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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.
Key Stage 4 French: June in France: Weather, sports, countries, holidays and clauses using 'quand'
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Key Stage 4 French: June in France: Weather, sports, countries, holidays and clauses using 'quand'

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Welcome to the sixth installment! This installment explores the weather associated with June 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 juin C’est quelle saison? / Quelle saison nous sommes? C’est l’été En été Il fait chaud Il fait du soleil / Il est ensoleillé Il y a du tonnerre Il y a du foudre Telling the temperature Il fait combien de degrés? Il fait trente degrés Il fait trente et un degrés Il fait trente-deux degrés Cities à Lisbonne à Mexico à Hong Kong Countries Masculine le Mexique / au Mexique le Portugal / au Portugal Feminine Singapour / à Singapour Landscapes Le bord de la mer La mer Places of interest Le parc d’attraction Le safari de nuit Le zoo Sport and activities Faire de la boxe Faire du jet-ski Faire des sports nautiques Faire de la voile Clauses using ‘quand’ in the future tense Quand il fera chaud, nous irons au bord de la mer Quand il fera mauvais, nous irons au café The verb ‘aller’ in the simple future 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 'être’ in the future 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 A colourful powerpoint explaining ‘quand’ clauses with several examples A colourful classroom display illustrating ‘quand’ clauses in the future tense Happy teaching and learning!
Key Stage 4 French: April in France: Weather, sports, countries, holidays and 'si' clauses
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Key Stage 4 French: April in France: Weather, sports, countries, holidays and 'si' clauses

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Welcome to the fourth installment! This installment explores the weather associated with April 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 avril C’est quelle saison? / Quelle saison nous sommes? C’est le printemps Au printemps Il fait doux Il pleut / Il est pluvieux Il y a un arc-en-ciel Telling the temperature Il fait combien de degrés? Il fait dix-sept degrés Il fait dix-huit degrés Cities à Bruxelles à Fort-de-France à New Delhi à Nuuk Countries Masculine le Groenland / au Groenland Feminine la Belgique / en Belgique l’Inde / en Inde la Martinique / en Martinique Landscapes Un champ Des chevaux Use of ‘si’ clauses Si il fait beau, je jouerai au badminton Si le temps est neigeux, je skierai Sport Jouer au badminton Jouer au cache-cache Jouer aux jeux de société Jouer au Monopoly The verb ‘jouer’ in the simple future 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 'être’ in the future 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 A colourful classroom display illustrating three different examples of ‘si’ clauses in French Happy teaching and learning!
Key Stage 4 French: May in France: Weather, sports, countries, holidays and more use of 'si' clauses
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Key Stage 4 French: May in France: Weather, sports, countries, holidays and more use of 'si' clauses

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Welcome to the fifth installment! This installment explores the weather associated with May 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 mai C’est quelle saison? / Quelle saison nous sommes? C’est le printemps Au printemps Il fait très doux Il fait du soleil / Il est ensoleillé Il fait très beau / Il fait un très beau temps Telling the temperature Il fait combien de degrés? Il fait vingt-cinq degrés Il fait vingt-six degrés Il fait trente degrés Cities à Athènes à Bangkok à Port-au-Prince à Rome Countries Masculine le Haïti / à Haïti Feminine la Grèce / en Grèce l’Italie / en Italie la Thailande / en Thailande Landscapes Un pré Un arbre Sport and activities Faire du karaté Faire des arts martiaux Faire un pique-nique Faire de l’équitation More use of ‘si’ clauses S’il fait un très beau temps, nous ferons de l’équitation S’il est ensoleillé, nous ferons du tennis The verb ‘faire’ in the simple future 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 'être’ in the future 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: February in France: Weather, sports, countries and holidays
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Key Stage 4 French: February in France: Weather, sports, countries and holidays

