This is great for teamwork, as the teams can compete each other to get the most answers correct in the shortest amount of time.
This game involves students telling two truths and a lie and others having to guess which is the lie. This can easily be related to classroom topics as needed. It can also be done in groups or as a class. This is especially useful for those students that love to talk! By using labels on headbands or on their backs, students must guess the term on their label by asking questions to their fellow students.
Students cannot offer advice, only answer their questions. ESL classroom games are always fun for the teacher and students. Finding the right ones can be a fun challenge and you can customize each of these to be whatever you want. Designed to help students learn and enjoy it at the same time, these 12 examples of ESL games are fun for learners of all ages.
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It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. ESL Game 1. Then, choose one student to come to the front and close their eyes. Then the other students have 5 seconds to move to one of the corners of the classroom. The students standing in the corner with assigned with that word are out, and must sit down.
The game continues like this until one student is left. That student is the winner, and can be the next student to come to the front and close their eyes.
TIP: Many students moving around the class can be quite dangerous. For safety, instruct students not to run and make sure there are no bags, coats, books, etc, on the floor that the student can trip on.
Printable board games are easy to prepare and a great way to get kids talking using the vocabulary from that lesson. Download many printable board games and board game templates, and find detailed instructions on how to play them, here.
Then students must try to guess what the word is by guessing letters of the alphabet. In the traditional hangman game, if students guess wrong too many times, then the teacher would draw a man hanging from his neck on the board. Even though it is just a stick figure drawing, the idea seems quite gruesome and maybe not appropriate for children. Think of a word and draw lines on the board corresponding to the letters in that word.
Then ask students to guess letters of the alphabet to try to guess what the word is. If students guess wrong, play the video and the fuse will get closer to the rocket. Pause when you see the pause sign and ask students to guess again. If students guess wrong too many times, then the rocket and the teacher will blast off into space.
Teenagers and students with more experience with English are typically better able to use it in a more productive and communicative fashion. These ESL games can be a great way to get your teenage or intermediate learners involved in the classroom and prompt them to use their knowledge of English. Teaching online? Take a look at this 5-point checklist for planning online ESL games for teens.
Turn it into a competition to speak only English during the whole period. Keep a tally on the whiteboard for each time a student speaks in their native tongue. Cookies for everyone! Read about the most popular and effective ESL teaching methods. It can also be adapted to a variety of language levels and target grammar. Find out how to create ESL grammar lesson plans. Have one student stand next to a seated student.
The standing student must make it around the world around the class by correctly answering the question before each of the seated students does. If the standing student can answer correctly enough times to make it around the class, they have won! Pass a ball or other object around the room and when the music stops, the student with the ball has to answer a question, make a question, or draw a prompt out of a bag — you decide, though it is best to stick to one format for the duration of the game!
Write the numbers one through six on the board and a different question word who, what, why, where, when, how next to each one. When a student rolls the dice, he or she needs to make a question with the corresponding question word.
Then, the student will call on a classmate to answer it. Use minimal pairs words that sound similar and are often mispronounced by EFL learners to make a list on the board. Examples: 1. Ask students to write down a word for each category that starts with that letter. Many thanks to Fazreen Razeek from Edarabia. Fazreen has served the education industry for over 5 years, is extremely passionate about education technology and also writes for various local and international publications.
Published on: March 14, by: Guest. Last Man Standing This is a game which gives students the time to think and encourage peer learning. Charades This is a popular game which is similar to Pictionary. Pictionary Pictionary is like a charade, but your students will draw, instead of acting the words out. Board Race Board Race is a fun game that is used for revising vocabulary.
Taboo Words Looking for a game which can help your students practice synonyms and descriptions? Choose one person to sit in front of their team and stand behind the students and hold a piece of paper with a word on it The team has three minutes to get the one in front to say the word on paper. Hangman A favourite game among teachers, Hangman can be used at the start of the class to warm up the students and get them active.
Hot Seat This game is similar to Taboo Words. Chalkboard Acronym First, you have to write a word vertically on the board. You can change the rule and require the words to be related to the acronym. Categories This game is a great way to fill up the last few minutes of the class. Comments are closed. Visas Contact Us. Apply Now.
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