As a game you can then repeat the same sort or exercise as the activity above. Have a selection of sentences than usually require a response and then ask for the incorrect response. No one expects you to say congratulations when you tell them your little rabbits died yesterday!!! They can, and have been, played with second language kindergarten students all the way up to native speaking business people with the same amount of fun.
The language from the business people was perhaps a little ruder than the kindergarten children but only a little! It is a superb English speaking game for ESL students and native speakers.
In it they had a rather colorful character called Timmy Mallet who, among other things, played a game called mallets mallet. In this game the players, always children, had to think of a word associated with whatever Timmy said. There was no hesitation, repetition, or ummm or errrrrs allowed or they got a bonk on the head. This is easier to show you than explain so here is a video of it! They have to say a word related to the previous word in 3 seconds or less.
They can not repeat, pause or say something unrelated. For fun they can play against the teacher as well. They can do this by picking and reading a wish out of the bag and then trying to guess who it belongs to. They hav to give a reason why they think that. Note: I have done this, or a version of this, many times without issue. However there was one time when a student wrote that they wished their parents would get back together which was pretty heartbreaking.
Although it is superb to share, in front of a class of other students may not be the time or place. I did of course talk to her after and sought some help from others in the school.
It may be worth while including instructions to keep it light. Adaptations: This is also great as an Icebreaker activity for students and teacher to get to know each other. You can keep the activity as wishes or ask them to write three things about themselves.
You can even change it to two things true and one lie to add some fun and creativity. This is my number one game. It is just perfect for all levels of English learner. It can be made easier for younger and ESL students and learners and more difficult for higher levels. No matter what level of learner is in the class you can use this game.
Now watch the video to see someone very VERY good at asking the questions in action. It is better to teacher this to students with at least a basic abilty, but it doesnt have to be high level as you can level the wuestion you ask.
Tips: Ask questions starting with do you, can you , will you etc usually catch students out. Also you can repeat the students answer and add yes, or no to the end and it might catch them out to nod or repeat you. It is simply awesome to play this and as I said earlier even 5 and 6 year olds quickly grasp this English speaking game.
Once i have played it with my students it is the most requested speaking game every lesson following that. Allowing your students to communicate with each other takes off some of the pressure of a whole class environment and allows them to risk take with their English speaking in a less public arena.
In this game, each student in the pair draws a picture, keeping their paper shielded from the eyes of their partner. Ideally, pictures should be fairly simple. Once the picture is complete, they explain to their partner, using words only, how to replicate the image this can be done at a desk or as a whispers type activity across school halls if you want a more physical speaking game. He may miss out how many windows, the family in front of it or all manner of details.
This allows the teacher to compare the two drawings with the students and ask what language they could have added to get more details into the picture. This really enables students to start to think about expanding and adding to the phrases they say. The difference in drawings is often pretty funny as well. It is probably easier and more adaptable for the culture or location you are teaching in to make a simple version with famous people from your area.
It is also a brilliant ice breaker between students if you teach classes who do not know one another — and especially essential if you are teaching a small class size. The game is excellent for practicing English speaking skills, though make sure you save some time for after the game to comment on any mistakes students may have made during the game.
Actually this stems for a party or drinking game at universities and can be adapted to what ever vocabulary or topic you are teaching at the time. In the university version we all stick a post it to our foreheads and have to guess the famous person we are.
Similar to the Guess who game above. In ESL or Classroom use we can do this with Jobs , animals, furniture, absolutely anything all you need are some post its or similar to stick to peoples heads or backs — anywhere they can not read it. It is a great ESL speaking game for classrooms with limited resources.
This classic classroom activity still has a place in modern classrooms. Students simply bring in something they would like to Show and Tell to their classmates. It practices students speaking ability, and their ability to prepare short written scripts that they will have to read.
For those not talking it practices their listening ability, especially if you add a could of quiz questions at the end of each show and tell part. You can change this by having a mystery box and they have to describe the item with out looking to their classmates and have them try to guess or the student of course what it is.
Maybe its because i am writing this just a couple of days after Christmas, but I notice there are a lot of party games in this list. It might be that, but it might also be because they just work. Everyone, young and old, likes to have fun and these games provide that in abundance. Taboo is no exception. It is simply a deck of cards, you can make your own or pick up a glossy set on Amazon for not much.
On the card they have one target word and four words underneath. The player, in one minute or what ever time limit you decide to set has to try to explain what the target word is with out mentioning it, or the four related words underneath. The beauty of this game is that you can adapt it to whichever topic you have been studying and make it easier or more difficult depending on the age and abilities of your students.
It works in ESL and native speaking classrooms. This is a nice physical game for warm up or for end of class consolidation. You just need a bean bag and some ideas. It is similar to the Mallets Mallet Word assocation game above but involves the who class rather than pairs at the front. This is great fun and students of ALL ages get into it very quickly.
You can also allow then to pick their own subjects after a few goes. The simple fact is that students of all ages learn better when they are having fun. If you can try to incorporate some of these English Speaking games and activities into your lessons then you will find that more and more your students are willing to engage and practice the language you are teaching them.
There are hundreds more activities, but these are our favorites. We have a booklet of ten of them for free download if you want an idea of some of the resources behind them, but we will also be putting them up on the site as time goes by so you can take them individually as you need. Thought it was about time to sharing both what I have learnt during that time and the resources I have put together. On this site we aim to teach the theory and share our thoughts, but also go that one step further and give you access to the hard resources you need for your class or for you children.
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Following the alphabet, initial phonics sounds and CVC words, digraphs are the next step of phonics instruction.
However the concept of digraphs, especially if coupled with learning consonant blends can be tricky for young learners. We have a selection of free digraph worksheets for download and use below. For intermediate ESL. Students practice 'be going to' for future plans by inviting classmates to an activity they have designed.
Free worksheet for pre-intermediate ESL. Students ask questions to each other to try to guess what problem they have. This activity practices language for giving advice.
Activity that reviews question forms. In pairs, students guess the question that matches an answer. For intermediate-level ESL students.
A list of discussion topics for speaking practice in ESL class. Good for debate, sharing opinions, speeches, or improving English conversation skill. Speaking activity to practice reported speech. Students clarify questions to each other and then answer. Free download. Upper-intermediate ESL. For upper-intermediate ESL class. Good for all ESL levels. Eavesdropping is a great activity for speaking, listening, and writing. Use it to practice idioms, phrasal verbs, and more.
Fun speaking activity for practicing wish and the second unreal conditional. Good for English speaking and grammar class.
Students give a high five to students they have something in common with. Bean videos are a fun way to teach the present progressive present continuous to ESL students. Read about this speaking activity for grammar practice.
For Intermediate ESL class. ESL speaking activity for reviewing common grammar mistakes. Students are divided into pairs and correct grammar mistakes together.
A bingo game for practicing reported speech indirect speech. Students report their partner's information to each other. In pairs, students ask discussion questions to practice superlatives and comparatives. A fun speaking and grammar activity for ESL students.
A basic speaking activity in which students give awards to each other using superlatives. Suitable for pre-intermediate or high beginner ESL.
For beginner ESL students. Business-English focus.
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