Year: 2013

ESL Listen Carefully


“Listen Carefully” is a simple game for young learners. This game is a great way to practice sentence forming in a way that is not boring for your students! Its also a great way to practice ESL listening skills.

Method
1. First do an example and then choose one student that will give instructions to the other students.
e.g The student says “Stand up” and then all the other students must stand up.
2. The student gives more instructions to the class but does a different action.
e.g student says “Walk to the window” but the student who says the action walks to the door.
Students who don’t do the correct action are eliminated.
After, change the student who is giving the instructions.
After some practice, students will love this activity and its a great way to practice revision and sentence formation.

ESL Listen Carefully

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ESL Listen Carefully “Listen Carefully” is a simple game for young learners. This game is a great way to practice sentence forming in a way that is not boring for your students! Its also a great way to practice ESL listening skills. Method 1. First do an example and then choose one student that will give […]

This weeks post looks at comparative and superlative activities for teenagers. It can be difficult to find ways to introduce comparatives and superlatives to teens, as the thoughts of grammar usually makes them less than motivated. I have found that this way can be a great way to introduce comparatives and superlatives in a fun and “cool” way!
This lesson uses Daft Punks “Harder Better Faster” and is a better alternative to the Kayne West version as it contains no bad language etc.

Method


1. Before class, print a copy of the lyrics and cut the verses up.
2. Put students in groups and explain that they are going to listen to a song and you want them to organise the lyrics into the correct order.


Note: The lyrics start from around 0:30 and the set of printed lyrics ends at 2:30


3. As they listen to the song, students organise the lyrics into the correct order.
4. After they have listened to the song ask the students to underline the comparatives they can find in the lyrics. If they have not studied them before give them an example and ask them to find more examples.
5. After this it could be a good opportunity to look at the superlatives. Ask the students to write the superlative form of the words that they have underlined.
Get students to write the base form of the adjective and the superlative form.
6. Now get the students using and practicing by making comparative sentences and then using the superlative.

Download the Handout

 More comparative songs


Kelly Clarkson – Stronger
Justin Bieber – Never Say Never
Des’ree – You Gotta Be

Comparative and Superlative Games and Online Games Activities

British Council – Comparatives superlatives for kids

Loads of game ideas here for comparative adjectives 

Even more activities can be found here (Link removed as this website now charges for content)

Comparative and Superlative Activities

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This weeks post looks at comparative and superlative activities for teenagers. It can be difficult to find ways to introduce comparatives and superlatives to teens, as the thoughts of grammar usually makes them less than motivated. I have found that this way can be a great way to introduce comparatives and superlatives in a fun […]

Leave The Room is a great game to use in class to practice classroom vocabulary, prepositions and question forming. In this game, a student waits outside the classroom for 1 minute as the other students change the position of some objects. The student then enters that classroom again and has to guess what has been moved. This is a game your young learners will love playing.
 
1. Choose a student who will stand outside the class for under one minute. (make sure the student can be seen by another adult!)
2. When the student leaves the room, the other students move up to ten objects e.g books, chair, desk etc.
3. When the student who is outside returns, they try and guess what objects have been moved. Encourage them to ask questions e.g “Has the chair been moved?”
More vocabulary activities
Discover more vocabulary activities for kids. Quick Fire Vocabulary – No-prep vocabulary game for all ages. What Am I? Riddles – Simple riddles to get students thinking. Stop The Bus – Fun game to practice spelling and vocabulary topics. Grass Skirts – Is a great way to recycle vocabulary with young learners in an active way. Password – A fun activity to recycle vocabulary with all ages.
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ESL Game: Leave The Room

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Leave The Room is a great game to use in class to practice classroom vocabulary, prepositions and question forming. In this game, a student waits outside the classroom for 1 minute as the other students change the position of some objects. The student then enters that classroom again and has to guess what has been […]

 
ESL Crosswords is a simple activity that can be used as a warmer, for revision or as an end of class activity. Its a great way to revise vocabulary and practice spelling etc. 
Method
 
1. On the whiteboard write a word that the students have studied recently. 
 
2. Students in pairs or on their own take turns adding adding words to the main word. They are given points for every word they add. 
3. If students write a word you are revising they get double points! 

ESL Crosswords

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  ESL Crosswords is a simple activity that can be used as a warmer, for revision or as an end of class activity. Its a great way to revise vocabulary and practice spelling etc.  Method   1. On the whiteboard write a word that the students have studied recently.    2. Students in pairs or […]

ESL Technology

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ESL Technology is a great way to introduce a unit dealing with the topic of technology etc. Its practices key skills such as reading and speaking. Activity Time: 20 mins + Materials required: slide show, printable handout. Skills practiced: Speaking, reading, speculating, brainstorming Level: Teens and adults. Method In pairs, get students to brainstorm 3 inventions that they think […]