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dennypackard
Denny Packard
France



Born in the United States, I taught in France for over 40 years (plus many summers in Britain and the U.S.). I taught English primarily to young adults at University level, but I have also taught French secondary school pupils, business people, teachers, prison inmates, and drug addicts. My students have come from 93 countries around the world.

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Stand by Me
A gap-fill exercise for a song which is ranked number 121 on Rolling Stone�s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It was also the theme song of the 1986 movie of the same name.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7


 
What Kind of Fool Am I?
Gap-fill exercise for this moving song by talented singer, Sammy David, Jr. it should be easy to find on the Internet or the iTunes Store.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 1


 
Who Was the Murderer?
In this brain teaser, students work to find out who the murderer was. There is a worksheet to help students with the deduction process. I no longer remember where I found this, but it was YEARS ago, and I have completely reformatted it.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 73


 
Down in Australia
The Sydney Olympics were a long time ago, but matching these stupid questions from visitors with the sarcastic answers can be fun. (Students can provide their own answers where none are provided.) As a follow-up, students can work in pairs or small groups to make up stupid questions about their country, e.g. What time does the Bastille prison open...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9


 
Ways to Turn Men Down 2
Here is a fun exercise (revised without the key, which was said to violate site rules) involving common pick-up lines that men use to chat up/hit on women. First elicit some common icebreakers or pick-up lines guys use to speak to young ladies they are interested in. Then have the students work individually or in pairs to match the pick-up lines wi...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 17


 
Group-Centered News
Here is a detailed description for using a short news summary with beginners and low-level learners. It takes little preparation and involves playing a short radio news summary and having the students transcribe it as a group.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 4


 
Friends - The One after I Do
A wedding reception where everything seems to go wrong. Season 8, Episode 1. I used Gabriel Weiss�s Friends Font for the titles.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 17


 
Joey - The Student
In this "Friends" spin-off, Joey shares an apartment with his nerdish nephew, who is everything Joey is not. This will be popular with "Friends" fans.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8


 
Gerunds or Infinitives? (American)
Knowing whether to use a gerund or an infinitive is NOT easy. Here is a worksheet to help students choose. I�ve added 2 EPS images to illustrate some of the vocabulary. I used the font Baskerville, which permits everything to appear on a single page.You may with to experiment with a different font. (The 25 examples are from American English.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 36


 
Roald Dahl - The Landlady - Questions
Here are some comprehension questions to accompany Roald Dahl�s great story.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9

 

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