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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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Kate & Arthur - Present Perfect Lives
Information about Kate and Arthur is given on page 1, and then the exercises on page 2 highlight the differences between the present perfect and simple past tenses within the context of this couple�s lives. (The dates need to be updated every year.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 14


 
Solar Roadways
This is a very interesting video about replacing asphalt roads with solar panels made of GLASS in order to generate enough electricity to supply the whole United States and most of the world. It should really interest science and engineering students. This worksheet has 1 page of vocabulary and 1 page of listening comprehension and discussion quest...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13


 
Getting a Word In
In this enjoyable exercise, each student is given a card with a secret phrase. Students then work in groups of 5-7, discussing every topic they wish, but during the 20-minute discussion they have to place their secret sentence as naturally as possible in a way so that no one else can identify their sentence. The trick is to speak about several diff...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 9


 
Only Fools & Horses - Big Brother
Very popular British sitcom of 2 brothers who try to get through life with as little work as possible, always finding, however, that their schemes don�t work out. A good introduction to working class accents. Series 1, Episode 1.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7


 
Seinfeld - The Contest
This Emmy-winning episode is considered to be the third funniest moment on American television. Because of the subject matter, however, it should ONLY be used with students 18 and older. The title font used here is Fenice Light Italic, the same as the show.
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13


 
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


 
Alistair Cooke�s America - Making a Revolution
Part 4 of legendary BBC correspondent�s documentary history of the U.S. This episode looks at the Revolutionary War, Declaration of Independence, and Constitution. I bought this DVD series on Amazon UK. For upper-intermediate & advanced students.
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5


 
Friends - One Where It All Began
Worksheet for "The One Where It All Began," from Season 1, Episode 1 of "Friends." I used the free font Gabriel Weiss� Friends Font for the titles.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 31


 
Tom Lehrer - Pollution
A gap-fill for a very funny song satirizing pollution by Tom Lehrer. The song is as topical today as it was 50 years ago. His songs are available on the Internet, the iTunes store, and Amazon (sung by him and a version from the musical "TomFoolery.")
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6


 
iPad from Two Angles
The release of Apple�s iPad was a big news event in the United States last weekend. Here students first predict and then discuss the probability of their classmates getting an iPad. Then they all read the first or second half of the iPad review from "The New York Times" and summarize it for a partner. (Encourage discussion.) The website where the a...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8

 


Citizen Kane Teaser
"Citizen Kane" is regarded by most film critics as the greatest film ever. The purpose of this brief PowerPoint presentation is only to generate interest in the film by highlighting some of its unique features, such as all the efforts to suppress it and its being booed at the Academy Awards despite ...

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Downloads: 12


TOIEC Tips
Here are PowerPoint slides that another teacher and I made for our TOEIC preparation classes. The original font is Futura Condensed. I had to delete the soundtrack (Pachibel�s "Canon") and the 2 images in order to get it lean enough to post on this site. Send me a personal message with your e-mail a...

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Downloads: 17

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