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Denny Packard
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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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Notable People
Here is an exercise to generate a lot of discussion. Have the class brainstorm a list of famous people who have died since they were born (statesmen, criminals, athletes, musicians, business men and women, writers, scientists, etc.).
Then ask them to choose from the list --
a. the FIVE people who had the greatest influence on our lives and the ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 1
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Fawlty Towers - Waldorf Salad
This worksheet is a bit different from the standard listening comprehension worksheets for the British TV sitcom "Fawlty Towers." It could be used with the dialogue jumble that I uploaded with this worksheet.
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 18
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At the Pet Shop Role Play
Have the students brainstorm animals that are not normally pets (examples: hippos, crocodiles, pigs, giraffes, penguins, pythons, skunks, etc.). Then have each pair of students select an unconventional pet and draw a picture of it. (You could also use pictures and have the students select an unconventional pet from these).
Then explain to them t...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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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
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George Carlin - Euphemisms
This is a different kind of worksheet to go with George Carlin�s monologue, Euphemisms (from his DVD "Doin� It Again"; an audio CD is also available). Students like this very much, as George Carlin was a comedian who not only made us laugh, but made us think, too.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 40
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Fawlty Towers - Communication Problems
Here is a new worksheet for the great "Fawlty Towers" episode, "Communication Problems." I used the font Bookman because this is the same as that used in the title, but you can change it so that everything fits onto one page. Send me a private message if you would like me to email you a pdf of the new crossword puzzle I made for this episode�s voca...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 39
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I Love Lucy - Lucy Does a Commercial
One of the very best episodes of "I Love Lucy." Although recorded more than 50 years ago and in black and white, the show still brings laughter to students young and old.
The title font is TraftonScript, a free font which can be found on the Internet. This is the same one as used in the show�s opening. (Available on YouTube.)
The most importa...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Blowin� in the Wind
Several different exercises here for Bob Dylan�s song, "Blowin� in the Wind."
Level: elementary
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 10
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Friends - Where It All Began Shapes
Vocabulary exercise for after viewing "The One Where It All Began," from Season 1, Episode 1 of "Friends." Students individually assign a character to each shape according to whatever criteria they want. (It mustn�t be random, however!) Then they attribute the adjectives to the characters, writing the words inside the shape. Because everyone will p...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13
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Dear Ann Landers/Dear Abby
Here are some letters to American agony aunts (and twin sisters), Ann Landers and Abigail van Buren. Distribute a "Problem" card and an "Advice" card randomly to each student, who study the cards before they are taken back by the teacher. The students have to circulate around the classroom and summarize "their" problem to another student, who then ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 11
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