For more ESL games and activities, click here. Where’s Wally? Join my telegram channel for teachers. Click here Where’s Wally (or Waldo, for American readers) is a well-known book series by Martin Handford. In this series of books, a very busy picture is presented in which the reader whould aim Read more…
For more ESL games and activities, click here. ESL Battleships In this popular game, students attempt to work out what their partners have marked on a table by asking questions. This game is based on the popular game of the same name that has been played for more than a Read more…
For more ESL games and activities, click here. Racing Pairs This running game can be fun to play with young learners if you have enough space in your classroom, or an outdoor space you can use (e.g. on a summer camp). In this game, students must listen for their cue Read more…
For more ESL games and activities, click here. Text Bingo Description of activity Focus: Listening Level: Any Age: Primary – Adult Target Language: Any Time: 5 minutes+ Preparation: Need to find suitable texts Procedure: 1: Before the lesson, prepare several different texts. There must be enough for one different text per Read more…
For more ESL games and activities, click here. Mr Men Drilling This activity is based on the popular Mr Men and Little Miss series by Roger Hargreaves. Although these books are of course for children, the activity works just as well with adults, providing a great way to practise controlling Read more…
For more ESL games and activities, click here. Pin the Tail Join my telegram channel for teachers. Click here This classic party game can easily be used in the classroom to practice directions and develop listening, coordination and cooperation skills. Focus: Listening, Speaking, Vocabulary, Young Learners Level: Beginner Age: Kindergarden/Primary Read more…
Tagged: ESOL football lessons
Level: Any
Age: Primary – Teens
Target language: Any
Time: 10 minutes +
Preparation: Prepare revision questions
Tagged: kids English games
Level: Beginner
Age: Kindergarden – Primary
Target language: Clothes, describing appearance, likes/dislikes, questions
Time: 5 minutes +
Preparation: None
For more ESL games and activities, click here. What Have You Got? This very simple activity has become one of my regular routines for revising vocabulary with small primary classes. Focus: Young Learners, Lexis, Speaking Level: Beginner Age: Primary Target Language: Concrete nouns, What have you got?/I’ve got…, indefinite article Read more…
For more ESL games and activities, click here. Code Breakers Literacy games, like code breakers, are useful for students who need to develop literacy in a second language. In this game, students create a code for other students to crack. Focus: Writing, Young Learners Level: Any Age: Kids 9+ Target Read more…
