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.
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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.
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!
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!
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!
This resources exclusively looks at shapes and colours and it is geared towards learners of Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 level. There are differentiated versions available.
Happy teaching and learning!
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!!
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!
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!
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!
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!