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 worksheet gives students the opportunity to build up on their vocabulary by searching for French synonyms and also further practise these new words. A very useful tool when developing learners' writing in preparation for the exam. This worksheet is geared towards very high achieving students, gifted and talented learners and learners whose native tongue is French.
This presentation focuses on demonstrative pronouns in French which is covered at IGCSE and A-level French. It explicitly highlights the main demonstrative pronouns in question followed by subsequent activities with differentiated levels.
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It can be overwhelmingly difficult, especially for young students, to distinguish the difference between 'savoir' and 'connaitre'. This pack will greatly facilitate students' learning and comprehension of the different terminology, whether it is for Key Stage 3 French, revision during GCSE, IGCSE or A-Level French or teaching adults its concept for the very first time. Fun and games is the key!!
This pack contains the following:
Presentation of savoir
Presentation of connaitre
Follow up quiz
The presentations of both verbs are in the present tense only, however other tenses for 'savoir' are available in my shop.
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This resource explicitly outlines a very broad cultural element such as the great distinctions as to when to use the 'tu' or the 'vous' form. Students complete the quiz reassuring them of any unfamiliar vocabulary and then they read the cartoon strip followed by another quiz on the story and there are follow up activities on it.
This resource is geared towards learners of Key Stage 2/3 level.
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This resource looks at impersonal verbs and there is a story which uses them explicitly. There are follow-up activities available.
This resource is geared towards learners of IGCSE level and useful to review at A-Level.
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I have devised a powerpoint about the functions of direct object pronouns in the present tense which greatly facilitates teaching and learning as they can be complex at times. It contains several examples of practising direct object pronouns and there is an exercise at then end of the powerpoint which follows.
This powerpoint is geared towards students of IGCSE level as it is themed as one's hometown.
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This game is an excellent way of revising grammar and it is specifically tailored at IGCSE level, however it can also be used to revise grammar at A-Level also.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with this game, basically the class is divided into two teams. If a team gets a question right (on whatever topic) they place their coloured hexagon over the topic and they can pick another question. If they get a question wrong, the other team will have a chance to answer. The first team to get their coloured hexagons in a line either horizontally or diagonally, wins the game!
This pack contains the game board and questions from each topic! Keep an eye out for my resources as I will be soon publishing more differentiated questions for students of a stronger ability!
A useful poster that can be put up on classroom walls and displays and good revision for verbs that take etre as the auxiliary verb. It can be printed out and blown up to A3 size and then laminated!
Welcome to the first installment of the advanced series for adults who are studying French, published by Palmer Language Services.
At this level, students are beginning to adopt a more independent approach in their studies and tend to evade from the use of their mother-tongue language influence, thus the use of extracting material from texts.
This resource extensively explores the unique life and story of Jeanne Louise Calment who lived to an incredible age of 122 years and 164 days and she was only verified human being to have lived to such an age. She also outlived both her daughter and grandson by several decades. The introduction of the subjunctive, using the verbs ‘avoir’ and ‘être’ are also incorporated in this activity, in addition to using them as auxiliary verbs when the perfect subjunctive is formed.
Initially, before reading the text, students should be asked in French if they have any knowledge about Jeanne Calment and if so, what do they know about her. Students should then read the text out loud and then complete the subsequent activities which follow. This resource also incorporates all four key skills such as listening, reading, writing and speaking, in addition to an array of grammar activities.
The good news is that you don’t have any particular need to make any preparatory planning, prior to teaching this topic as all the material contained is self-explanatory, which will enable the students to think for themselves.
The contents of this resource are as follows:
The worksheet activities
Sound file for the listening activity
The transcript for the listening activity
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Here is a fun quiz for your students for Francophonie Day on March 20th. This quiz contains 30 questions regarding a wide range of French speaking countries for your students to become acquainted with. This resource is ideal for Key Stage 3-4 learners.
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This a sequel from Part 3: Possessive adjectives (son, sa, ses) and this powerpoint presents possessive adjectives for ‘notre’, and ‘nos’ in the context of more extended family members such as uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews and nieces. It is a good introduction for Key Stage 2-3 learners as there are follow up activities which follow, which also revises previously learnt possessive adjectived for ‘je’ , ‘tu’ and ‘il/elle’.
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This poster displays all the adjectives which are placed before the noun.
Print the document and then blow it to A3 size, laminate it and then put it up on your classroom wall or simply print it in A4 size and get the students to stick it in their exercise books.
Preparation time: 30 minutes - 1 hour (introducing new vocabulary)
Lesson length: 45 minutes - 1 hour
Here is the very first 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 general greetings and introduces gender and number differentiation, which incorporates all the four keys skills such as reading, listening, speaking and writing. This resource includes the worksheet, the sound file for the listening task and the listening transcript.
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This a sequel from Part 2: Possessive adjectives (ton, ta, tes) and this powerpoint presents possessive adjectives for ‘son’, ‘sa’ and ‘ses’ in the context of extended family members related by marriage to the biological parents. It is a good introduction for Key Stage 2-3 learners as there are follow up activities which follow, which also revises previously learnt possessive adjectived for ‘je’ and ‘tu’.
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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.
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Here are 100 useful commonly used verbs in French which is suitable for Key Stage 3, 4 and 5. Print off both pages and then side both pages back to back and then laminate them!
This resource exclusively looks at the position and agreement of adjectives using the BAGS system. Students read the cartoons and then answer the differentiated questions which follow. There is also a subsequent quiz which the students can do which revises what they have learnt. This resource is geared towards students of Key Stage 3 level and great for revision at Key Stage 4.
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Preparation time: 30 minutes - 1 hour (introducing new vocabulary and also the transcript for the listening activity)
Lesson length: 1 hour
Here is the 4th 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 numbers 1-31 and introduces the some cultural elements such as the French revolution and other festivals that occur in France, as well as birthdays. It also introduces the concept of 'de' used to signify possession which differs greatly from English. This resource also incorporates all the four keys skills such as reading, listening, speaking and writing.
This resource includes the worksheet, the sound file for the listening task and the listening transcript.
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Worksheet based on the passive which is really useful for either IGCSE, A-Level or IB level. Students study the pronouns and the verbs and then write sentences using the passive in the past and the future. They need to pay close attention to agreement as necessary.
Worksheet based on forming etre verbs as the auxiliary verb. Students look at the pronouns and the verbs and then write sentences in the perfect tense. They may require assistance in forming past participles before attempting this exercise. This worksheet contains support in the first few sentences and then they attempt to complete the rest of the sentences independently.