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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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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


 
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


 
Giving the Date
Here is a worksheet of the days and dates followed by some practice questions, which you can adapt for your students. (This was inspired by a very old handout from the CRAPEL at the University of Nancy II in France.)
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6


 
Great Presentation Resources
Here is a handout with useful resources for students to help them with their class presentations. Many of the websites listed come from Mark Powell, who has written 2 excellent books for English students on giving presentations. You may need to change the fonts in order for everything to fit onto 1 page.
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: others
Downloads: 59


 
Group-Centered News
Here is a detailed description for using a short news summary with beginners and low-level learners. It takes little preparation and involves playing a short radio news summary and having the students transcribe it as a group.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 4


 
Harper Valley PTA
This country music ballad tells the story of hypocrisy in a small U.S. town. Students love the surprise ending. In this worksheet students match the characters in the song with their wrongdoings.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5


 
Haven�t Met You Yet
This dual exercise focuses on phrasal verbs and listening in Michael Bubl�s popular song. Have the students do the matching exercise first, then hand out the gapped lyrics and have them try to find words that fit in the gaps. (Many of the missing words are from the matching exercise.) Finally play the song so they can check their choices and fill ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11


 
Hear and Say Cards
Based on an idea I learned at a British Council seminar years ago, here are cards for practicing the alphabet, focusing especially on letters that are easily confused for speakers of Romance languages. Students work in groups of 4, 5, 6, or 7. (4 is best). There are sets of cards for each of these group sizes. The students listen, and when they ...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 4


 
Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh
This funny song by Allen Sherman about an unhappy boy writing a letter to his parents from summer camp is timeless. There are several types of exercises here, a vocabulary matching exercise, listening comprehension, discussion, etc. I used the Mistral font for the title, but this can be changed so that everything fits onto 2 pages.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7


 
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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