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.
This resource uniquely looks at numbers in the 20s in French
Go through the powerpoint with the children, looking at the numbers which all start with ‘vingt-’. Re-iterate to the children that numbers which contain a ‘1’ in the units, all have the word ‘et’ in the middle of the word.
This resource also looks at expressing age and the difference between ‘tu’ or ‘vous’. The lower level looks at numbers, age and ‘tu’ or ‘vous’. The higher level looks at the years when people were born in as well as numbers, age, extended use of ‘tu’ or ‘vous’ and adjectival agreement. If there are gifted and talented learners or native French speaking learners present in the class, go through the higher level material with them. There is a differentiated quiz which follows.
After the presentation of the numbers, get the students to copy out the numbers in the attached assigned workbook and then complete the listening activity. If there is time in the lesson, get the learners to complete the subsequent activities such as filling out the speech bubbles while selecting the correct answer. For the higher level activity, assume the year is 2020 as that is when the workbook was created.
For homework, the children can complete the mathematical questions.
As a plenary, play the picture pair game with them.
I will be uploading more resources for numbers in the 30s, 40s, 50, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 100s. Feel free to look out for them!
Happy teaching and learning!
This resource uniquely looks at numbers in the 30s in French
Go through the powerpoint with the children, looking at the numbers which all start with ‘trente-’. Re-iterate to the children that numbers which contain a ‘1’ in the units, all have the word ‘et’ in the middle of the word.
This resource also looks at expressing age and the difference between ‘tu’ or ‘vous’. The lower level looks at numbers, age and ‘tu’ or ‘vous’. The higher level looks at the years when people were born in as well as numbers, age, extended use of ‘tu’ or ‘vous’ and adjectival agreement. If there are gifted and talented learners or native French speaking learners present in the class, go through the higher level material with them.
After the presentation of the numbers, get the students to copy out the numbers in the attached assigned workbook and then complete the listening activity. If there is time in the lesson, get the learners to complete the subsequent activities such as filling out the speech bubbles while selecting the correct answer. For the higher level activity, assume the year is 2020 as that is when the workbook was created.
For homework, the children can complete the mathematical questions.
As a plenary, play the picture pair game with them.
I will be uploading more resources for numbers in the 40s, 50, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 100s. Feel free to look out for them!
Happy teaching and learning!
This resource uniquely looks at numbers in the 50s in French.
Go through the powerpoint with the children, looking at the numbers which all start with ‘cinquante-’. Re-iterate to the children that numbers which contain a ‘1’ in the units, all have the word ‘et’ in the middle of the word.
This resource also looks at expressing age and the difference between ‘tu’ or ‘vous’. The lower level looks at numbers, age and ‘tu’ or ‘vous’. The higher level looks at the years when people were born in as well as numbers, age, extended use of ‘tu’ or ‘vous’ and adjectival agreement. There is also extra more complex material for the more able students and in particular, the gifted and talented as it also explores as to whether one is in their early, mid or late fifties. If there are gifted and talented learners or native French speaking learners present in the class, go through the higher level material with them. There is a differentiated follow-up quiz. Play the quiz with the students.
After the presentation of the numbers, get the students to copy out the numbers in the attached assigned workbook and then complete the listening activity. If there is time in the lesson, get the learners to complete the subsequent activities such as filling out the speech bubbles while selecting the correct answer. For the higher level activity, assume the year is 2020 as that is when the workbook was created.
For homework, the children can complete the mathematical questions.
As a plenary, play the picture pair game with them.
I will be uploading more resources for numbers in the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 100s. Feel free to look out for them!
Happy teaching and learning!
This resource uniquely looks at numbers in the 60s in French.
Go through the powerpoint with the children, looking at the numbers which all start with ‘soixante-’. Re-iterate to the children that numbers which contain a ‘1’ in the units, all have the word ‘et’ in the middle of the word.
This resource also looks at expressing age and the use of the third person singular form of the verb ‘avoir’. The lower level looks at numbers, age and ‘il’ and ‘elle’. The higher level looks at the years when people were born in as well as numbers, age, extended use of ‘il’ or ‘elle’ and adjectival agreement. There is also extra more complex material for the more able students and in particular, the gifted and talented as it also explores as to whether one is in their early, mid or late sixties. If there are gifted and talented learners or native French speaking learners present in the class, go through the higher level material with them. There is a differentiated follow-up quiz. Play the quiz with the students.
