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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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 		 Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh
 This funny song by Allen Sherman about an unhappy boy writing a letter to his parents from summer camp is timeless. There are several types of exercises here, a vocabulary matching exercise, listening comprehension, discussion, etc. I used the Mistral font for the title, but this can be changed so that everything fits onto 2 pages.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7

 		 My Blackberry Is Not Working
 There are 2 possible ways to use this very funny video from the BBC: 1) As a traditional listening execise, have the students watch this video, discuss the main ideas briefly then hand out the gapped worksheet and ask them to fill in as many of the blanks as they can remember. Then play the video clip again and let them fill in the remaining gaps...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 52

 		 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

 		 IT Crowd - Yesterday�s Jam
 In this hilarious British sitcom, 2 nerds and a pretty woman who knows nothing about computers work in a company�s I.T. department. Very popular with science and computer students. I used the fonts Transponder AOE and Palatino for this worksheet.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 32

 		 I Love Lucy - Job Switching
 One of the funniest episodes of "I Love Lucy," which is also one of the funniest moments in the history of American television. Although recorded more than 60 years ago and in black and white, the show still brings laughter to students young and old. The 3 parts of this episode can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SdsLZ80RPI http://...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 16

 		 Comparing Oliver Twist Remakes
 The workhouse scene where Oliver Twist asks for more food is one of the most famous in all English literature. About 2 dozen film versions of this novel have been made (the earliest back in 1909!). Show the class 2 or 3 versions of the workhouse scene (many are available on YouTube) leading up to Oliver asking for more food, and have the students t...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3

 		 John Denver - Rocky Mountain High
 Very nice song by John Denver with easy-to-understand lyrics. I have the students fill in the blanks with words they think fit before playing the song.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5

 		 Science Fact or Science Fiction Quiz
 Here are 3 quizzes/worksheets to promote discussion about science among your students. Have your class divide into teams of 3 or 4 students. They then discuss whether each statement is science fact or science fiction (true or false). Then come together and do the quiz like a TV game show, giving each team one point for each correct answer. After t...
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 57

 		 Lydia, The Tattooed Lady
 Tattoos seem rather common today, but with this amusing song by comedian Groucho Marx, students have to identify and order all of Lydia�s tattoos, illustrating world history and geography. Groucho and his brothers may be less known today than they were generations back, but students enjoy this crazy song. It is easily available on the Internet, as ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5

 		 Kaleidoscope - Discussion Questions
 Here are some discussion questions to use after students read Ray Bradbury�s short story (science fiction) about interplanetary astronauts facing death. The idea is for each student to cross out or strike through all the questions he or she would NOT like to answer. The students then exchange question sheets with a partner and alternating questions...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6

 

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