Unit 2: Animals Activity 2-1: Animals and numbers 1-5 This activity is designed for children in their first year studying Mandarin Chinese Listening: Listen and circle three items as they are called out and listening comprehension (for the listening comprehension, you will need to create your own voice recording as this website won't allow me to upload a sound file) : 狗， 猫，鸟，有，没有 Writing: Write and repeat several times the following vocabulary: 狗， 猫，鸟，有，没有， 一， 二， 两， 三， 四， 五 Writing extension: Write the vocabulary associated with the pictures aided/unaided If there are any students (i.e. Cantonese speaking students, mother-tongue students, gifted and talented) who you deem capable of going beyond this range of vocabulary, there is a differentiated work book available.

Unit 2: Animals Lesson 2-1: Animals and numbers 1-5 Vocabulary: 狗 (dog)，猫(cat)，鸟(bird)，没(negative of '有')，有 (to have)，只 (measure word for various animals), 一 (1)，二 (2)，两 (a couple of)，三 (3)，四 (4)，五 (5) (total: 30 words) (total number of characters: 31) Differentiation: 山羊 (goat), 绵羊 (sheep) (total: 32 words) (total number of characters: 46) Objective 1: Recall the three animals studied (five for more able speakers) Objective 2: Recall the numbers from 1-5 in Mandarin Chinese Objective 3: Familiarisation with the distinction between '二' and '两' Objective 4: Awareness of the use of measure words Present each item of vocabulary and the students repeat each item. There are games and exercises which follow. Happy teaching and learning!

Comparatives are necessary when students are studying the Key Stage 3, GCSE and IGCSE programme. This powerpoint depicts and explains the formation of comparatives in general. It starts off depicting very basic examples such as using numbers and then progresses onto more complex material. This powerpoint is designed towards native French speakers and gifted and talented students. There is a quiz at the end of the powerpoint based on general knowledge. There is also a lower level differentiated version available for students of a lower ability. Happy teaching and learning!

Comparatives are necessary when students are studying the Key Stage 3, GCSE and IGCSE programme. This powerpoint depicts and explains the formation of comparatives in general. It starts off depicting very basic examples such as using numbers and then progresses onto more complex material. There is a quiz at the end of the powerpoint based on general knowledge. There is also more differentiated version of this powerpoint. Happy teaching and learning!

Here is a presentation on the use of prepositions, whether it is just revision or teaching it for the very first time. There is a wide range of vocabulary available, followed by slap the board game and a quiz. This activity is geared towards either Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 French. There will be an accompanying workbook available soon. Happy teaching and learning!

This activity contains a large number of activities subjecting to a French Christmas. There is also a story in this activity about a little girl named Yvette and the story starts off in 1985 when she is 8 years old. She got a visit from Santa and an elf. The elf asked her to make a wish and her wish was granted by the magical elf which carried her off into the future 32 years later. Her thoughts of all of this, just only being a dream, had more to be desired for. A very overwhelming story but a happy one. Students can start off the activities by becoming acquainted with the vocabulary by colouring in the pictures and then searching for more complex vocabulary in the story before reading it. While they are reading the story, there are spaces in the story where learners can write in the missing scenes and then draw them. They can be imaginative and creative as much as they like! After reading the story, learners have a choice of differentiated questions. The choice is up to them, which ever level they feel comfortable with. This activity is geared towards learners whose native tongue is French and also Key-Stage 4 students who are following the standard curriculum as it contains a wide range of verbs in the perfect tense such as transitive and intransitive verbs and reflexive verbs in the perfect tense. There are also examples of the imperfect tense in the story. The cost of this activity workbook is ₤5. Happy teaching and learning and have a great Christmas!

This worksheet gives students the opportunity to build up on their vocabulary 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 learners of a weaker ability.

This worksheet gives students the opportunity to build up on their vocabulary 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 learners of a weaker ability.

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 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.

Les vingt jours de l’été powerpoint: Do you feel your students need to revise numbers 1-20, colours, fruit and gender and agreement? Look no further, as this presentation is designed to do so. The learning of such vocabulary is set in the theme of ‘the twelve days of Christmas’. I have titled it as ‘les vingt jours de l’été’ (The 20 days of summer) as summer is a very popular season for cultivating fruit. As you go through each slide, you sing along each slide to the very same melody, taking the necessary slow singing as you approach every fifth item. The melody changes slightly when you go through the 6th-20th days of summer as they need to have the same melody when the Christmas song sung is sung from the 6th-12th day of Christmas. You will need to change the melody to that when you come to the 6th-20th day of summer. During the first five days of summer at the beginning of the presentation feel free to click on the audio icon to hear me singing the examples and also at the end of the presentation, click on the another audio icon and you will hear me singing the entire song, so that you get the idea of how to sing it. Also, there are quizzes of different levels and a follow-up story with more differentiated quizzes to follow. This package is designed for Key Stage 1 primary French (native French nationals/ gifted and talented students) and Key Stage 2 primary French (learners of a weaker ability) This package revises the following items: Numbers from 1-20 Ordinal numbers from 1-21 Colours Names of fruit Gender and agreement Accompanying workbooks: The accompanying workbooks both lower and higher level from the presentation ‘Vingt jours de l’été’ exhibits pages and pages of activities and colouring in for primary Key stage 1 and 2 French. It contains countless colouring in pages, opportunities for children to become acquainted with gender and number agreement, mathematics in French and several puzzles and games. This workbook is ideal for learners of a weaker ability. When you buy all of these items together, they are on promotion for just ₤12.50. Happy teaching and learning!