After the presentation of the numbers, get the students to copy out the numbers in the attached assigned workbook and then complete the listening activity. If there is time in the lesson, get the learners to complete the subsequent activities such as filling out the speech bubbles while selecting the correct answer. For the higher level activity, assume the year is 2020 as that is when the workbook was created.
For homework, the children can complete the mathematical questions.
As a plenary, play the picture pair game with them.
I will be uploading more resources for numbers in the 70s, 80s, 90s and 100s. Feel free to look out for them!
Happy teaching and learning!
This resource uniquely looks at numbers in the 90s in French.
Go through the powerpoint with the children, looking at the numbers which all start with ‘quatre-vingt-’. Re-iterate to the children that numbers which contain a ‘1’ in the units, all usually have the word ‘et’ in the middle of the word, however ‘91’ is an exception to this rule. Ask the children why they think ‘90’ is called ‘quatre-vingt-dix’.
This resource also looks at expressing age and the use of the third person singular form of the verb ‘avoir’. The lower level looks at numbers, age and using ‘avoir’ in the ‘nous’ form. The higher level looks at the years when people were born in as well as numbers, age, extended use of ‘nous’ and adjectival agreement. It also incorporates the use of possessive adjectives for ‘nous’ such as ‘notre/nos’. There is also extra more complex material for the more able students and in particular, the gifted and talented as it also explores as to whether one is in their early, mid or late nineties. If there are gifted and talented learners or native French speaking learners present in the class, go through the higher level material with them. There is a differentiated follow-up quiz. Play the quiz with the students.
After the presentation of the numbers, get the students to copy out the numbers in the attached assigned workbook and then complete the listening activity. If there is time in the lesson, get the learners to complete the subsequent activities such as filling out the speech bubbles while selecting the correct answer. For the higher level activity, assume the year is 2020 as that is when the workbook was created.
For homework, the children can complete the mathematical questions.
As a plenary, play the picture pair game with them.
I will be uploading more resources for numbers in the 100s and 110s. Feel free to look out for them!
Happy teaching and learning!
This resource uniquely looks at numbers in the 80s in French.
Go through the powerpoint with the children, looking at the numbers which all start with ‘quatre-vingt-’. Re-iterate to the children that numbers which contain a ‘1’ in the units, all usually have the word ‘et’ in the middle of the word, however ‘81’ is an exception to this rule. Ask the children why they think ‘80’ is called ‘quatre-vingts’.
This resource also looks at expressing age and the use of the third person singular form of the verb ‘avoir’. The lower level looks at numbers, age and ‘il’ and ‘elle’. The higher level looks at the years when people were born in as well as numbers, age, extended use of ‘il’ or ‘elle’ and adjectival agreement. It also incorporates the use of possessive adjectives for ‘il’ and ‘elle’ such as ‘son/sa/ses’. There is also extra more complex material for the more able students and in particular, the gifted and talented as it also explores as to whether one is in their early, mid or late eighties. If there are gifted and talented learners or native French speaking learners present in the class, go through the higher level material with them. There is a differentiated follow-up quiz. Play the quiz with the students.
After the presentation of the numbers, get the students to copy out the numbers in the attached assigned workbook and then complete the listening activity. If there is time in the lesson, get the learners to complete the subsequent activities such as filling out the speech bubbles while selecting the correct answer. For the higher level activity, assume the year is 2020 as that is when the workbook was created.
For homework, the children can complete the mathematical questions.
As a plenary, play the picture pair game with them.
I will be uploading more resources for numbers in the 90s, 100s and 110s. Feel free to look out for them!
Happy teaching and learning!
This resource uniquely looks at numbers in the 70s in French.
Go through the powerpoint with the children, looking at the numbers which all start with ‘soixante-’. Re-iterate to the children that numbers which contain a ‘1’ in the units, all have the word ‘et’ in the middle of the word. Explain to the children that they also require to know the numbers in the tens when forming numbers in the 70s.
