Category Archives: "Board game"

“Password” is a great game that can be used again and again for revision of vocabulary. This is a game every ESL teacher should know. This game is great with kids, teens and adults and is always a popular game with groups. 

Activity Time: 10 mins +
Materials required: whiteboard.
Skills practiced: Vocabulary and spelling. 
Level: Young learners
Method 
1. Divide the class into two teams. Put a chair in front of the whiteboard facing the class. 
2. One person from one of the teams sits in the chair. Write a word on the board that team can see and not the person in the chair. The team then have to explain that word to the person in the chair without saying the word. You can set a time limit if you wish.
If the student says the word their team gets a point.
3. The second team now try. The team with the most points win.

ESL Password

All levels, Board game, End of class, ESL Games and activities, reusable, Speaking, speaking activity, vocabulary, vocabulary practice, Warmers, Young learners DavidM Leave a comment

Can’t see the video? click here “Password” is a great game that can be used again and again for revision of vocabulary. This is a game every ESL teacher should know. This game is great with kids, teens and adults and is always a popular game with groups.  Activity Time: 10 mins + Materials required: whiteboard. Skills practiced: Vocabulary […]

What Am I?

All levels, Board game, Brain Breaks, Brain teasers, Interactive whiteboard, logic problems, problem solving, riddles, speaking activity, vocabulary, Warmers, Young learners DavidM Leave a comment

Riddles can be a great way to practice speaking with ESL students. Riddles are a fantastic way to practice vocabulary and also engage students to think outside the box. This weeks’ game is a simple “What am I?” set of riddles. These riddles are made for young learners. These can also be used with other […]

Four Pictures One Word

Activity, Adults, Board game, Brain teasers, End of class, Exam Class, FCE, Game, Interactive whiteboard, lateral thinking, logic problems, reusable, smart board, Teens, vocabulary DavidM Leave a comment

This week’s game is a simple yet great way to practice English in class while having fun.  This game is suitable for a number of age groups and English levels. In ESL Four Pictures One Word, students view four related pictures and they must guess the word that connects them all. Activity Time:   10 – 15 minutes […]