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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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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
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Life in Victorian Britain - Worksheet
This excellent documentary on Victorian Britain gives good insight into all aspects of life in 19th century Britain. The vocabulary load is high, but advanced students find it gripping. The most notable sections (which can be used in isolation) of this 50-minute film are Rural and Urban Poverty, Workhouses, and Innovation and Invention). (I showed ...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11
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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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Abbott & Costello - Who�s on First? (ws)
"The second funniest sketch of the 20th century" is what "Time" magazine called this in their millennium issue back in 2000. I don�t think Bud Abbott and Lou Costello ever performed this sketch exactly the same way twice, so the different audio and video versions that you come across will differ somewhat.
It is super fast, but upper intermediate...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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Bad PowerPoint
Few things are as effective as satire in teaching people presentation techniques (or most other things!).
Don McMillan�s funny "Bad PowerPoint" or "Death by PowerPoint" video, which can be found on YouTube or ordered from his website, is an excellent way to teach students (uh, and teachers, too!) how NOT to do their PowerPoint slides.
It is b...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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Futurama - Space Pilot
Listening Comprehension for the cartoon series "Futurama," Season 1, Ep. 1
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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Do, Go, or Play Sports?
Which verbs are used with which sports? You "do" karate, "play" volleyball, and "go" swimming. With this rather comprehensive list of 80 sports (which you can easily make smaller!), students have to write each sport in the correct column. (Generally "play" is used with games, "go" with sports that are done in a special place, and "do" for the rest....
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 46
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Father Ted-And God Created Woman
Here is a worksheet for the funny Irish/British sitcom "Father Ted," which is available on YouTube in several parts. This episode, "And God Created Woman," is from Series 1, Episode 5. The sitcom is about 3 priests on a remote island off the coast of Ireland. Recommended for students 18 and older.
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 27
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Tom Lehrer - Irish Ballad
Very funny song by math professor Tom Lehrer about an Irish girl who does her whole family in. Here are several different illustrated worksheets for different levels. The song is readily available on the Internet, Amazon, and the iTunes Store.
Level: elementary
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2
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The Tell-Tale Heart - Ideas & Text
Here are a few (original?) ideas to get students involved and talking about Edgar Allen Poe�s famous short story, along with the text to the story on pages 2 and 3. The role cards that I uploaded along with this are related to exercise 3 in this lesson plan.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 52
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