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 a brand new installment in the theme of clothes!
If you have had a chance to buy the previous installments in the theme of food and drink, I truly hope you have had enjoyed them as the activities are very well-sequenced. If not, do feel free to have a look at them.
Students who are studying the IGCSE French course need to know the names of various items of clothing, materials and patterns. This resource also revises grammatical points such as interrogative words such as ‘quel’, ‘quelle’, ‘lequel’, ‘laquelle’, etc, as well as demonstrative adjectives and pronouns.
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 exclusively looks at relative pronouns such as ‘que’, ‘qui’ and ‘qu’’, which is designed for students at Key Stage 4 level or GCSE/IGCSE level.
Students read the short story first about Xavier with the follow-up questions and then they complete the subsequent quiz and activities.
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The subjunctive can be briefly introduced at IGCSE French level as students can be encouraged to implement more complex grammar structures in their writing in order to boost their marks further and is widely used as A-Level. Because the subjunctive can be used in so many different contexts and situations, I have devised its concept into various installments. This bundle includes the whole set consisting of the twelve installments of the subjunctive which are as follows:
Part 1: Regular ‘-er’ verbs and expressions of emotion
Part 2: Regular ‘-ir’ verbs and expressions of obligation and desire
Part 3: Regular ‘-re’ verbs and certain conjunctions
Part 4: Irregular primary verbs ‘aller’, ‘etre’, ‘avoir’ and ‘aller’ with hypothetical expressions
Part 5: Irregular ‘-re’ verbs and possibility and necessity
Part 6: Irregular ‘-ir’ verbs - fear, anxiety and forbidding
Part 7: Connaitre and savoir with superlatives and extremity
Part 8: More irregular ‘-ir’ verbs and other conjunctions
Part 9: Reflexive and impersonal verbs + hypothetical state
Part 10: The past subjunctive using ‘avoir’ verbs + miscellaneous expressions which require either the subjunctive or the indicative
Part 11: The past subjunctive using ‘etre’ verbs + inverted questions such as ‘pensez-vous que …’, ‘crois-tu que …’
Part 12: The past subjunctive using reflexive verbs + a revision of all expressions which either require the subjunctive or the indicative.
Happy teaching and learning!
Here is the twelfth and final installment of the subjunctive.
As you know, mastering the subjunctive is tricky business and it is more geared towards A-Level French. This activity revises the entire functions of the subjunctive in a nutshell as featured in the previous installments and it also focuses on how to form the subjunctive in the past form using reflexive verbs.
There is a massive bundle available where all twelve parts of the subjunctive can be purchased at a much reduced cost.
Happy teaching and learning!
Here is the eleventh installment of the subjunctive.
As you know, mastering the subjunctive is tricky business and it is more geared towards A-Level French. This activity basically describes more functions of the subjunctive in a nutshell in terms of questions used expressing doubt which require the subjunctive which use the subjunctive or the indicative such as ‘penses-tu que …’, ‘crois-tu que …’, ‘est-ce que tu penses que …’. It also focuses on how to form the subjunctive in the past form using intransitive verbs.
Keep an eye out for the final sequel to the other functions of the subjunctive, which continues to focus on the past subjunctive. I still have to put it up.
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 exclusively looks at the imperfect tense in French which is introduced at Key Stage 3 level and explores reflexive verbs in the imperfect form.
It also gives students the opportunity to learn how to talk about simultaneous actions in the past, and also revises other previously learnt functions of the imperfect and perfect tense in the form of a quiz.
Happy teaching and learning!
Here is the tenth installment of the subjunctive.
As you know, mastering the subjunctive is tricky business and it is more geared towards A-Level French. This activity basically describes more functions of the subjunctive in a nutshell in terms of various other expressions which use the subjunctive or the indicative such as ‘je dis que’, ‘je ne dis pas que’, ‘il est précis que’, ‘il n’est pas précis que’, etc. It also focuses on how to form the subjunctive in the past form using transitive verbs.
Keep an eye out for the sequels to the other functions of the subjunctive, which continues to focus on the past subjunctive. I still have to put them up.
Happy teaching and learning!
Here is the ninth installment of the subjunctive.
As you know, mastering the subjunctive is tricky business and it is more geared towards A-Level French. This activity basically describes more functions of the subjunctive in a nutshell in terms of various other conjunctions such as hypothetical state and expressions using impersonal verbs such as ‘il arrive’, ‘il faut’, ‘il va falloir’, ‘il faudra’, ‘il semble’, etc. It also focuses on reflexive verbs and impersonal verbs such as ‘il pleut’, ‘il faut’, ‘il s’agit’, ‘il vaux mieux’ and various weather expressions as it contains methods as to how to conjugate these reflexive and impersonal verbs in the present subjunctive form.
Part 9 solely focuses on how to form the aforementioned verbs in the subjunctive mood.
