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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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Telephoning
Here is an illustrated list of expressions to use when making telephone calls or receiving telephone calls. Both British and American expressions are listed. This was inspired by an old list from the CRAPEL at the University of Nancy II in Nancy, France, but was extensively revised and reformatted.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 260


 
Gerunds or Infinitives? (British)
Knowing whether to use a gerund or an infinitive is NOT easy. Here is a worksheet to help students choose. I�ve added 3 EPS images to illustrate some of the vocabulary. I used the font Baskerville, which permits everything to appear on a single page.You may with to experiment with a different font. (The 40 examples are from British English.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 146


 
Lamb to the Slaughter Video
Here is a small collection of True and False comprehension questions to go with Alfred Hitchcock�s adaptation of Roald Dahl�s short story. It can be preceded by the Lamb to the Slaughter Storylines worksheet that I have posted.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 117


 
Who Owns the Zebra?
In this reading and discussion exercise, students try to solve this brain teaser in pairs. If students have trouble working out the answer, suggest they make a grid (like in the solution). (I got this brain teaser from elsewhere, but I changed most of the nationalities, all the drinks to healthy juices, and replaced their filthy smoking habits with...
Level: elementary
Age: 11-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 88


 
Who Lives Where?
Here is another brain teaser where students have to figure out who lives in which house.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 83


 
Who Was the Murderer?
In this brain teaser, students work to find out who the murderer was. There is a worksheet to help students with the deduction process. I no longer remember where I found this, but it was YEARS ago, and I have completely reformatted it.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 73


 
Present Perfect Passports
Here is a pair work exercise to practice the Present Perfect and Simple Past in a realistic way with questions about countries you HAVE visited and when you DID visit them. The students are guided in their questions, but have some freedom to choose the countries they want to talk about. (You need to review the names of countries before beginning.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 68


 
Monty Python - Dead Parrot Sketch
Monty Python�s "The Parrot Sketch" was listed in Time Magazine�s special millennium edition as the the 3rd funniest sketch of the 20th Century. This worksheet helps students understand the difficult working class accent, rapid delivery, and difficult vocabulary (mostly the numerous synonyms for death). There are 5 versions of this sketch that I kno...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 67


 
Big Bang Theory: Maternal Capacitance
This is one of the funniest episodes of "The Big Bang Theory" from Season 2. (I used the font Impact for the title, which is the same as used for the picture (although slightly modified). To start the class off, I cut up the descriptions from page 2 and paste a few of them in the hallway about 3 meters from the classroom door. The class is divid...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 65


 
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

 


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


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

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