In the Alphabet Race ESL game, students race to write a word beginning with each letter of the alphabet.
The fast-paced Anagrams ESL game is a fun way to familiarise your students with vocabulary.
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In the Alphabet Race ESL game, students race to write a word beginning with each letter of the alphabet.
The fast-paced Anagrams ESL game is a fun way to familiarise your students with vocabulary.
In the Articulate ESL game, students describe words/phrases to their team against the clock.
The Beer Pong ESL game is an adapted version of the party game in which the ‘beer’ is an English language question or challenge.
The Blankety Blank ESL game is a version of of the UK TV game show (Match Game in the US), in which students fill in missing words with the aim of matching their classmates.
The Board Race ESL game is a flexible, active way to start the class and/or practise vocabulary.
The Can’t Stop ESL game is a variation on the board game of the same name, in which students have to answer consecutive questions correctly to win.
A version of the classic party game, the Charades ESL game is a fun way to practise many different types of vocabulary or grammar.
The Compound Pictionary ESL game is a variation on normal Pictionary in which each team draws part of a compound noun.
In the Connect Four ESL game students have to get ‘four in a row’ by identifying correct word(s), for example irregular verb forms.
The Dice Of Fortune ESL game is a version of Wheel Of Fortune that uses dice instead of a wheel.
In the Five In Five ESL game, students try to guess a five-letter word using other five-letter words.
As seen on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, in the Five-Second Summaries ESL game students only have five seconds to describe movies, famous people or other vocabulary items to their teammates.
The Hangman ESL game is always an easy option for a warmer, but it’s also a great way to familiarise students with new vocabulary or idioms.
Named after the popular app, in the Heads Up ESL game students have to guess words/phrases from the descriptions of their team (Reverse Articulate).
In the Hot Potato ESL game, the student holding the ball when the music stops has to complete a challenge.
Rather than one specific activity, the Hot Seat ESL game (or Backs To The Board) is a very versatile set-up used for many different guessing games.
In the Jenga ESL Game, an English language challenge is assigned to each block.
A version of the TV game show, the Jeopardy ESL game can be used to review any type of target language.
The Kings Cup ESL Game (also known as Ring Of Fire) is an adapted party game in which students complete different challenges depending on the card they pick.