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!

Here is a presentation on the use of prepositions, whether it is just revision or teaching it for the very first time. There is a wide range of vocabulary available, followed by slap the board game and a quiz. This activity is geared towards either Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 French. There will be an accompanying workbook available soon. Happy teaching and learning!

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.

This classroom displays depicts 105 different places in the town in French from A-Z!! YES, that’s right, 105!! Each poster is very informative as it contains the place in the town in French with the name in English using both the definite and indefinite article as appropriate, alongside the preposition ‘à’ with its meaning in English. You don’t need to necessarily put up all 105 posters, but the classroom would look absolutely bright, engaging and colourful if you did! You can of course be very selective and put up the most common ones but it is of course up to you!! Also included in this resource, are 20 different things that can be found in the town, such as the bus stop, telephone box, level crossing, etc. Feel free to put those up as well! Happy teaching and learning!

Here are 100 useful commonly used verbs in French which is suitable for Key Stage 3, 4 and 5. Print off both pages and then side both pages back to back and then laminate them!

This worksheet focuses on expressing ordinal numbers in French. The students simply fill in the ordinal numbers on the worksheet using the words in the yellow box. When the students have finished that task, they can try the harder activity, where they write in the ordinal numbers from numbers 21-100. This activity is geared towards students of Key Stage 3 level. Happy teaching and learning!

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.

This is an activity designed for children in their first year of learning Mandarin Chinese. Writing activity 1: Write and repeat several times each month of the year in character form. They can also colour in the pictures. Writing activity 2: Children read the example when forming dates and then they try to write the dates themselves in the subsequent activity. They may need several more examples before attempting this activity independently. Reading comprehension: Children will need to have already mastered members of the family and learn to say where they live in Mandarin Chinese when correcting the incorrect information in this activity Wordsearch activity: Children look for the months of the year in English in the wordsearch and then cross out the corresponding month in the list in Chinese

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 higher level version where students are asked to translate extended sentences. This activity would be ideal for students studying the IGCSE / A-Level / IB programme.

Unit 1: Family Members Activity 1-2: Parents and siblings This activity is designed for children in their first year studying Mandarin Chinese at a higher level. Vocabulary: 弟弟，哥哥，姐姐，妹妹，儿子，女儿，她，他，是，很，吗 Listening: Listen and circle several items as they are called out Listening extension: Listen and circle the characters being called out Writing: Write and repeat several times the following vocabulary: 弟弟，哥哥，姐姐，妹妹，儿子，女儿，她，他，是，很，吗 Writing extension: Write the vocabulary associated with the pictures unaided and fill in the missing word in the sentences using the choice of answers provided This activity is geared towards students who are Cantonese speaking, native Mandarin speakers or gifted and talented.

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.

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!

Unit 1: Family Members Activity 1-4: Grandchildren and thank you (Higher level) This activity is designed for children in their first year studying Mandarin Chinese at a higher level. Listening: Game of bingo Writing: Write and repeat several times the following vocabulary: 谢谢，不客气，孙子，孙女 Reading and writing: Reading the sentences and write the answers in full according to the questions. This activity is geared towards students who are Cantonese speaking, native Mandarin speakers or gifted and talented.

Unit 1: Family Members Activity 1-3: Grandparents This activity is designed for children in their first year studying Mandarin Chinese at a higher level. Vocabulary: 奶奶，爷爷，外婆，外公，对不起，没关系，叫，什么 Listening: Game of bingo Writing: Write and repeat several times the following vocabulary: 奶奶，爷爷，外婆，外公，对不起，没关系，叫，什么 Writing extension 1: Mix and match the members of the family with their names. Write sentences in Chinese based on the findings. Writing extension 2: Look at the cartoons and write in the correct responses in the speech bubbles by either writing '没关系‘ or ‘不客气’. Reading: Read the sentences and distinguish whether '她‘ or '他‘is used and write in the correct answer. This activity is geared towards students who are Cantonese speaking, native Mandarin speakers or gifted and talented.

Unit 1: Family Members Activity 1-3: Grandparents This activity is designed for children in their first year studying Mandarin Chinese Listening: Game of bingo Writing: Write and repeat several times the following vocabulary: 奶奶，爷爷，叫，什么 Writing extension: Complete the mix and match activity and then write sentences in Chinese afterwards. Reading: Reading the sentences and distinguish the correct '他／她‘ by filling in the gaps using the correct word. If there are any students (i.e. Cantonese speaking students, mother-tongue students, gifted and talented) who you deem capable of going beyond this range of vocabulary, there is a differentiated work book available.

A useful poster that can be put up on classroom walls and displays and good revision for verbs that take etre as the auxiliary verb. It can be printed out and blown up to A3 size and then laminated!

Unit 1: Family Members Activity 1-1: Mum and Dad This activity is designed for children in their first year studying Mandarin Chinese at a higher level. Vocabulary: 妈妈，爸爸，你好, 老师，同学，晚上好 Listening: Listen and circle six items as they are called out: 妈妈，爸爸，你好, 老师，同学，晚上好 Writing: Write and repeat several times the following vocabulary: 妈妈，爸爸，你好, 老师，同学，晚上好 Writing extension: Write the vocabulary associated with the pictures unaided This activity is geared towards students who are Cantonese speaking, native Mandarin speakers or gifted and talented.

Unit 1: Family Members Activity 1-1: Mum and Dad This activity is designed for children in their first year studying Mandarin Chinese Listening: Listen and circle three items as they are called out: 妈妈，爸爸，你好 Writing: Write and repeat several times the following vocabulary: 妈妈，爸爸，你好 Writing extension: Write the vocabulary associated with the pictures unaided If there are any students (i.e. Cantonese speaking students, mother-tongue students, gifted and talented) who you deem capable of going beyond this range of vocabulary, there is a differentiated work book available.

Unit 1: Family Members Activity 1-2: Parents and siblings This activity is designed for children in their first year studying Mandarin Chinese Listening: Listen and circle several items as they are called out. Listening extension: Listen and circle the correct characters as they are called out Writing: Write and repeat several times the following vocabulary: 弟弟，哥哥，姐姐，妹妹，他，她，是，吗, 很 Writing extension: Write in the missing word in the space using the provided choice of answers If there are any students (i.e. Cantonese speaking students, mother-tongue students, gifted and talented) who you deem capable of going beyond this range of vocabulary, there is a differentiated work book available.

The answers to the higher level test of stage 1-9a. My advice is as follows: 20-25 correct answers: Very well done! You can now proceed onto Stage 2: The perfect tense. The best of luck with your studies! 0-19 correct answers: I am sorry but you need to study more. Retake this test and try again before you start Stage 2: The perfect tense.