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Welcome to the second installment! This installment explores the weather associated with February 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: Quel temps fait-il? C’est quel mois? / Quel mois nous sommes? C’est février C’est quelle saison? / Quelle saison nous sommes? C’est l’hiver En hiver Il neige / Il est neigeux Il fait froid Il fait mauvais / Il fait un mauvais temps Il y a du gel Telling the temperature Il fait combien de degrés? Il fait deux degrés Il fait zéro degré Il fait moins un degré Il fait moins deux degrés Cities à Berlin à Moscou à New York à Hanoï Countries Masculine le Vietnam / au Vietnam Feminine la Russie / en Russie l’Allemagne / en Allemagne Plural les États-Unis / aux États-Unis Using ‘quand’ in a sentence Quand le lac est gelé, on peut faire du patinage Sport and using the preposition ‘en’ Faire du patinage Est-ce que tu fais du patinage? Oui, j’en fais Faire du hockey sur glace Est-ce que tu fais du hockey sur glace? Oui, j’en fais The verb ‘avoir’ in the simple future 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 'avoir’ in the future 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: March in France: Weather, sports, countries and holidays
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Key Stage 4 French: March in France: Weather, sports, countries and holidays

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Welcome to the third installment! This installment explores the weather associated with March 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 mars C’est quelle saison? / Quelle saison nous sommes? C’est le printemps Au printemps Il fait beau / il fait un beau temps Il fait plus chaud / Il commence à faire plus chaud Il fait du vent / Il est venteux Telling the temperature Il fait combien de degrés? Il fait douze degrés Il fait treize degrés Il fait dix-sept degrés Cities à Dublin à Madrid à Montréal à Riad Countries Masculine le Canada / au Canada Feminine l’Arabie Saoudite / en Arabie Saoudite l’Espagne / en Espagne l’Irlande / en Irlande Landscapes Les collines Using ‘quand’ in a sentence Quand il fait beau, je fais du vélo Sport and using the preposition ‘en’ Jouer au tennis Faire du vélo Est-ce que tu fais du vélo? Oui, j’en fais Faire du cerf-volant Est-ce que tu fais du cerf-volant? Oui, j’en fais The verb ‘être’ in the simple future 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 'être’ in the future 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: January in France: Weather, sports, countries and holidays
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Key Stage 4 French: January in France: Weather, sports, countries and holidays

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Welcome to the first installment! This installment explores the weather associated with January 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: Quel temps fait-il? C’est quel mois? / Quel mois nous sommes? C’est janvier C’est quelle saison? / Quelle saison nous sommes? C’est l’hiver En hiver Il neige / Il est neigeux Il fait froid Il fait mauvais / Il fait un mauvais temps Telling the temperature Il fait combien de degrés? Il fait deux degrés Il fait zéro degré Il fait moins un degré Il fait moins deux degrés Cities à Paris à Londres à Shanghaï à Tokyo Countries Masculine le Japon / au Japon le Royaume-Uni / au Royaume-Uni Feminine la Chine / en Chine la France / en France Use of the ‘y’ pronoun Est-ce que tu es habitué(e) au temps froid? Oui j’y suis habitué(e) Sport and using the preposition ‘en’ Faire du ski Est-ce que tu fais du ski? Oui, j’en fais The verb ‘croire’ in the present tense The powerpoint contains a story with questions in English 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 ‘croire’ in the present 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!
French Christmas: Negatives (Key Stage 4)
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French Christmas: Negatives (Key Stage 4)

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Joyeux Noël! This resources exclusively explores negatives primarily used in the perfect tense and some examples in the present tense. It is also Christmas themed. As a starter / warm-up activity, ‘ne … pas’ is revised and this is introduced at Key Stage 3 level. Next, get the students to read the cartoon examples and then get them to answer the questions which follow. There is a subsequent quiz which follows and then differentiated follow-up activities. The answers are also provided on the subsequent slides. For the bigger picture, get the students to write down responses to the cues in the conversation and then they can convert the conversation into a comic strip in which they can add some more detail to the conversation by more questions being asked to which the responses require a negative. There is also a wordsearch that the students can do as a plenary or as an extra activity and there are also colourful visual aids contained with this resource. Feel free to put them up in the classroom as you teach the topic! Happy teaching and learning!
IB / IGCSE French: Question words - Lequel / laquelle / lesquels / lesquelles
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IB / IGCSE French: Question words - Lequel / laquelle / lesquels / lesquelles