This accompanying workbook from the presentation 'Vingt jours de l'été' exhibits pages and pages of activities and colouring in for primary Key stage 1 and 2 French. It contains countless colouring in pages, opportunities for children to become acquainted with gender and number agreement, mathematics in French and several puzzles and games. This workbook is ideal for learners of a weaker ability and various activities have been carefully designed to facilitate their learning. The cost of this workbook is ₤6. There is a promotion available where you can buy both the presentation and the accompanying workbook for just ₤10!

Les vingt jours de l'été powerpoint: Do you feel your students need to revise numbers 1-20, colours, fruit and gender and agreement? Look no further, as this presentation is designed to do so. The learning of such vocabulary is set in the theme of 'the twelve days of Christmas'. I have titled it as 'les vingt jours de l'été' (The 20 days of summer) as summer is a very popular season for cultivating fruit. As you go through each slide, you sing along each slide to the very same melody, taking the necessary slow singing as you approach every fifth item. The melody changes slightly when you go through the 6th-20th days of summer as they need to have the same melody when the Christmas song sung is sung from the 6th-12th day of Christmas. You will need to change the melody to that when you come to the 6th-20th day of summer. During the first five days of summer at the beginning of the presentation feel free to click on the audio icon to hear me singing the examples and also at the end of the presentation, click on the another audio icon and you will hear me singing the entire song, so that you get the idea of how to sing it. Also, there are quizzes of different levels and a follow-up story with more differentiated quizzes to follow. This package is designed for Key Stage 1 primary French (native French nationals/ gifted and talented students) and Key Stage 2 primary French (weaker, stronger and gifted and talented students and native French nationals are welcome also.) This package revises the following items: Numbers from 1-20 Ordinal numbers from 1-21 Colours Names of fruit Gender and agreement Accompanying workbook: This accompanying workbook from the presentation 'Vingt jours de l'été' exhibits pages and pages of activities and colouring in for primary Key stage 1 and 2 French. It contains countless colouring in pages, opportunities for children to become acquainted with gender and number agreement, mathematics in French and several puzzles and games. This workbook is ideal for learners of stronger ability, learners whose native tongue is French and gifted and talented learners. There is now a differentiated booklet available for learners of a weaker ability. When you buy both of these items together, they are on promotion for just ₤10. Happy teaching and learning!

This accompanying workbook from the presentation ‘Vingt jours de l’été’ exhibits pages and pages of activities and colouring in for primary Key stage 1 and 2 French. It contains countless colouring in pages, opportunities for children to become acquainted with gender and number agreement, mathematics in French and several puzzles and games. This workbook is ideal for learners of stronger ability, learners whose native tongue is French and gifted and talented learners. There is now a differentiated booklet available for learners of a weaker ability. The cost of this workbook is ₤6. There is a promotion available where you can buy both the presentation and the accompanying workbook for just ₤10!

A poster which outlines the order of object pronouns when two or more are placed together. You can print this out and blow it up to A3 size and then get your students to colour it in. This resource is useful for students who are studying IGCSE French and A-Level French. This resource is free. Helpful yourself to a copy.

I have designed this puzzle where students will have the opportunity to exercise the use of 'venir de' followed by an infinitive by spotting the 10 differences in picture 2. This would be ideal as a starter after having taught its concept in the previous lesson and this is geared towards students who are studying IGCSE French, A-Level French and adults who are studying French as a foreign language. There is a list of vocabulary available at the bottom of the puzzle to assist unfamiliar vocabulary. For the stronger students / gifted and talented: Try to encourage them to point out the differences using a reflexive verb as the infinitive. Students are more than welcome to come up with alternative answers to the answers I have displayed on the subsequent slide.

This presentation outlines and depicts as to how the construction 'venir de faire quelque chose' is formed and used in which context. Go through the slides of each new item and get the students to repeat previously learnt items. This concept is geared towards students who are doing IGCSE French and A-Level French. Happy teaching and learning!

A very useful handout to give to your students who are studying IGCSE or A-Level French. This colourful handout explicitly outlines the six direct and indirect object pronouns both in the present tense and perfect tense, as well as the distinction between the direct object pronouns and the indirect object pronouns in the perfect tense. This resource is free, help yourself! Happy teaching and learning!

Picture pairs numbers 1-100 in French. This is ideal for Key Stage level 2-3 French and also for learners of a stronger ability or gifted and talented learners. There is also a differentiated version available. Instructions: Print off each slide and them laminate them. Cut along the black line to separate them and begin playing! Happy playing and learning!

Picture pairs numbers 1-20 in French. This is ideal for Key Stage level 1-2 French. Instructions: Print off each slide and them laminate them. Cut along the black line to separate them and begin playing! Happy playing and learning!