Category Archives: "ice breaker games for esl students"

ESL Icebreaker Human Bingo

ESL Icebreaker: Human Bingo

Human Bingo is a fun icebreaker activity that is a great class introduction activity for young learners, teens and even adults. In this activity, students are given a bingo card with random statements. Students must go around the room questioning the other students in class to complete their bingo card.   Activity time: 10 – […]

ESL Icebreaker_ Human Spelling

ESL Icebreaker: Human Spelling

Human Spelling is a fun icebreaker activity that is a great class introduction activity for young learners, teens and even adults. In this activity, students are put into teams and given a clue. First they must work out what word the clue is and then spell the word using only their bodies. This activity is […]

ESL Game_ ID Cards

ESL Ice Breaker: ID Cards

ID Cards is a simple ESL introduction/ice breaker game to get students introduced to each other. In this activity students are put into pairs. The teacher gives each student a card with a number of questions. The students must interview each other and fill out their card. Later the students use the information they have […]

ESL Speaking Activity Dead or Alive

ESL Speaking Activity: Dead or Alive

Dead or Alive is a simple speaking activity for teens and adults. In this activity, students think of three people, dead or alive, that they would like to have lunch with. Students first write a list of who they would like to have lunch with and tell the class or their partner why they would like […]

First Class Ice Breaker

First Class Ice Breaker is a simple activity to get classes off to the right start. The summer holidays are over and the first class is just around the corner. Although it feels like you have forgotten how to teach, don’t panic! This first post of the new school year has a simple activity to get […]