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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: Months of the year, weather and the season autumn - November (Key Stage 2)
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French: Months of the year, weather and the season autumn - November (Key Stage 2)

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Welcome to the eleventh installment of months of the year, weather and seasons. This resource is geared towards learners of Key Stage 2 level and it focuses on the month of November and associated weather and season. Present the numbers from 1-30 in French first of all and then ask the children if their birthday is in November. Ensure you tell the students that the first of the month is ‘le premier’. Ask them the question, ‘c’est quand, ton anniversaire’. Encourage them to reply ‘mon anniversaire, c’est le ____ novembre’. Present the story and vocabulary to them. They are also available in the workbooks. The children can look at their workbooks as the story is presented on the board. If there are gifted and talented students in the class or native French speakers, present the more complex vocabulary to them which is ‘c’est la moisson’. Get the students to complete the classwork such as the mix and match activity and the listening activity. When completing the listening activity, be sure to alternate between the lower level and the higher level questions. Next, the students can colour in the autumn picture in their workbook and then cut out the pictures and the labels from the sheet overleaf and label the colouring in sheet by sticking the correct pictures and labels together. Play the quiz with the students. There are differentiated levels on the quiz and each student should select which level they feel most comfortable with. There is also differentiated homework which revises the weather vocabulary from January to November. Happy teaching and learning!
French: Quiz on Imperatives - Level 2
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French: Quiz on Imperatives - Level 2

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Quiz on Imperatives - Level 2 This more advanced quiz exclusively looks at the formation of imperatives in the following: Various expressions Expressions using ‘avoir’ Distinction between ‘connaitre’ and ‘savoir’ Verbs using ‘faire’ with nouns derived from associated verbs In this quiz, students need to distinguish which form of the imperative they need to use judging by the context of the sentence. Such contexts incorporate the following: Possessive adjectives The use of ‘tu’ or ‘vous’ Distinction between ‘connaitre’ and ‘savoir’ Expressions using ‘avoir’ Possessive pronouns Negations using ‘ne … que’ There is a lower level quiz available for students who may struggle with this concept. Happy teaching and learning!
French: Quiz on intransitive verbs - Level 3
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French: Quiz on intransitive verbs - Level 3

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Intransitive verbs - Level 3 This quiz exclusively looks at the seventeen verbs in French which use ‘etre’ as the helping verb in terms of: The auxiliary verb Recognising the past participles of the verbs Distinguishing and recognising which verbs are intransitive Students will be able to recall the verbs which use ‘etre’ in more depth, in particular if they have completed the level 1 and 2 quizzes More complex material involving the use of intransitive verbs in the perfect verbs is exhibited in more advanced levels of the quizzes. Agreements are presented in the level 4 quiz. The more advanced levels of the quiz are 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 5
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French: Quiz on intransitive verbs - Level 5

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Intransitive verbs - Level 5 This quiz is the most advanced level and it exclusively looks at the entire usage of using intransitive verbs in French as well as the negative form. It also looks at a diverse range of other elements of grammar which have also been incorporated in this quiz: Demonstrative adjectives Possessive adjectives Forming questions Direct object pronouns Distinction between ‘tu’ and ‘vous’ Students should be more confident at this stage with ‘etre’ verbs, in particular if they have completed the level 1, 2, 3 and 4 quizzes. The more basic levels of the quizzes are also available. A bundle is also available where it will enable to buy all 5 levels for just £5! Happy teaching and learning!
Primary French: Number 3 (Key Stage 1)
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Primary French: Number 3 (Key Stage 1)

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Hello and welcome to the second installment of introducing numbers at primary Key Stage 1 level. Because of the students’ very young ages, it is recommended to gradually introduce the numbers to them session by session. This resource introduces the number 3 to them in French. Go through the powerpoint with them introducing the numbers to them and get them to say how many shapes there are on the slides. At the end, I have designed a song in the theme of London Bridge. You could try singing it to them in that particular melody. I did it with my class and even the students started to join in even though I was demonstrating it to them! There is a subsequent differentiated workbook for the students to colour in and complete with some French mathematics! You can assign whichever level workbook to the students depending on how comfortable they feel with that level or whether or not they are able. The level 2 workbook focuses on more complex questions and mathematical sums such as multiplications and divisions, whereas the level 1 workbook does not. There is also a wordsearch. Get the students to find the words ‘un’, ‘deux’ and ‘trois’ as many as possible. Do keep an eye out for the subsequent numbers from 4-10. Happy teaching and learning!
Primary French: Number 9 (Key Stage 1)
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Primary French: Number 9 (Key Stage 1)

