Direct and Indirect Objects Volleyball Game
Aim of the Game The aim of the game is to create correct sentences including both direct and indirect objects from verbs given by the teacher in order to continue a volleyball rally and return the ball to the other team. When teams answer incorrectly, the other team wins a point. Points are scored as […]
Emphatic Superlatives – Sentences in a Hat Game
Aim of the Game The aim of the game is for learners to complete sentences about themselves using emphatic superlatives and then find out who wrote which sentences in a competitive mill drill. Procedure Explain to learners that they are going to practise the target language by completing sentences about themselves and then sharing them […]
Grammar Revision Blockbuilders
Aim of the Game Learners answer questions to win blocks on the game board. The aim is to build a path from one side of the game board to the other. One team tries to build a path from top to bottom while the other builds from side to side. The team to connect their […]
Have Something Done – Bingo
Aim of the Game Learners revise vocabulary topics by putting target language items into sensible and correct context sentences. Procedure Put the game board on the white board or a notice board where it is visible to all the learners. Tell the learners you are going to play a game of Connect Three to revise/practise […]
Have Something Done – Prove It
Aim of the Game The aim of the game is to get learners to carry out a class survey, asking questions using the structure ‘have something done’, to decide whether or not the given sentences are true for the class. Procedure Explain to the learners they are going to carry out a class survey to […]
Idioms Blockbuilders Game
Aim of the Game Learners guess idiomatic expressions with come from their definitions to win blocks on the game board. The aim is to build a path from one side of the game board to the other. One team tries to build a path from top to bottom while the other builds from side to […]
Irregular Past Simple – Boxes Game
Aim of the Game To win the opportunity to draw a line between two points on the game board by making correct sentences using irregular past simple verb forms and eventually to create boxes. The team that ‘finishes’ the creation of a box wins that box. The team that has the most boxes at the […]
Jobs Vocabulary – Pelmanism Game
Aim of the Game The aim of the game is to find pairs of cards through remembering where they are laid on the game table. The person who finds the most pairs once they’ve all been matched is the winner. Procedure Explain to the learners they are going to revise job definitions through a memory […]
Limiting Adverbials – Sentences in a Hat Game
Aim of the Game The aim of the game is for learners to complete sentences about themselves using inversions and then find out who wrote which sentences in a competitive mill drill. Procedure Explain to learners that they are going to practise the target language by completing sentences about themselves and then sharing them with […]
Modal Verbs – Babble Game
Aim of the Game The aim of the game is to win points by making as many correct sentences as possible using different combinations of the given language within a time limit. Procedure Explain to the learners that they are going to practise using modal verbs by playing a board game. Divide the class into […]