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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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Hogan�s Heroes: Praise the Fuehrer & Pass the Ammunition
"Hogan�s Heroes" was a very original, award-winning American sitcom from the 1960s, taking place in a German prisoner-of-war camp with prisoners who exploited the totally incompetent guards to wage underground operations. Available online at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYrWohpHOfI
This is an updated version of an earlier worksheet.
A film ve...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Billy Connolly - Don�t Drink the Water
A very funny routine from famed Scottish comedian, Billy Connolly, about problems drinking tap water on holiday. Best used with students 18 years and older. Billy is very funny, but some people will be put off by his low-brow humor and language. From the CD "Billy Connolly Live at the Odeon Hammersmith London."
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 16
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How I Met Your Mother - Game Night
Here is an illustrated worksheet from the very popular American TV series, "How I Met Your Mother." Season 1, episode 15. I used the font Excelsior LT Standard for the title, which is the same as that used in for the first season titles.
The .eps images illustrating some vocabulary will look nicest if printed on a PostScript-compatible laser pri...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 41
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Friends - The One with the Sonogram at the End
Season 1, Episode 2 of this great sitcom. I used Gabriel Weiss�s Friends Font for the titles.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 63
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Friends - The One with the Thumb
Season 1, Episode 3 of this great sitcom. I used Gabriel Weiss�s Friends Font for the titles.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 32
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Simon & Garfunkle - Richard Cory
Here is a fun exercise for Simon & Garfunkle�s song, �Richard Cory,� which is an adaptation of Edwin Arlington Robinson�s poem. Pass out strips of the lyrics, and ask the students in groups of 2s or 3s to assemble them in order to tell a story in poem form. (Don�t mention songs or music at this point.) Play some Simon & Garfunkle songs as backgroun...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4
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Spelling Celebrities
Here is a fun way for students to practice their pronunciation of the English alphabet. In pairs or groups, students spell the birth names of the famous people on their cards, and their partners have to guess who these people are better known as (Tom Cruise, Eminem, Bill Clinton, Lady Gaga, etc.)
I start out by asking the students to write down ...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 17
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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
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Candidates and Energy
Here is an overview of Mitt Romney�s and Barack Obama�s views on energy for the United States, available here: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57493322/obama-seeks-to-exploit-gop-divide-on-renewable-energy/?tag=thisMorningLatest. (I used the font CableDignbats for the CBS logo.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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