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Hello and welcome to the eighth installment of introducing numbers at primary Key Stage 1 level. Because of the students’ very young ages, it is recommended to gradually introduce the numbers to them session by session. This resource introduces the number 9 to them in French. Go through the powerpoint with them introducing the numbers to them and get them to say how many shapes there are on the slides. There is a subsequent differentiated workbook for the students to colour in and complete with some French mathematics! You can assign whichever level workbook to the students depending on how comfortable they feel with that level or whether or not they are able. The level 2 workbook focuses on more complex questions and mathematical sums such as multiplications and divisions, whereas the level 1 workbook does not. There is also a wordsearch. Get the students to find the words ‘un’, ‘deux’, ‘trois’, ‘quatre’, ‘cinq’ , ‘six’, ‘sept’, ‘huit’ and ‘neuf’ Do keep an eye out for the subsequent numbers 10-20. Happy teaching and learning!
Primary French: Number 12 (Key Stage 1)
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Primary French: Number 12 (Key Stage 1)

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Hello and welcome to the eleventh installment of introducing numbers at primary Key Stage 1 level. Because of the students’ very young ages, it is recommended to gradually introduce the numbers to them session by session. This resource introduces the number 12 to them in French. Go through the powerpoint with them introducing the numbers to them and get them to say how many shapes there are on the slides. There is a subsequent differentiated workbook for the students to colour in and complete with some French mathematics! You can assign whichever level workbook to the students depending on how comfortable they feel with that level or whether or not they are able. The level 2 workbook focuses on more complex questions and mathematical sums such as multiplications and divisions, whereas the level 1 workbook does not. There is also a wordsearch. Get the students to find the words ‘un’, ‘deux’, ‘trois’, ‘quatre’, ‘cinq’ , ‘six’, ‘sept’, ‘huit’, ‘neuf’, ‘dix’, ‘onze’ and ‘douze’ Also, do keep an eye out for the subsequent numbers 13-20. Happy teaching and learning!
French: Months of the year, weather and the season spring - April (Key Stage 2)
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French: Months of the year, weather and the season spring - April (Key Stage 2)

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Welcome to the fourth installment of months of the year, weather and seasons. This resource is geared towards learners of Key Stage 2 level and it focuses on the month of April and associated weather and season. Present the numbers from 1-30 in French first of all and then ask the children if their birthday is in March. Ensure you tell the students that the first of the month is ‘le premier’. Ask them the question, ‘c’est quand, ton anniversaire’. Encourage them to reply ‘mon anniversaire, c’est le ____ avril’ Present the story and vocabulary to them. They are also available in the workbooks. The children can look at their workbooks as the story is presented on the board. If there are gifted and talented students in the class or native French speakers, present the more complex vocabulary to them which is ‘il est pluvieux’. Get the students to complete the classwork such as the mix and match activity and the listening activity. When completing the listening activity, be sure to alternate between the lower level and the higher level questions. Next, the students can colour in the spring picture in their workbook and then cut out the pictures and the labels from the sheet overleaf and label the colouring in sheet by sticking the correct pictures and labels together. Play the quiz with the students. There are differentiated levels on the quiz and each student should select which level they feel most comfortable with. There is also a differentiated homework in the workbook available. Happy teaching and learning.
French: Months of the year, weather and the season winter - December (Key Stage 2)
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French: Months of the year, weather and the season winter - December (Key Stage 2)

