if desired). In this series, the month of January is explored, alongside dates in January and typical events which occur in France during that month. Enclosed in this resource is a powerpoint with the story and a quiz and a workbook. The accompanied workbook is outlined as follows: Pages 2-3 - The same story in the powerpoint which the children can follow Pages 4-5 - The children can colour in the pages with any colour they wish Page 6 - The children answer the questions on the story and explain why the answers are false in English Page 7 - The children copy and write the word ‘janvier’ Page 8 - Reading comprehension on the month January 2025 Pages 9-10 - The children answer the questions based on the calendar and explain why the answers are false in English Page 11 - Wordserach on the vocabulary associated with January in France Page 12 - Crossword where the children write in the dates in French according to the clues, i.e. 01/01 - le premier janvier Page 16 - The children colour in, cut out and stick the labels on the appropriate dates on the calendar on pages 13 and 14 Page 18 - The children cut out and colour in the greetings card Happy teaching and learning!
KS2 French: March (Months of the year)
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KS2 French: March (Months of the year)

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Hello everyone and welcome to the third installment of the series. This series explores individual months of the year at Key Stage 2 level (or KS3 if desired). In this series, the month of March is explored, alongside dates in March and typical events which occur in France during that month. Enclosed in this resource is a powerpoint with the story and a quiz and a workbook. The accompanied workbook is outlined as follows: Pages 2-3 - The same story in the powerpoint which the children can follow Pages 4-5 - The children can colour in the pages with any colour they wish Page 6 - The children answer the questions on the story and explain why the answers are false in English Page 7 - The children copy and write the word ‘mars’ Page 8 - Reading comprehension on the month March 2025 Pages 9-10 - The children answer the questions based on the calendar and explain why the answers are false in English Page 11 - Wordsearch on the vocabulary associated with March in France Page 12 - Crossword where the children write in the dates in French according to the clues, i.e. 03/01 - le premier mars Page 16 - The children colour in, cut out and stick the labels on the appropriate dates on the calendar on pages 13 and 14 Page 18 - The children cut out and colour in the greetings card Happy teaching and learning!
KS2 French: February (Months of the year)
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KS2 French: February (Months of the year)

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Hello everyone and welcome to the second installment of the series. This series explores individual months of the year at Key Stage 2 (or KS3 if desired). In this series, the month of February is explored, alongside dates in February and typical events which occur in France during that month. Enclosed in this resource is a powerpoint with the story and a quiz and a workbook. The accompanied workbook is outlined as follows: Pages 2-3 - The same story in the powerpoint which the children can follow Pages 4-5 - The children can colour in the pages with any colour they wish Page 6 - The children answer the questions on the story and explain why the answers are false in English Page 7 - The children copy and write the word ‘février’ Page 8 - Reading comprehension on the month February 2025 Pages 9-10 - The children answer the questions based on the calendar and explain why the answers are false in English Page 11 - Wordsearch on the vocabulary associated with February in France Page 12 - Crossword where the children write in the dates in French according to the clues, i.e. 02/01 - le premier février Page 16 - The children colour in, cut out and stick the labels on the appropriate dates on the calendar on pages 13 and 14 Page 18 - The children cut out and colour in the greetings card Happy teaching and learning!
KS2 French: April (Months of the year)
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KS2 French: April (Months of the year)

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Hello everyone and welcome to the fourth installment of the series. This series explores individual months of the year at Key Stage 2 level (or KS3 if desired). In this series, the month of April is explored, alongside dates in April and typical events which occur in France during that month. Enclosed in this resource is a powerpoint with the story and a quiz and a workbook. The accompanied workbook is outlined as follows: Pages 2-3 - The same story in the powerpoint which the children can follow Pages 4-5 - The children can colour in the pages with any colour they wish Page 6 - The children answer the questions on the story and explain why the answers are false in English Page 7 - The children copy and write the word ‘avril’ Page 8 - Reading comprehension on the month April 2025 Pages 9-10 - The children answer the questions based on the calendar and explain why the answers are false in English Page 11 - Wordsearch on the vocabulary associated with April in France Page 12 - Crossword where the children write in the dates in French according to the clues, i.e. 04/01 - le premier avril Page 16 - The children colour in, cut out and stick the labels on the appropriate dates on the calendar on pages 13 and 14 Page 18 - The children cut out and colour in the greetings card Happy teaching and learning!
KS2 French: May (Months of the year)
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KS2 French: May (Months of the year)

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Hello everyone and welcome to the fifth installment of the series. This series explores individual months of the year at Key Stage 2 level (or KS3 if desired). In this series, the month of May is explored, alongside dates in May and typical events which occur in France during that month. Enclosed in this resource is a powerpoint with the story and a quiz and a workbook. The accompanied workbook is outlined as follows: Pages 2-3 - The same story in the powerpoint which the children can follow Pages 4-5 - The children can colour in the pages with any colour they wish Page 6 - The children answer the questions on the story and explain why the answers are false in English Page 7 - The children copy and write the word ‘mai’ Page 8 - Reading comprehension on the month May 2025 Pages 9-10 - The children answer the questions based on the calendar and explain why the answers are false in English Page 11 - Wordsearch on the vocabulary associated with May in France Page 12 - Crossword where the children write in the dates in French according to the clues, i.e. 05/01 - le premier mai Page 16 - The children colour in, cut out and stick the labels on the appropriate dates on the calendar on pages 13 and 14 Page 18 - The children cut out and colour in the greetings card Happy teaching and learning!
KS2 French: June (Months of the year)
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KS2 French: June (Months of the year)

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Hello everyone and welcome to the sixth installment of the series. This series explores individual months of the year at Key Stage 2 level (or KS3 if desired). In this series, the month of June is explored, alongside dates in June and typical events which occur in France during that month. Enclosed in this resource is a powerpoint with the story and a quiz and a workbook. The accompanied workbook is outlined as follows: Pages 2-3 - The same story in the powerpoint which the children can follow Pages 4-5 - The children can colour in the pages with any colour they wish Page 6 - The children answer the questions on the story and explain why the answers are false in English Page 7 - The children copy and write the word ‘juin’ Page 8 - Reading comprehension on the month June 2025 Pages 9-10 - The children answer the questions based on the calendar and explain why the answers are false in English Page 11 - Wordsearch on the vocabulary associated with June in France Page 12 - Crossword where the children write in the dates in French according to the clues, i.e. 06/01 - le premier juin Page 16 - The children colour in, cut out and stick the labels on the appropriate dates on the calendar on pages 13 and 14 Page 18 - The children cut out and colour in the greetings card Happy teaching and learning!
French: Numbers 1-105 - Classroom display (2025 themed)
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French: Numbers 1-105 - Classroom display (2025 themed)

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Hello, This is a very colourful classroom display depicting the numbers from 1-105, which would be useful to put up in your classroom as 2024 is drawing to an end and as we welcome 2025!! Each page expresses the year each person was born and their age in French, taking 2025 to be the current year. Alongside these details, translation of the numbers into English and Chinese are also featured. Depending on the size of your classroom, but you can print out the pages in A4 size and put them up along the breadth of the classroom. Just to reiterate, this resource is 2025 themed. Happy teaching and learning!