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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: Reflexive verbs in the perfect tense based on a story about a bank robbery
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French: Reflexive verbs in the perfect tense based on a story about a bank robbery

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This resource looks at reflexive verbs in the perfect tense and it is based on a story about a bank robbery. The story is ideal for reinforcing reflexive verbs previously learnt in the perfect tense at Key Stage 3 level and it is great for consolidation. The students read the story and then there are quiz questions which follow every part of the story. There are also subsequent differentiated activities available. Happy teaching and learning!
French:Body parts & ailments: Reflexive verbs in the perfect tense with direct objects (Key Stage 3)
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French:Body parts & ailments: Reflexive verbs in the perfect tense with direct objects (Key Stage 3)

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This resource exclusively revises body parts and looks at various ailments, mainly which use reflexive verbs in the perfect tense with direct objects which agreements are not required, which is a difficult concept. Students memorise all the body parts and then they play the memory game. They then read the story about Calamity Jane and then try the quiz questions about the story which follow. There are then subsequent, differentiated activites which follow. Happy teaching and learning!
French: Possessive pronouns - Masculine and feminine only £4!
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French: Possessive pronouns - Masculine and feminine only £4!

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This bundle contains the editions of possessive pronouns for both the masculine and the feminine form. They can be tricky, therefore I devised these powerpoints 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!
Primary French: School subjects and '-er' verbs part 1: Parler and languages (Key Stage 2)
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Primary French: School subjects and '-er' verbs part 1: Parler and languages (Key Stage 2)

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Hello and welcome to the first installment of school subjects and ‘-er’ verbs at Key Stage 2 level. This may be the first time, Key Stage 2 school children will become acquainted with ‘er’ verbs and school subjects in French. Attached is a powerpoint and differentiated colouring in workbooks. My methodology is as follows: Go through the powerpoint with the children. Get them to say the missing endings of the verbs and the missing school subject. Play the noughts and crosses game as a follow-up activity. On slide 111, get them to copy out the vocabulary if you wish or you can print off the slide and give it to them as a vocabulary list. On slide 112, the children can select whichever differentiated work they wish to complete in class and whatever they feel most comfortable with. The next lesson: Hand out the colouring in workbooks to the children. Selectively distribute whichever level workbook that you feel they could cope with. Get them to colour in the endings of the conjugated verbs and ask them to go over the grey words in the box with their pencil. They can also colour in the cartoons too if they wish. Get them to colour in the flags according to the languages. If you have time during class, they can complete the work on slides 19-21 or they can complete it for homework. They are going to be more installments for other verbs and other school subjects. Do keep and eye out for them! Happy teaching and learning!
Primary French: Breakfast (Part 3)
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Primary French: Breakfast (Part 3)

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Here is part 3 of breakfast items in French.This is the final stage of lessons concerning breakfast. The powerpoint introduces differentiated vocabulary for different levels, followed by various activities and games. This pack also contains differentiated workbooks for different levels where children colour in the words blue and pink, as it contains both masculine and feminine nouns (and they can colour in the pictures too!) and there are comic strip quizzes available also! This is ideal for Key Stage 1 and 2 French. New vocabulary: une orange le miel le lait chaud un croissant Differentiated vocabulary: le petit déjeuner anglais des flocons d'avoine
Primary French: Numbers 1-50 (Key Stage 2 level)
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Primary French: Numbers 1-50 (Key Stage 2 level)

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This resource looks at exclusively, the numbers from 1-50 in French and expressing the year in French. This resource is geared towards learners of Key Stage 2 level and it can also be good revision for learners at Key Stage 3 level. This resource exercises reading, writing and listening skills, alongside mathematical skills. The workbook contains differentiated versions. The children can colour in the numbers on each page of course! Happy teaching and learning!
Primary French: Transport and the verb 'aller' (Key Stage 2)
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Primary French: Transport and the verb 'aller' (Key Stage 2)

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This resource looks at the conjugation of ‘aller’ in the present and different means of transport, alongside the appropriate preposition. There are lots of colouring in pages and handwriting practice when conjugating the verb ‘aller’ and writing the correct preposition. There are also subsequent activities. This resource is geared towards learners of Key Stage 2 level. Happy teaching and learning!
Primary French: Les douze jours de Noel (The 12 days of Christmas) (Key Stage 2)
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Primary French: Les douze jours de Noel (The 12 days of Christmas) (Key Stage 2)