This resource also looks at expressing age and the use of the third person singular form of the verb ‘avoir’. The lower level looks at numbers, age and ‘il’ and ‘elle’. The higher level looks at the years when people were born in as well as numbers, age, extended use of ‘il’ or ‘elle’ and adjectival agreement. It also incorporates the use of possessive adjectives for ‘je’ and ‘tu’ such as ‘mon/ma/ton/ta’. There is also extra more complex material for the more able students and in particular, the gifted and talented as it also explores as to whether one is in their early, mid or late seventies. If there are gifted and talented learners or native French speaking learners present in the class, go through the higher level material with them. There is a differentiated follow-up quiz. Play the quiz with the students.
After the presentation of the numbers, get the students to copy out the numbers in the attached assigned workbook and then complete the listening activity. If there is time in the lesson, get the learners to complete the subsequent activities such as filling out the speech bubbles while selecting the correct answer. For the higher level activity, assume the year is 2020 as that is when the workbook was created.
For homework, the children can complete the mathematical questions.
As a plenary, play the picture pair game with them.
I will be uploading more resources for numbers in the 80s, 90s and 100s. Feel free to look out for them!
Happy teaching and learning!
Welcome to the first installment of places in the town, which is about shopping for clothes at the department store.
First of all, go through the vocabulary of the clothes and the conjugation of the verbs ‘aller’ and ‘acheter’ and then complete the quiz.
Read the story next to the children. There are differentiated levels of the story, but choose whichever level the children feel most comfortable with.
There is also a differentiated workbook. Get the children to colour in the clothes and the words. Also, they can complete the conjugation of the verbs ‘aller’ and ‘acheter’. Following the story, there are subsequent activities that the children can complete.
Happy teaching and learning!
Welcome to the second installment of places in the town, which is about food and drink at the coffee shop.
First of all, go through the vocabulary of the food and drink and the conjugation of the verbs ‘aller’ in the third person singular. Go over ‘je’ and ‘tu’ from the previous installment. Also introduce ‘je voudrais’ and ‘tu voudrais’ and then complete the quiz.
Read the story next to the children. There are differentiated levels of the story, but choose whichever level the children feel most comfortable with.
There is also a differentiated workbook. Get the children to colour in the food and drink and the words. Be sure that they colour the masculine words in blue ad the feminine words in pink. Also, they can complete the conjugation of the verbs ‘aller’ and ‘vouloir’. Following the story, there are subsequent activities that the children can complete.
Happy teaching and learning!
Welcome to the third installment of places in the town, which is about being at the swimming pool
First of all, go through the vocabulary of being at the swimming pool and the conjugation of the verbs ‘aller’ in the first person plural, as well as ‘je’ and ‘tu’ form of the verb ‘avoir’ and then complete the quiz.
Read the story next to the children. There are differentiated levels of the story, but choose whichever level the children feel most comfortable with.
There is also a differentiated workbook. Get the children to colour in the vocabulary and the words. Be sure that they colour the masculine words in blue ad the feminine words in pink. Also, they can complete the conjugation of the verbs ‘aller’ and ‘avoir’. Following the story, there are subsequent activities that the children can complete.
Happy teaching and learning!
Welcome to the fourth installment of places in the town, which is about being at the cinema
First of all, go through the vocabulary of being at the cinema and the conjugation of the verbs ‘aller’ in the third person plural, as well as ‘je’ and ‘tu’ form of the verb ‘regarder’ and then complete the quiz.
Read the story next to the children. Introduce examples of the ‘y’ pronoun when reading the story. There are examples which the children could do in the attached differentiated workbook. There are differentiated levels of the story, but choose whichever level the children feel most comfortable with.
There is also a differentiated workbook. Get the children to colour in the vocabulary and the words. Be sure that they colour the masculine words in blue ad the feminine words in pink. Also, they can complete the conjugation of the verbs ‘aller’ and ‘regarder’. Following the story, there are subsequent activities that the children can complete.
Happy teaching and learning!
Welcome to the fifth installment of places in the town, which is about being at the castle
First of all, go through the vocabulary of being at the castle and the conjugation of the verbs ‘aller’ in the second person plural, as well as the use of ‘on peut’ and ‘il y a’ and then complete the quiz.
