Unit 1: Family members Lesson 1-2: Parents and siblings Vocabulary: 妈妈 (mum)，爸爸 (dad)，你好 (hello)，弟弟(younger brother)，哥哥 (older brother)，姐姐 (older sister)，妹妹 (younger sister)，他 (he)，她 (she)，我 (I/me)，是 (to be)，吗 (question particle)，很 (very) (total: 13 words) (total number of characters: 14) Differentiation: 儿子 (son)，女儿 (daughter) (total: 18 words) (total number of characters: 23) Grammar point: 吗 (question particle to indicate a question), 很 (used to replace the verb 'to be') Objective 1: Recall at least 5 family members (7 for more capable learners) Objective 2: Understand the use of '吗' when asking a question Objective 3: Recall to say 'I am well' in Chinese

Unit 1: Family members Lesson 1-3: Grandparents Vocabulary: 爷爷 (grandad), 奶奶 (grandmother), 叫 (to be called), 不 (no/not) (total: 17 words) (total number of characters: 18) Differentiation: 外公 (grandad from dad's side)，外婆 (grandmother from mum's side) (total: 24 words) (total number of characters: 30) Grammar point: 不 (negator), Objective 1: Recall at least 7 family members (9 for more capable learners) Objective 2: Know how to use '不' when forming negatives Objective 3: Recall to say 'I am not well' in Chinese

Answers to the test of 'Stage 2-9: The perfect tense'. My advice is as follows: 34-40 correct answers: Very well done! There is a more advanced test available titled as 'Stage 2-9a: Higher level test of the perfect tense'. Try this before attempting the 'Stage 3: Imperfect tense' activity. 0-33 correct answers: I am sorry but you have failed the test. Please re-try this test before attempting the more advanced test.

Answers to the test of 'Stage 1-9: The present tense'. My advice is as follows: 25-30 correct answers: Very well done! There is a more advanced test available titled as 'Stage 1-9a: Higher level test of the present tense'. Try this before attempting the 'Stage 2: Perfect tense' activity. 0-24 correct answers: I am sorry but you have failed the test. Please re-try this test before attempting the more advanced test.

Here is an activity which instructs students how to structure the year in French. This activity is specifically geared towards students studying French at Key Stage 3 and good revision for GCSE, IGCSE and A-Level and adult learners. The answers to the activity are also included in this activity.

Here are the answers to the test of Stage 3-9: The imperfect tense (version B)

Answers to the test of 'Stage 3-9: The imperfect tense'. My advice is as follows: 32-40 correct answers: Very well done! There is a more advanced test available titled as 'Stage 3-9a: Higher level test of the imperfect tense'. Try this before attempting the 'Stage 4: The pluperfect tense' activity. 0-31 correct answers: I am sorry but you have failed the test. Please re-try this test before attempting the more advanced test.

Unit 1: Family members Lesson 1-1: Mum and Dad This lesson is designed for children who are in their first year of studying Mandarin Chinese. Objectives: Vocabulary and characters: 妈妈 (mum)，爸爸 (dad), 你好 (hello)，你早 (good morning) Differentation: 老师 (teacher)，同学 (classmate)，晚上好 (good evening)

Trying to teach the imperfect tense and your learners understanding the concept, can prove to be very challenging. This activity is designed to facilitate this and make teaching and learning much easier. When going through the initial steps of the recipe, it would be a good idea to do some examples on the board before attempting the method. Happy teaching and learning! The cost of this activity is £2.

Whether you are generally revising '-er' verbs in the perfect tense or teaching it for the first time, here is an activity that will give students a firm acquaintance with this concept or greatly revise it. There is also a colouring in poster available for student to learn some '-er' verbs in French. Happy teaching and learning!

Whether you are generally revising '-ir' verbs in the perfect tense or teaching it for the first time, here is an activity that will give students a firm acquaintance with this concept or greatly revise it. There is also a colouring in poster available for student to learn some '-ir' verbs in French. Happy teaching and learning!

Whether you are generally revising '-re' verbs in the perfect tense or teaching it for the first time, here is an activity that will give students a firm acquaintance with this concept or greatly revise it. There is also a colouring in poster available for student to learn some '-re' verbs in French. Happy teaching and learning!

Whether you are generally revising the perfect tense in the negative form or teaching it for the first time, here is an activity that will give students a firm acquaintance with this concept or greatly revise it. There is also a wordsearch where students find 29 hidden verbs and write them in the correct column in the table below. Happy teaching and learning!

Unit 1: Family members Lesson 1-4: Grandchildren and learning to say thank you Vocabulary: 谢谢 (thank you) (total: 18 words) (total number of characters: 19) Differentiation: 孙子 (grandson)，孙女 (granddaughter) (total: 27 words) (total number of characters: 31) Objective 1: Recall to say thank you in Mandarin Objective 2 (for more able students): Recall at least 10 family members in total (including this lesson's new items)

Unit 1: Family Members Activity 1-4: Thank you 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: 谢谢 Reading and writing: Reading the sentences and distinguish the correct word by filling in the gaps. 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.

This resource is designed for practising writing dates in Chinese. This is ideal for students who are studying GCSE/IGCSE Chinese.

Here is a useful worksheet to express distance in French. There are differentiated questions available. This activity is geared towards learners of IGCSE French and A-Level French. Happy teaching and learning!

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!

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.

This resource exclusively looks at basic prepositions such as ‘sur’, ‘sous’ and ‘dans’. I have also included more complex material for more able students such as ‘a côté de’, ‘au fond de’ and ‘en face de’. This is ideal for teachers following Tricolore book 1. Present the vocabulary and also the more complex prepositions to the more able students or the gifted and talented. There are also subsequent questions which follow which reinforces what the students have learnt. On the last two slides, get the students to copy out the new vocabulary and then they can start the supplementary work if other students haven’t yet finished. On the next slide, the students can choose whichever level work they feel the most comfortable with. Happy teaching and learning!