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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.
French: General lesson on forming the imperfect tense - regular verbs
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French: General lesson on forming the imperfect tense - regular verbs

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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.
French: General activity on '-er' verbs in the perfect tense
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French: General activity on '-er' verbs in the perfect tense

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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!
French: General activity on '-ir' verbs in the perfect tense
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French: General activity on '-ir' verbs in the perfect tense

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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!
French: General activity on '-re' verbs in the perfect tense
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French: General activity on '-re' verbs in the perfect tense

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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!
French: General activity on the perfect tense with negatives
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French: General activity on the perfect tense with negatives

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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!
Mandarin Chinese Year 1: Lesson 1-4: Grandchildren and learning to say thank you
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Mandarin Chinese Year 1: Lesson 1-4: Grandchildren and learning to say thank you

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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)
Mandarin Chinese Year 1: Activity 1-4: Thank you
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Mandarin Chinese Year 1: Activity 1-4: Thank you

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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.
French: Expressing distance
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French: Expressing distance

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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!
Primary French:  Numbers 1-10 picture pairs
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Primary French: Numbers 1-10 picture pairs

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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!
Writing dates from French-Chinese/Chinese-French
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Writing dates from French-Chinese/Chinese-French

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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.
French: Prepositions (Key Stage 3)
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French: Prepositions (Key Stage 3)

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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!
IGCSE French: Venir de faire quelque chose
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IGCSE French: Venir de faire quelque chose

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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!
French: 'Quand' and 'a quelle heure'
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French: 'Quand' and 'a quelle heure'

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This resource looks at the distinction between when we use the question words ‘quand’ and ‘a quelle heure’. Students read the story and then complete a quiz on the story in order to demonstrate comprehension. There are also follow-up activities. This resource is geared towards learners of Key Stage 3 and 4 level. Happy teaching and learning!
French: Ca va
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French: Ca va

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This resource looks at general feelings using the expression ‘Ca va’. It also looks at the pronunciation of the cedilla. It would come in very useful when starting the new academic year and starting off using Tricolore 1. There are lots of differentiated activities, geared towards learners of all abilities. For the listening activities: Lower level worksheet: Say either one of the facial expressions and allow the student to choose the correct picture. Higher level worksheet: Use the same word as for the lower level worksheet and the student has to draw that particular facial expression in the box provided. Happy teaching and learning!
French: Quiz on Imperatives - Level 1
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French: Quiz on Imperatives - Level 1

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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!
French: Quiz on intransitive verbs - Level 2
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French: Quiz on intransitive verbs - Level 2

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Intransitive verbs - Level 2 This quiz exclusively looks at the seventeen verbs in French which use ‘etre’ as the helping verb in terms of: Opposite meanings (i.e. sortir - entrer, etc) Repeat verbs (repartir, ressortir, etc) It also briefly looks at some intransitive verbs which can become transitive. Students will be able to recall the verbs which use ‘etre’ in more depth, in particular if they have completed the level 1 quiz. More complex material involving the use of intransitive verbs in the perfect verbs is exhibited in more advanced levels of the quizzes. Level 3 beings to introduce this. The more advanced levels of the quiz are also available. Why not take advantage of the bundle and purchase all five levels at a reduced price? Happy teaching and learning!
French: Quiz on intransitive verbs - Level 1
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French: Quiz on intransitive verbs - Level 1

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Intransitive verbs - Level 1 This quiz exclusively looks at the seventeen verbs which use ‘etre’ as the helping verb. Students will be able to recall the verbs from French to English and from English to French. More complex material involving the use of intransitive verbs in the perfect verbs is exhibited in more advanced levels of the quizzes. These are also available. Why not take advantage of the bundle and purchase all five levels at a reduced price? Happy teaching and learning!
French: Quiz on intransitive verbs - Level 4
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French: Quiz on intransitive verbs - Level 4

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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!
French: Possessive pronouns - Part 2 (Feminine form)
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French: Possessive pronouns - Part 2 (Feminine form)

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Continual presentation focused on the formation of possessive pronouns in the feminine form. They can be tricky, therefore I devised this powerpoint in a way to facilitate learning. Go through the slides with the students and get them to complete the missing words in the practice stage. There is a subsequent quiz and differentiated activities which reinforces the vocabulary as well as the masculine form of possessive pronouns. This is ideal for students studying French at IGCSE, A-Level and IB level. Happy teaching and learning!