Read the story next to the children. There are differentiated levels of the story, but choose whichever level the children feel most comfortable with. After each picture, ask the children the subsequent questions.
There is also a differentiated workbook. Get the children to colour in the vocabulary and the words. Be sure that they colour the masculine words in blue ad the feminine words in pink. Also, they can complete the conjugation of the verbs ‘aller’ and ‘on peut’ and ‘il y a’. Following the story, there are subsequent activities that the children can complete.
Happy teaching and learning!
Welcome to the fourth installment of indirect object pronouns when using both the present tense and the perfect tense. Indirect object pronouns are widely covered in the IGCSE syllabus.
There are plenty of examples in the target language in a cartoon format with follow-up checkpoint questions in English. There are many differentiated activities for consolidation.
Do keep an eye out for the fifth sequel installment. This will be available soon.
Happy teaching and learning!
Here is the third 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 certain conjunctions and it contains step by step methods as to how to form it.
Part 3 solely focuses on how to form regular ‘-re’ verbs in the subjunctive mood.
Other sequels regarding the functions of the subjunctive are also now available and you can also buy the bundle consisting of all 12 parts at a reduced cost!
Happy teaching and learning!
Welcome to Stage 3-6 !
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 22nd 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. 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 irregular '-ir' verbs in the imperfect tense:
Pouvoir
Savoir
Voir
Vouloir
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 3: The imperfect tense', which enables students to manually complete the drills based on what they have learnt. They are £5. Upon completion of Stage 3-8, there are tests also available.
Happy teaching and learning and the very best of luck!!
Welcome to Stage 4-7!
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 31st 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. 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 regular '-re' verbs in the pluperfect tense:
Partir
Sortir
Venir
Tenir
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 4: The pluperfect tense', which enables students to manually complete the drills based on what they have learnt. They are £5. Upon completion of Stage 4-8, there are tests also available.
Happy teaching and learning and the very best of luck!!
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!
Welcome to the eighth installment!
This installment explores the weather associated with August 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 août
C’est quelle saison? / Quelle saison nous sommes?
C’est l’été
En été
Il fait très chaud
Il fait un temps superbe
Il fait du soleil / Il est ensoleillé
Il y a une sécheresse
Telling the temperature
Il fait combien de degrés?
Il fait trente-sept degrés
Il fait quarante-trois degrés
Cities
à Abu-Dhabi
à Canberra
à Dubaï
à Seoul
à Sydney
Countries
Feminine
l’Australie / en Australie
la Corée du sud / en Corée du sud
la Guadeloupe / en Guadeloupe
Plural countries
les Émirats Arabes Unis / aux Émirats Arabes Unis
Landscapes
Une île
Sport and activities
Courir (conjugated in the present tense)
Jouer au football
Jouer au basket
Other vocabulary
Une phare
Avoir soif
Maigrir
Verbs followed by a preposition before an infinitive
Arriver à faire
Continuer à faire
The verb ‘s’en 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
Happy teaching and learning!
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 seventh installment!
This installment explores the weather associated with July in France and it looks at some sport and introduces four different countries with the capitals and their prepositions. It also explores the festivities of Bastille Day in France.
The contained vocabulary is as follows:
Weather
Quel temps fait-il?
C’est quel mois? / Quel mois nous sommes?
C’est juillet
C’est quelle saison? / Quelle saison nous sommes?
C’est l’été
En été
Il fait très chaud
Il fait un temps superbe
Telling the temperature
Il fait combien de degrés?
Il fait trente-cinq degrés
Il fait quarante degrés
Cities
à Ankara
au Caire
au Cap
à Kingston
Countries
Feminine
l’Afrique du sud / en Afrique du sud
l’Égypte / en Égypte
la Jamaïque / en Jamaïque
la Turquie / en Turquie
Landscapes
Le désert
Festivals
Le jour de la Bastille
La Révolution française
Sport and activities
Faire de la natation
Other vocabulary
Une valise
Des feux d’artifice
Un défilé
Verbs followed by a preposition before an infinitive
Commencer à faire
Décider de faire
The verb ‘pouvoir’ 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!