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 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!
Joyeux Noël and welcome to the special addition of the house which is all Christmas themed!!
This edition is assumed that the children have already learned the prepositions, the rooms of the house alongside the associated items and there is a preliminary quiz and various activities which reinforces this. This edition is very heavily differentiated which is tailored to the needs of the children, whatever their level.
The main powerpoint explores various Christmas items with constant reinforcement and then followed by a quiz.
There are also differentiated workbooks available in this pack and there are many activities which consolidate the learning of the Christmas vocabulary, including making a Christmas card!!
The activities in the workbooks are as follows:
Unscramble the words and colour in the pictures.
The next section looks at the prepositions and once again, the children can choose the correct words in the white box below.
Next, the gender of the words is explored and the children cut out and paste the pictures with the correct label. They can colour them in too if they wish.
Next is the listening comprehension. The first part looks at single words and the children write the correct letter in the box according to the word. The second part is more complex and is formatted as ‘true or false’ questions. The children listen to the sentences and look at the picture and decide if the sentences are true or false. 8 sentences will be ‘true’ and 8 will be ‘false’.
In the next section, the children fill in the missing words in the sentences by choosing the choice of answers in the box below the picture.
The children read the instructions of the living room and the garden and they cut out and paste the pictures according to the given instructions.
Spot the differences - children write down any 10 differences between the two pictures. If there is insufficient space in the workbook, they can write them in their exercise book. There is vocabulary available below the picture in order to assist them with this and you can model some example answers with them and use assessment for learning techniques to show they understand if required.
Make a French Christmas card!! They can be as creative as the wish!!
Complete the word search!!
There are also supplementary and differentiated bingo sheets available which focuses on Christmas!
I hope you enjoy this pack and I wish you a very Merry Christmas!!
Welcome to the eighth installment of learning about the rooms in the house and there will be more future installments concerning extended rooms of the house
This installment is about the attic and associated objects.
Go through the powerpoint reviewing the previously-learnt rooms of the house and the associated objects. Next, review the new prepositions and then introduce the attic 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 attic and the prepositions and unscramble the words 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 attic, 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!
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!
This resource uniquely looks at numbers from 100 - 1000 in French. This is a follow on installment from the previous editions of numbers 1-120.
The students to copy out the numbers in the attached assigned workbook and then complete the reading and listening activity. For the listening activity, you can call the numbers out and if the students are completing the level 1 workbook, they can choose the correct answer. For the higher level activity, they can write the answer in the empty boxes provided. At the back of the workbooks, there are mathematical questions provided. The higher level workbook contains the more extended and more complex mathematical questions such as squared numbers, cubed numbers, square root and negative numbers.
Happy teaching and learning!
Welcome to the first installment of learning about the rooms in the house.
This installment is about the lounge and associated objects.
Go through the powerpoint introducing the prepositions first and then introduce the lounge 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 living room and the prepositions and unscramble the words on pages 2-3. From pages 4 to 10, cut out and stick in the pictures of the images featuring the masculine words and the feminine words. On page 11, the children need to complete the missing words by choosing the words below. On pages 12 and 13, there are listening tasks. Play the attached recording and the children then answer the questions. On page 14, the children need to draw the living room, according to the instructions. On page 15, they complete the spot the difference activity and then complete the wordsearch on page 16.
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!
Welcome to the fourth installment of learning about the rooms in the house.
This installment is about the hallway and associated objects.
Go through the powerpoint reviewing the previously-learnt rooms of the house and the associated objects. Next, review and introduce the new prepositions and then introduce the hallway 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 hallway and the prepositions and unscramble the words 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 hallway, 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!
Welcome to the third installment of learning about the rooms in the house.
This installment is about the kitchen and associated objects.
Go through the powerpoint reviewing the previously-learnt rooms of the house and the associated objects. Next, review and introduce the new prepositions and then introduce the kitchen 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 kitchen and the prepositions and unscramble the words 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 kitchen, 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!
Welcome to Stage 1-3 !!
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 3rd 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 ‘-ir’ verbs in the present tense:
Bleuir
Finir
Choisir
Grandir
Refroidir
Rougir
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!!
Welcome to Stage 1-2 !!
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 2nd 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 -‘er’ verbs in the present tense:
Arriver
Entrer
Parler
Partager
Porter
Manger
Regarder
Essayer (slightly irregular)
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.
There are also subsequent activities after the pratising of the conjugations.
Happy teaching and learning and the very best of luck!!
This resource exclusively looks at expressions with avoir which often crop up in the IGCSE French syllabus. There are games and quizzes and also subsequent, differentiated activities.
Happy teaching and learning!
These resources individually looks at each number in Chinese for numbers 1-5. Each booklet instructs the student how to write each number according to the stroke order and there are also colouring pages for child to colour in and numbers 2-5 reinforces previously learnt numbers. These resources are designed for Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2 {P1 - P3 in Northern Ireland} learners, however they can be used for Key Stage 2 {P4 - P7 in Northern Ireland} learners who are learning Mandarin for the very first time.
Because Key Stage 1 learners are so very young, and due to Mandarin’s existing complexity, my advice is to introduce each number for each lesson. For example, one lesson, they complete workbook 1 and then the next lesson, complete workbook 2 and so on.
Happy teaching and learning!
Ni hao!
Hello and welcome to the very first installment of the Beginner’s Mandarin series for adults, courtesy of Palmer’s Language Services!
Part 1 will look at the very basic greetings and form of address such as Mr and Madam. This resource is designed for teaching students aged 16+ and adults who are learning Mandarin for the very first time. It also looks at the four key skills such as speaking, listening, reading and writing. In addition, the initial pinyin and the first tone are also incorporated in this activity and if you click on the audio clips, the students can practise along to the recording. I have also included other audio clips such as reading the short story on the front and also the listening activities which follow.
Happy teaching and learning!
Zhu ni hao yun!
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.
This is a more differentiated workbook which includes more complex questions regarding age and mathematical sums. It is geared towards students of a higher ability at French, the gifted and talented and speakers of a near native level.
Happy teaching and learning!
This resource looks at colours in French and also agreements. The resource also covers double adjectives when describing colours. The resource introduces the colours and then agreements. There is a quiz and subsequent, differentiated activities which follow.
This resource is geared towards learners of Key Stage 3 level.
Happy teaching and learning!
This resource extensively looks at disjunctive pronouns in French. This is ideal for learners of GCSE/IGCSE level. Learners go through some vocabulary used in the cartoons before reading them and they read the cartoons and distinguish the concepts of the disjunctive pronouns. There are also subsequent activities.
Happy teaching and learning!
This resource exclusively looks at hot and cold drinks designed at key stage 3. The verb ‘boire’ in the present tense is also exercised. The story also contains the perfect tense. Students read the story and then they answer the subsequent quiz questions which follow. There are also subsequent activities which they can complete.
Happy teaching and learning!
This resource exclusively looks at different flavoured ice cream and the preposition ‘à’ when talking about food. It also looks at situations in a coffee shop which prepares students for when they enter GCSE/IGCSE level French.
The students read the story which contains the perfect tense and then answer the questions which follow. There are differentiated activities which follow the story.
Happy teaching and learning!