Keep an eye out for the sequels to the other functions of the subjunctive. I still have to put them up.
Happy teaching and learning!
Preparation time: 30 minutes - 1 hour (introducing new vocabulary and also the transcript and sound files for the listening activity)
Lesson length: 2 hours - 2.5 hours
Here is the 18th 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 autumnal weather for the first time, thus introducing the season ‘autumn’, autumnal fashion on clothes and pets are also introduced.
It also incorporates the following grammar:
‘Mettre’ in the present tense
The negation ‘ne … que’ in the present tense
The possessive adjectives for ‘his/her’
The next few installments will be centered on weather for the other seasons of the yearm clothes, animals and possessive adjectives
Accompanied with this resource is the worksheet, the transcript and the sound files for the listening assignment.
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 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!
Preparation time: 30 minutes - 1 hour (introducing new vocabulary and also the transcript and sound files for the listening activity)
Lesson length: 2 hours - 2.5 hours
Here is the 17th 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 a bit of history in France, numbers 1-1000, expressing the year in French and the possessive adjective of ‘your’. This resource also incorporates all the four keys skills such as reading, listening, speaking and writing.
Accompanied with this resource is the worksheet, the transcript and the sound files for the listening assignment.
Happy teaching and learning!
Preparation time: 30 minutes - 1 hour (introducing new vocabulary and also the transcript and sound files for the listening activity)
Lesson length: 2 hours - 2.5 hours
Here is the 16th 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 family members, the possessive adjective of ‘my’, the verb ‘avoir’ in the present tense and numbers from 1 to 100. This resource also incorporates all the four keys skills such as reading, listening, speaking and writing.
Accompanied with this resource is the worksheet, the supplementary sheet on a sample family tree, the transcript and the sound files for the listening assignment.
Happy teaching and learning!
Quiz on Imperatives - Level 2
This more advanced quiz exclusively looks at the formation of imperatives in the following:
Various expressions
Expressions using ‘avoir’
Distinction between ‘connaitre’ and ‘savoir’
Verbs using ‘faire’ with nouns derived from associated verbs
In this quiz, students need to distinguish which form of the imperative they need to use judging by the context of the sentence. Such contexts incorporate the following:
Possessive adjectives
The use of ‘tu’ or ‘vous’
Distinction between ‘connaitre’ and ‘savoir’
Expressions using ‘avoir’
Possessive pronouns
Negations using ‘ne … que’
There is a lower level quiz available for students who may struggle with this concept.
Happy teaching and learning!
This bundle includes 5 differentiated quizzes regarding intransitive verbs or ‘etre’ verbs in French.
These quizzes are all in powerpoint format, which are useful to have, in the event where computerised software such as Kahoot malfunctions, therefore it is always useful to have a back-up copy.
The levels range in difficulty with level 1 being the easiest and level 5 being the most advanced.
The quizzes also explicitly looks at other elements of grammar linked with the concept of intransitive verbs such as:
Distinction between ‘tu’ and ‘vous’
Demonstrative adjectives
Demonstrative pronouns
Possessive adjectives
Possessive pronouns
Negatives
Direct object pronouns
Forming questions
Happy teaching and learning!
Intransitive verbs - Level 5
This quiz is the most advanced level and it exclusively looks at the entire usage of using intransitive verbs in French as well as the negative form.
It also looks at a diverse range of other elements of grammar which have also been incorporated in this quiz:
Demonstrative adjectives
Possessive adjectives
Forming questions
Direct object pronouns
Distinction between ‘tu’ and ‘vous’
Students should be more confident at this stage with ‘etre’ verbs, in particular if they have completed the level 1, 2, 3 and 4 quizzes. The more basic levels of the quizzes are also available.
A bundle is also available where it will enable to buy all 5 levels for just £5!
Happy teaching and learning!
Intransitive verbs - Level 4
This quiz is at a more advanced level and it exclusively looks at the agreements when using intransitive verbs in French as well as the distinction between transitive and intransitive verbs.
It also looks at other elements of grammar which have also been incorporated in this quiz:
Demonstrative adjectives
Demonstrative pronouns
Possessive adjectives
Possessive pronouns
Students will be able to recall the verbs which use ‘etre’ in more depth, in particular if they have completed the level 1, 2 and 3 quizzes
There is also a level 5 quiz available with even more complex material. Do look out for it! Why not take advantage of the bundle and purchase all five levels at a reduced price?
Happy teaching and learning!
Quiz on Imperatives - Level 1
This quiz exclusively looks at the formation of imperatives in the following:
Regular verbs
Irregular verbs such as 'Faire, ‘Avoir’, ‘Aller’ , ‘Etre’ and ‘Savoir’
Verbs in the negative form
Reflexive verbs
Reflexive verbs in the negative form
There will be a higher level quiz available shortly. Do keep an eye out for it.
Happy teaching and learning!