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Welcome to the twelfth and the very final installment of months of the year, weather and seasons! This resource is geared towards learners of Key Stage 2 level and it focuses on the month of December and associated weather and season. Present the numbers from 1-31 in French first of all and then ask the children if their birthday is in December. Ensure you tell the students that the first of the month is ‘le premier’. Ask them the question, ‘c’est quand, ton anniversaire’. Encourage them to reply ‘mon anniversaire, c’est le ____ décembre’. Present the story and vocabulary to them. They are also available in the workbooks. The children can look at their workbooks as the story is presented on the board. If there are gifted and talented students in the class or native French speakers, present the more complex vocabulary to them which is ‘il est glacial’. Get the students to complete the classwork such as the mix and match activity and the listening activity. When completing the listening activity, be sure to alternate between the lower level and the higher level questions. Next, the students can colour in the winter picture in their workbook and then cut out the pictures and the labels from the sheet overleaf and label the colouring in sheet by sticking the correct pictures and labels together. Play the quiz with the students. There are differentiated levels on the quiz and each student should select which level they feel most comfortable with. There is also differentiated homework which revises the weather vocabulary from January to December. Please do have a look at my bundle where you can buy all these resources from January right up to December, that’s right all twelve months of the year, at a discounted price!!! Happy teaching and learning!
French: Months of the year, weather and the season autumn - October (Key Stage 2)
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French: Months of the year, weather and the season autumn - October (Key Stage 2)

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Welcome to the tenth installment of months of the year, weather and seasons. This resource is geared towards learners of Key Stage 2 level and it focuses on the month of September and associated weather and season. Present the numbers from 1-31 in French first of all and then ask the children if their birthday is in October. Ensure you tell the students that the first of the month is ‘le premier’. Ask them the question, ‘c’est quand, ton anniversaire’. Encourage them to reply ‘mon anniversaire, c’est le ____ octobre’. Present the story and vocabulary to them. They are also available in the workbooks. The children can look at their workbooks as the story is presented on the board. If there are gifted and talented students in the class or native French speakers, present the more complex vocabulary to them which is ‘il ne fait plus chaud’, ‘il est orageux’ and ‘il y a une inondation’. Get the students to complete the classwork such as the mix and match activity and the listening activity. When completing the listening activity, be sure to alternate between the lower level and the higher level questions. Next, the students can colour in the autumn picture in their workbook and then cut out the pictures and the labels from the sheet overleaf and label the colouring in sheet by sticking the correct pictures and labels together. Play the quiz with the students. There are differentiated levels on the quiz and each student should select which level they feel most comfortable with. There is also differentiated homework which revises the weather vocabulary from January to October. Happy teaching and learning!
French: Tricolore 1 (5th edition) - Unit 3 end of unit test paper
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French: Tricolore 1 (5th edition) - Unit 3 end of unit test paper

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This is the third installment of the test papers series which I have devised following my teaching from Tricolore 1 text book which I use to teach my year 7 students. The content of the test is as follows: Possessive adjectives, i.e. mon, ma, mes, ton, ta, tes Members of the family Rooms in the house The grammatical use of ‘de’ to express ‘possession’ Numbers 1-70 The verbs ‘avoir’ and ‘être’ This pack contains the following: One listening test paper One reading, grammar and writing test paper The audio file for the listening test A copy of the listening transcript The mark scheme This resource is designed for students of Key Stage 3 (primarily year 7 students) (First form in Northern Ireland) or learners of post-Key Stage 3 age who are learning French for the first time. Pleas note that this resource is linked to the 5th Edition of the Tricolore 1 textbook and not the former ones. Happy teaching and learning!
French: Tricolore 1 (5th edition) - Unit 1 end of unit test paper
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French: Tricolore 1 (5th edition) - Unit 1 end of unit test paper

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This is the first installment of the test papers series which I have devised following my teaching from Tricolore 1 text book which I use to teach my year 7 students. The content of the test is as follows: Numbers 1-20 General greetings The use of the definite article ‘le’, ‘la’, ‘les’ and ‘l’’ This pack contains the following: One listening test paper One reading, grammar and writing test paper The audio file for the listening test A copy of the listening transcript The mark scheme This resource is designed for students of Key Stage 3 (primarily year 7 students) (First form in Northern Ireland) or learners of post-Key Stage 3 age who are learning French for the first time. Pleas note that this resource is linked to the 5th Edition of the Tricolore 1 textbook and not the former ones. Happy teaching and learning!
French: Tricolore 1 (5th edition) - Unit 2 end of unit test paper
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French: Tricolore 1 (5th edition) - Unit 2 end of unit test paper

