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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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RSVP - Scientists� Ball
Here�s an enjoyable pairwork exercise where students match the names of famous scientists with their responses to an invitation to a Scientists� Ball to celebrate Albert Einstein�s being named "Time" Magazine�s "Person of the Century." This is based on an e-mail that circulated on the Internet, but several of the contributions are MINE, along with ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 10


 
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


 
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


 
Asking Questions at a Lecture
This is a helpful list of expressions and tips for people attending academic conferences, extensively adapted (and reformatted) from a handout from the CRAPEL at the University of Nancy II, France.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6


 
Redneck Athletes
Many people make fun of the "rednecks" in the U.S. (Comedians Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy have built their careers portraying these conservative and poorly educated people.) Here students have to match the questions and answers, thus giving some insight into the stereotyped rednecks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4


 
Tex Avery Cartoon - Symphony in Slang
This excellent cartoon by Tex Avery is a great teaching tool for upper-intermediate and advanced students because of its huge assortment of slang and idioms like being short-haned and raining cats and dogs. It is available here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot92Yfovvvg http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x45xby_mgm-cartoon-symphony-in-slang-1951_s...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 55


 
Colloquialisms 3
As with the 2 other worksheets that I posted a few weeks ago, this one asks students to match a statement with an idiomatic reply. I don�t know why the background of the image appears black here. On my screen it is white. Send me a personal message if you want me to send you a .pdf of this worksheet. This will print out best on a PostScript compati...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 18


 
Beatles - Hello, Goodbye
Fill in the gaps for beginners of this early Beatles hit.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4


 
Present Like Steve Jobs
A very good 7-minute video entitled, "How to Present Like Steve Jobs" gives students (and teachers!) excellent advice on how to give very professional presentations (available at BNET.com [http://www.bnet.com/2422-13722_23-192173.html]). This worksheet (along with a corrected transcript) helps students highlight the most important aspects from the ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 35


 
Friends - The One with the Boobies
Season 1, Episode 13 of this great sitcom. I used Gabriel Weiss�s Friends Font for the titles.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 33

 


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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