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This excellent resource exhibits the 12 days of Christmas in French, where children of Key Stage 2 level become acquainted with the vocabulary featured in the song. They will also become acquainted with ordinal numbers in French such as ‘premier’, ‘deuxième’, 'troisième, ‘quatrième’, etc and also the revision of numbers from 1-12. The children colour in the pictures and then complete the missing words for each day of Christmas, which reinforces on what they have learnt. Subsequently, there is a crossword which reinforces numbers 1-12, ordinal numbers and the introduced vocabulary. Happy teaching and learning! Joyeux Noel!
French: Position and agreement of adjectives (Key Stage 3)
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French: Position and agreement of adjectives (Key Stage 3)

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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. Happy teaching and learning!
French: General lesson on reflexive verbs in the perfect tense
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French: General lesson on reflexive verbs in the perfect tense

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Whether you are generally revising the perfect tense with reflexive verbs 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. This activity is suitable from Key Stage 3 onwards. The answers are also available with the activities. There are also some more complex material incorporated in this resource as such as the use of agreements, using a direct object with a reflexive verb and the use of 'se faire'. The teacher's view of this resource is also included. Happy teaching and learning!
Primary French: Numbers 1-100 (Lower level version)
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Primary French: Numbers 1-100 (Lower level version)

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Here is a workbook designed to cover numbers 1-100 using the theme of members of the family and age! A brilliant way to revise these themes! This workbook has pages and pages of activities such as colouring in members of the family and mathematical exercises in French. This activity booklet is geared towards students of a weaker ability. The cost of this booklet is 5 pounds. Happy learning!
Numbers in Chinese (1-20) with the special '2' (Higher level)
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Numbers in Chinese (1-20) with the special '2' (Higher level)

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Although learning numbers are relatively easy in Chinese, it doesn't hurt to give your students a fundamental level of teaching and learning. This colouring in booklet gives an extensive range of number puzzles as well as pages and pages of colouring in. This booklet also provides activities where '两' is exercised. The level of this booklet is geared towards gifted and talented students or students whose native tongue is Cantonese or whether they speak Mandarin at home but cannot read or write in simplified form.
Numbers in Chinese (1-20) (Lower level)
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Numbers in Chinese (1-20) (Lower level)

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Although learning numbers are relatively easy in Chinese, it doesn't hurt to give your students a fundamental level of teaching and learning. This colouring in booklet gives an extensive range of number puzzles as well as pages and pages of colouring in. The level of this booklet is geared towards students who are becoming acquainted with numbers in Mandarin for the very first time, although the term '两' is not included. It can be introduced at a later stage.
French: Numbers 1-100
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French: Numbers 1-100

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This powerpoint looks at numbers from 1-100 in French. It also reinforces or introduces age and years in French, in addition to how to express one’s age and when one was born in French. There are also follow up activities in this powerpoint such as looking at birthday presents and how much they cost using euros and cents. In addition, differentiated-levels of a numbers workbook is attached with this powerpoint which also looks at numbers 1-100. This resource can be geared to learners of Key Stage 2 and 3 level. I have also included a picture pairs pack of different levels which you can print and laminate! Happy teaching and learning!
Primary French: Numbers 1-100 (Higher level version)
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Primary French: Numbers 1-100 (Higher level version)

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Here is a workbook designed to cover numbers 1-100 using the theme of members of the family, age and birthdays! A brilliant way to revise these themes! This workbook has pages and pages of activities such as colouring in members of the family and mathematical exercises in French. This activity booklet is geared towards native speakers of French, gifted and talented students and students of a much stronger ability. The cost of this booklet is 5 pounds. Happy learning!
French: General lesson on modal verbs in the present tense (pouvoir, devoir, savoir, vouloir)
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French: General lesson on modal verbs in the present tense (pouvoir, devoir, savoir, vouloir)

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This activity explicitly looks at the key modal verbs in French such as 'pouvoir', 'devoir', 'savoir' and 'vouloir' in the present tense in step by step format alongside explicit explanations of each concept. Concepts such as the use of negatives, question words and the use of 'depuis' and 'ca fait .. que' are also incorporated in this activity as they are concepts that are greatly associated with the present tense. This activity is ideal for learners of IGCSE level. There is also a colourful handout available which displays the conjugation of each verb in the present tense and a wordsearch! Happy teaching and learning!
Primary French: Parts of the body and ailments (j'ai mal au/a la/a l'/aux) (Key Stage 2) - only £5!!
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Primary French: Parts of the body and ailments (j'ai mal au/a la/a l'/aux) (Key Stage 2) - only £5!!