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Hello everyone! This resource ultimately explores the use of the question words ‘lequel’, ‘laquelle’, ‘lesquels’ and ‘lesquelles’. There are plenty of examples and subsequent follow-up differentiated activities such as speaking practices, quizzes and written activities. It also revises and reinforces other grammatical concepts such as demonstrative adjectives and demonstrative pronouns. This resource is specifically geared towards learners of IGCSE or IB level where such concepts are featured on the programmes. Happy teaching and learning!
Primary French: Months of the year
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Primary French: Months of the year

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This activity covers the months of the year in French as well as writing the dates in French. There are colouring pages for each month the child learns as well as fun activities at the back of the workbook. This resource is ideal for Key stage 2 learners. Happy teaching and learning!
French: Means of transport with revision of the verb 'venir' (Key Stage 3)
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French: Means of transport with revision of the verb 'venir' (Key Stage 3)

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This resource exclusively looks at means of transport and it is primarily linked to Tricolore 2 pages 28-29 where the verb ‘venir’ is revised and looks at means of transport. This resource is geared towards learners of Key Stage 3 level. There is an accompanying vocabulary sheet with this resource. Happy teaching and learning!
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.
Primary French: Animals - Part II: At the Zoo (Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2)
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Primary French: Animals - Part II: At the Zoo (Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2)

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Welcome to the second installment of primary French animals. This resource exclusively looks at animals at the zoo, alongside numbers, gender of words and plurality. There are differentiated versions of these workbooks and the more superior one also includes colours. There are pages and pages of colouring in for the children to do as they will colour in the words of the animals as well as colouring them in too. This resource exercises reading, writing and listening skills. Happy teaching and learning!
French: General lesson on irregular verbs in the present tense
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French: General lesson on irregular verbs in the present tense

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Here is a resource which looks at the formation of a wide range of irregular verbs in French. This resource details in step by step form as to how to form the conjugation of irregular verbs. There are also thinking opportunities for students to conjugate irregular compound verbs. I have also attached a crossword if your students complete the work in this resource. I have also included a blockbusters game in the theme of irregular verbs. The rules are as follows: The idea of the game is to score a line through, blocking one’s opponent in the process. A through line can either be completed horizontally or vertically. Whichever hexagon one chooses, that person has to rule one dice and the number indicated on the dice will determine which subject he/she must conjugate with the verb. The numbers indicated on the dice are as follows: Je Tu Il Nous Vous Ils For example, if ‘dire’ is selected and the number shown on the dice is a ‘1’, that person will then have to conjugate ‘dire’ with ‘je’. If the player gives the correct answer, he/she can claim that square. If the answer is wrong, the turn then goes to the other team players. Happy teaching and learning!
Primary French: Animals - Part I: At the farm (Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2)
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Primary French: Animals - Part I: At the farm (Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2)

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This resource exclusively looks at farm animals, numbers, gender of words and plurality of nouns, in particular words that end in ‘-al’ and ‘-au’. There are pages and pages of colouring in activities where the children colour in the gender of the words and the animals of course! There are differentiated versions available in this pack. This resource is geared towards learners of Key Stage 1and Key Stage 2 level. These resources also exercises reading, writing and listening skills. Happy teaching and learning!
French: Stage 1-1: Primary irregular verbs in the present tense
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French: Stage 1-1: Primary irregular verbs in the present tense

