For more ESL games and activities, click here. Comparative Arguments One way we authentically use comparative and superlative adjectives is to argue about which things are better or the best. Although this exercise doesn’t encourage students to directly argue for Read more…
For more ESL games and activities, click here. Reverse Questions If you need a quick getting to know you (GTKY) activity or lead in, you could do worse than reverse questions. In this game, the answers to a number of Read more…
For more ESL games and activities, click here. The 4-3-2 Technique First described in 1983 (Maurice, 1983), the 4/3/2 technique is claimed to have a number of benefits. These include improving fluency in speaking, as well as accuracy and complexity, Read more…
For more ESL games and activities, click here. Pecha Kucha Presentations The pecha kucha presentation (Japanese for chit chat) was devised by two architects who were tired of hearing architects talk endlessly about their projects. The idea is that the Read more…
For more ESL games and activities, click here. Bingo Bingo is thought to have originated from an Italian game in the 16th Century and remains popular today in both online and offline versions. It is very easy to adapt for Read more…
For more ESL games and activities, click here. Sentence Auction A sentence auction (or grammar auction) is a fun way to review grammatical (or lexical) structures. The main phase of the game is an auction in which students attempt to Read more…
For more ESL games and activities, click here. Call My Bluff Like many EFL activities, this game is based on a popular TV/radio game show in which teams guess the meaning of obscure words from three possible meanings. The beauty Read more…
Webinars Webinars are a very easy way to receive professional development training from anywhere. Many of these, especially from publishers, are free. Of course, a free webinar is generally a pitch for a new course book or some other teaching Read more…
For more ESL games and activities, click here. What is done/Why did you go? What is done is a no-preparation game that provides controlled practice of passive voice or phrases of purpose while also reinforcing collocations related to different places Read more…
For more ESL games and activities, click here. What’s the Question? In this guessing game, students attempt to deduce questions from the answers that other students give. This game is very similar to hot seat, the main differences being that Read more…