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This bundle contains all four editions regarding parts of the body and ailments and it is geared at Key Stage 2 level. The outline of each part is as follows: Part 1: Masculine parts of the body and j’ai mal au Le dos Le ventre Le bras Differentiation: Le genou Part 2: Feminine parts of the body and ‘j’ai mal a la’ La jambe La pouce La gorge Differentiation: La cheville Part 3: Parts of the body which begin with a vowel or the silent ‘h’ and ‘j’ai mal a l’’ L’epaule L’estomac L’orteil Differentiation: L’aisselle Part 4: Parts of the body in the plural form and ‘j’ai mal aux’ Les dents Les pieds Les oreilles Differentiation: Les genoux Due to its complexity, it is advisable to introduce the different genders of the parts of the body as well as the grammar, week by week. Go through the powerpoint regarding the parts of the body with the students. You could start with the game ‘Jacques a dit’ (Simon says). For each week, review the parts of the body, then introduce the new parts and then the new grammar. Get the students to colour in the worksheets. On the first worksheet, get the students to colour in the letters. Then they cut out the pictures and labels and stick them correctly onto the first sheet they coloured in. There are differentiated worksheets for this. If you have time at the end of the lesson, you can play the quiz with the class. There are differentiated questions with answers!! Happy teaching and learning!
IGCSE French: Food and drink (Part 1): Fruit
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IGCSE French: Food and drink (Part 1): Fruit

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Students who are studying the IGCSE French course need to know the names of various foods, starting with fruit. 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!
French: Stage 9: The perfect subjunctive
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French: Stage 9: The perfect subjunctive

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Drill practice using the perfect subjunctive in French for those who find the formation difficult. This is the final stage as tenses beyond this level are incredibly rare. This stage is the toughest level, however this activity primarily focuses on the perfect tense in subjunctive format in all possible formation of regular and irregular verbs, which also include number and gender. This activity also revises Stage 8: The present subjunctive, Stage 7: The past conditional, Stage 6: The conditional, Stage 5: The future, Stage 4: The pluperfect tense, Stage 3: The imperfect tense, Stage 2: The perfect tense, Stage 1: The present tense. This activity is carried out in eight stages: Stage 1: Common basic irregular verbs: Aller, Faire, Avoir, Etre, Boire, Ouvrir, Prendre, Croire Stage 2: Regular -er verbs: Parler, Manger, Regarder, Partager, Entrer, Porter, Essayer, Envoyer Stage 3: Regular -ir verbs: Finir, Ralentir, Choisir, Grandir, Fournir, Batir Stage 4: Regular -re verbs: Vendre, Rendre, Attendre, Perdre, Repondre, Descendre, Entendre, Tendre Stage 5: Irregular -re verbs: Dire, Lire, Mettre, Ecrire, Suivre, Craindre, Comprendre, Inclure Stage 6: Irregular -ir verbs: Voir, Vouloir, Pouvoir, Savoir, Devoir Recevoir Stage 7: More irregular -ir verbs and intransitive verbs (verbs that take 'etre'): Tenir, Venir, Partir, Sortir, Revenir, Mourir Stage 8: Impersonal verbs and sample reflexive verbs: Pleuvoir, Falloir, Valoir, S'agir, Se reposer, S'attendre, Se souvenir It is difficult at times to remember the conjugation of the tenses which is why I have designed these activities as means of becoming deeply acquainted with the conjugation. Repetition is the key! There are two tests available which are titled as 'Partie 9-9: Test au subjonctif au passe' and 'Partie 9-9a: Test au niveau superieur'. Upon successfully passing these tests, your level of mastering the tenses in French would closely demonstrate characteristics of A2 level/Pre-University level.