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Welcome to Stage 1-1 where the initial learning of conjugating verbs in French begins!! The purpose of this powerpoint is to become deeply acquainted with the formation of tenses and verbs, especially for those who have difficulties in doing so. This is a very good way of introducing the conjugation either when teaching it for the very first time or revision. This is the 1st stage of the learning process and there are 72 stages in the entire process. By the end of the 72nd stage, learners will have a developed a very profound mastery of not only forming nine different tenses which range with complexity upon progression, but also, an exhaustive range of different verbs which have been very carefully divided stage by stage. From initiating this process to reaching the 72nd stage, will take up the compulsory seven years from when learners become acquainted with tenses in French from the beginning of Key Stage 3 right up to the end of Key Stage 5 or A2 level. Upon completion of Stage 9-8, the final stage of the process, will immensely prepare students to pursue with their French studies at university level, where they will inevitably be using tenses. It is also suitable for adult learners, again whether they are learning it for the first time or revision. This folder contains the following primary irregular verbs in the present tense: Aller Avoir Etre Faire Ouvrir Prendre Boire Croire When showing each slide, there is an audio clip on each new item that you can click on and you will hear my voice which demonstrates the pronunciation of each item, or alternatively, you can lead the pronunciation of each item. It is up to you! The learners will then reiterate the new items every time they see the slide “This time you try it!” You will be very surprised to see how it will stick in their minds!! I would strongly encourage you to purchase the follow-up activity ‘French: Stage 1: The present tense’, which enables students to manually complete the drills based on what they have learnt. They are £5. Upon completion of Stage 1-8, there are tests also available. Happy teaching and learning and the very best of luck!!
French: C'est combien and quantities
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French: C'est combien and quantities

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This resource extensively looks at the use of ‘c’est combien’ and quantities when shopping. Students firstly analyse the different expressions of quantities used and then they go through the story regarding Madame Duval and there is a quiz which follows and subsequent activities. This resource is useful for teaching from the ‘Tricolore 2’ textbook which is geared towards Year 7/8. Happy teaching and learning!
Primary French: Numbers 21-30, Age (Lower level)
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Primary French: Numbers 21-30, Age (Lower level)

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This resource extensively looks at numbers 21-30 in French. Students complete the questions regarding age and mathematical sums. There are subsequent puzzles which follow. There is a more differentiated workbook available which includes more complex questions regarding age and mathematical sums. Happy teaching and learning!
French for Adults: Beginners: Part 5: Time: On the hour and regular '-er' verbs in the present tense
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French for Adults: Beginners: Part 5: Time: On the hour and regular '-er' verbs in the present tense

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Preparation time: 30 minutes - 1 hour (introducing new vocabulary and also the transcript for the listening activity) Lesson length: 1 hour Here is the 5th resource for introducing French to adults at beginner's level! I have compiled this resource using an adult approach who are learning French for the very first time. This activity focuses on the time only on the hour and it also incorporates regular verbs ending in '-er' in the present tense. This resource also incorporates all the four keys skills such as reading, listening, speaking and writing. This resource includes the worksheet, a handout on the conjugation of 78 different '-er' verbs, the sound file for the listening task and the listening transcript. Happy teaching and learning!
Key Stage 3: French: The House Part 7: La cave
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Key Stage 3: French: The House Part 7: La cave

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Welcome to the seventh installment of learning about the rooms in the house. This installment is about the cellar and associated objects. Go through the powerpoint introducing the previous leartn rooms of the house with its associated vocabulary and the prepositions first and then introduce the cellar with the associated objects. There is a subsequent quiz with differentiated questions. There are differentiated workbooks available. Level 1 (Niveau 1) - Lower level Level 2 (Niveau 2) - Higher level Get the students to colour in the things in the cellar, unscramble the words and write in the prepositions on the first few pages of the workbook. Next, cut out and stick in the pictures of the images featuring the masculine words and the feminine words. Then, the children need to complete the missing words by choosing the words below. The next few pages contains the listening tasks. Play the attached recording and the children then answer the questions. Then, the children need to draw the cellar, according to the instructions. On the last few pages, they complete the spot the difference activity and then complete the wordsearch. There is a bingo sheet available which could be used as a plenary or the starter of the next lesson. There are now subsequent installments available on my online shop. Feel free to take a look at them! Happy teaching and learning!