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.
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.
Worksheet based on forming etre verbs as the auxiliary verb. Students look at the pronouns and the verbs and then write sentences in the perfect tense. They may require assistance in forming past participles before attempting this exercise.
This worksheet gives students the opportunity to build up on their vocabulary 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 learners of a weaker ability.
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.
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
Welcome to the fifth installment of the topic of telling the time in French.
This installent focuses the times of the entire 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 5: Powerpoint
Bingo sheet
Part 5: 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. On pages 172-174, the children cut out both the analogue and digital clocks and then past them onto the appropriate rectangles by looking at times in English.
Part 5: 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. On pages 172-174, the children cut out both the analogue clocks and the labels of the times in French and then past them onto the appropriate squares by looking at times in English.
Level 1 - Cut out clock sheet for pasting in the accompanied Level 1 workbook on pages 172-174
Level 2 - Cut out clock and label sheet for pasting in the accompanied Level 2 workbook on pages 172-174
A recorded audio in order to complete the listening task
The transcript of the recording
There is also classroom wall display enclosed in this pack which features the times both in analogue and digital format with the times written in French, translated into English
Subsequent installments containing more advanced time will be available shortly. Do keep an eye out for these.
Happy teaching and learning!
Welcome to this exclusive bundle of the topic of telling the time in French.
This bundle contains the following parts and and each part is an extensive way of telling the time in French:
Part 1: On the hour only
Part 2: On the hour to a quarter past the hour
Part 3: On the hour to half past the hour
Part 4: On the hour to a quarter to the hour
Part 5: The full hour
For each part, 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. In each part, there is a dice game where the children can practise their speaking and a subsequent differentiated quiz. When each part and more complex times are introduced, it is a great to reinforce previously learnt times.
Each part contains the following materials:
Powerpoint
Bingo sheet
Level 1 (easier) differentiated workbook focusing on reading, writing and listening, colouring coding activities and also a wordsearch. In the wordsearch, the children look for the times written in French. The words are provided.
Level 2 (more advanced) differentiated workbook focusing on reading, writing and listening, colour coding activities 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
An additional resource in part 5 is as follows:
Level 1 - Cut out clock sheet for pasting in the accompanied Level 1 workbook on pages 172-174
Level 2 - Cut out clock and label sheet for pasting in the accompanied Level 2 workbook on pages 172-174
There is also classroom wall display enclosed in part 5 which features the times both in analogue and digital format with the times written in French, translated into English.
There will be subsequent installments containing more advanced times available shortly. Do keep an eye out for these.
Happy teaching and learning!
Welcome to the sixth installment of the topic of telling the time in French.
This installent focuses the times of the entire hour and between the intervals (only past the hour. Part 7 will cover the intervals for the full 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 6: Powerpoint
Part 6a: Bingo sheet covering times from 1 o’clock until 2 o’clock
Part 6b: Bingo sheet covering the rest of the times
Part 6: 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. On pages 215-219, the children cut out both the analogue and digital clocks and then past them onto the appropriate rectangles by looking at times in English.
Part 6: 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. On pages 215-219, the children cut out both the analogue clocks and the labels of the times in French and then past them onto the appropriate squares by looking at times in English.
Level 1 - Cut out clock sheet for pasting in the accompanied Level 1 workbook on pages 215-219
Level 2 - Cut out clock and label sheet for pasting in the accompanied Level 2 workbook on pages 215-219
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!
Students who are studying the IGCSE French course need to know the names of various cakes and pastries served at the bakery, which gives the students a deeper insight into French cuisine. Before working on this workbook, it would be an idea to buy a variety of different French cakes and pastries for the students to sample, unless they have any specific dietary requirements or allergies. 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!
This resource explicitly looks at the use of the term ‘venir de faire quelquechose’ (to have just done something).
Get the students to read the cartoons on the slide and then each cartoon has a question about what is going on. Get them to decide which is/are the correct answer/s.
Spot the difference activities are followed and the students orally state what has just happened in the second picture. These activities contain visual support in case the students aren’t sure how to something in particular in French.
There are also reinforcement activities which the students can complete.
Happy teaching and learning!
This resource exclusively looks at the imperfect tense in French which is introduced at Key Stage 3 level and explores irregular verbs in the imperfect form.
It also gives students the opportunity to learn how to talk about habitual actions in the past, and also revises other previously learnt functions of the imperfect tense in the form of a quiz.
Happy teaching and learning!
This bundle consists of all four parts of the imperfect tense which is explored at Key Stage 3 and 4 level.
The imperfect tense can generally be a very challenging tense to master, however these resources fundamentally explains all of the functions of the imperfect tense.
Because the imperfect tense is so broad and very dynamic, I have devised the resources up into four parts, which are as follows:
Part 1: Avoir and Etre - Describing age and a past experience
Part 2: Regular verbs - Describing what one was doing or what was happening in the past
Part 3: Irregular verbs - Talking about habitual or repetitive actions in the past
Part 4: Reflexive verbs - Talking about simultaneous actions in the past
Each of the resources provide many examples of each of the functions in the form of stories, quizzes and follow-up activities.
Happy teaching and learning!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
