Reporting Verbs – Dominoes Game
Procedure Explain to the learners that they are going to play dominoes and elicit the rules from them as far as possible. Explain that to match dominoes, learners have to match a reporting verb to a suitable verb on the other side of the domino and be able to think of a sentence including the […]
Super Similies Football
Aim of the Game The aim of the game is to answer questions correctly in order to move the football through the lines of the team in order to get the ball to the strikers in order to score goals. The team that scores the most goals in the given time or question limit are […]
State Action – Mistakes Maze Game
Aim of the Game The aim of the game is to decide if the given sentences are right or wrong and use the Maze as a self-checking mechanism. If the learner correctly identifies whether the sentences are right or wrong, they will be able to make their way through the maze, from in to out, […]
Eight Incredible, Inclusive Icebreakers for the ELT Classroom (Part 2)
Following on from the four inclusive icebreakers we saw in part 1 of this series, here are another four ideas for first lessons which help learners get to know each other and form the bonds with the rest of the class that will make the lessons which follow so much more successful. 5. We are […]
Vocab Revision – Connect Three Game
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 […]
Christmas Classroom Crackers
If you are an English Language Teacher looking for something Christmas-related for your lessons, we thought we’d share some activity ideas that you can use with different class types. So get your bells jingling, grab a candy cane and read some of our suggestions for Christmas classroom fun… Advent Adventures Advent calendars are a gift […]
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