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This is the second installment of the test papers series which I have devised following my teaching from Tricolore 1 text book which I use to teach my year 7 students. The content of the test is as follows: Numbers 1-30 Days of the week Where one lives Prepositions used in expressing where one lives This pack contains the following: One listening test paper One reading, grammar and writing test paper The audio file for the listening test A copy of the listening transcript The mark scheme This resource is designed for students of Key Stage 3 (primarily year 7 students) (First form in Northern Ireland) or learners of post-Key Stage 3 age who are learning French for the first time. Pleas note that this resource is linked to the 5th Edition of the Tricolore 1 textbook and not the former ones. Happy teaching and learning!
Key Stage 2 French: À la confiserie (at the sweet shop): Food shops part 1
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Key Stage 2 French: À la confiserie (at the sweet shop): Food shops part 1

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Hello and welcome to the first edition of the food shops in French! The first edition is about at the sweet shop (à la confiserie) The children will learn about different sweets in French and there are a lot of activities which reinforces and consolidation of the vocabulary. They will also leanr about the verbs ‘je veux’, ‘tu veux’, ‘je vais’, ‘tu vas’ and the preposition ‘de’ There are also differentiated stories which the children can read and answer questions on. Accompanied with the powerpoint, are differentiated workbooks with lots of activities and a colourful classroom display of the partitive and quantitative articles ‘de’. The level 1 workbook is the lower level workbook and the level 2 one is the higher level one. In both the lower level and the higher level workbooks, the children will learn about the partitive and quantative article ‘de’. In the higher level workbook only, children of higher level ability will become acquainted with terms such as the prepositions ‘y’ and ‘en’. In the workbooks, the activities are as follows: Pages 2-8 (2-10 in level 2) - colour in the pictures (which children love doing!!) Pages 9-27 (11-29 in level 2) - cut out the squares and paste them onto the masculine, feminine and plural partitive and quantitative article pages Pages 28-34 (30-37 in level 2) - read the story and then answer the questions Pages 35-36 (38-39 in level 2) - go over the practice words ‘je veux’, ‘tu veux’, ‘je vais’, ‘tu vas’ Page 37 (40-42 in level 2) - choose the correct answers Page 38 (43 in level 2) - listening comprehension - you can call out the vocabulary and the children match up the question number to the correct item Happy teaching and learning!
French: Telling the time: Part 6: The full hour and between the intervals only past the hour
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French: Telling the time: Part 6: The full hour and between the intervals only past the hour

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Welcome to the sixth installment of the topic of telling the time in French. This installent focuses the times of the entire hour and between the intervals (only past the hour. Part 7 will cover the intervals for the full hour) and it is an extensive way of telling the time in French. Present the times in French to the class using the powerpoint and you could also use a clock in the classroom in order to model the time if you have one. There is a dice game where the children can practise their speaking and a subsequent differentiated quiz. The pack contains the following: Part 6: Powerpoint Part 6a: Bingo sheet covering times from 1 o’clock until 2 o’clock Part 6b: Bingo sheet covering the rest of the times Part 6: Level 1 (easier) differentiated workbook focusing on reading, writing and listening and also a wordsearch. In the wordsearch, the children look for the times written in French. The words are provided. On pages 215-219, the children cut out both the analogue and digital clocks and then past them onto the appropriate rectangles by looking at times in English. Part 6: Level 2 (more advanced) differentiated workbook focusing on reading, writing and listening and also a wordsearch. In the wordsearch, the children look for the times written in French. The words are not provided, however the times in the grid are written in digital format which are the times that the children must look for. On pages 215-219, the children cut out both the analogue clocks and the labels of the times in French and then past them onto the appropriate squares by looking at times in English. Level 1 - Cut out clock sheet for pasting in the accompanied Level 1 workbook on pages 215-219 Level 2 - Cut out clock and label sheet for pasting in the accompanied Level 2 workbook on pages 215-219 A recorded audio in order to complete the listening task The transcript of the recording Subsequent installments containing more advanced time will be available shortly. Do keep an eye out for these. Happy teaching and learning!
French for Adults: Beginners: Part 1: Greetings and definite/indefinite articles
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French for Adults: Beginners: Part 1: Greetings and definite/indefinite articles

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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. Happy teaching and learning!
French: Tricolore 2 (5th edition) - Unit 1 end of unit test paper
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French: Tricolore 2 (5th edition) - Unit 1 end of unit test paper

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The completion of the first installment of Tricolore 2 (5th edition) is finally here! This is the first installment of the test papers series which I have devised following my teaching from Tricolore 2 text book which I use to teach my year 8 students. The content of the test is as follows: Places in the town Various grocery items General shopping expressions Expressing currency and cost Review of the present tense using regular ‘-er’, ‘-ir’ and ‘-re’ verbs More use of the preposition ‘de’ with quantities and negatives This pack contains the following: One listening test paper One reading, grammar and writing test paper The audio file for the listening test A copy of the listening transcript The mark scheme This resource is designed for students of Key Stage 3 (primarily year 8 students) (Second form in Northern Ireland) or learners of post-Key Stage 3 age who are learning French for the first time. Please note that this resource is linked to the 5th Edition of the Tricolore 2 textbook and not the former ones. Happy teaching and learning!
French: Telling the time: Part 5: The full hour
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French: Telling the time: Part 5: The full hour

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Welcome to the fifth installment of the topic of telling the time in French. This installent focuses the times of the entire hour and it is an extensive way of telling the time in French. Present the times in French to the class using the powerpoint and you could also use a clock in the classroom in order to model the time if you have one. There is a dice game where the children can practise their speaking and a subsequent differentiated quiz. The pack contains the following: Part 5: Powerpoint Bingo sheet Part 5: Level 1 (easier) differentiated workbook focusing on reading, writing and listening and also a wordsearch. In the wordsearch, the children look for the times written in French. The words are provided. On pages 172-174, the children cut out both the analogue and digital clocks and then past them onto the appropriate rectangles by looking at times in English. Part 5: Level 2 (more advanced) differentiated workbook focusing on reading, writing and listening and also a wordsearch. In the wordsearch, the children look for the times written in French. The words are not provided, however the times in the grid are written in digital format which are the times that the children must look for. On pages 172-174, the children cut out both the analogue clocks and the labels of the times in French and then past them onto the appropriate squares by looking at times in English. Level 1 - Cut out clock sheet for pasting in the accompanied Level 1 workbook on pages 172-174 Level 2 - Cut out clock and label sheet for pasting in the accompanied Level 2 workbook on pages 172-174 A recorded audio in order to complete the listening task The transcript of the recording There is also classroom wall display enclosed in this pack which features the times both in analogue and digital format with the times written in French, translated into English Subsequent installments containing more advanced time will be available shortly. Do keep an eye out for these. Happy teaching and learning!
French: Telling the time: Part 2: On the hour to a quarter past the hour
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French: Telling the time: Part 2: On the hour to a quarter past the hour

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Welcome to the second installment of the topic of telling the time in French. This installent focuses on the hour to a quarter past the hour and it is an extensive way of telling the time in French. Present the times in French to the class using the powerpoint and you could also use a clock in the classroom in order to model the time if you have one. There is a dice game where the children can practise their speaking and a subsequent differentiated quiz. The pack contains the following: Part 2: Powerpoint Bingo sheet Part 2: Level 1 (easier) differentiated workbook focusing on reading, writing and listening and also a wordsearch. In the wordsearch, the children look for the times written in French. The words are provided. Part 2: Level 2 (more advanced) differentiated workbook focusing on reading, writing and listening and also a wordsearch. In the wordsearch, the children look for the times written in French. The words are not provided, however the times in the grid are written in digital format which are the times that the children must look for. A recorded audio in order to complete the listening task The transcript of the recording Subsequent installments containing more advanced time will be available shortly. Do keep an eye out for these. Happy teaching and learning!