Category Archives: "lateral thinking"

ESL Warmer Class Snap

ESL Warmer: Class Snap

ESL Brain Breaks, ESL warmer, ESL warmers, games for esl students, ice breaker activities for students, Ice breaker games, ice breaker games for students, lateral thinking DavidM Leave a comment

Class Snap is a no prep warmer that helps students get focused before starting class. In this activity, students close their eyes and collectively have to count to 20. The counting starts with the teacher saying ‘1’ and then another students continues and the class counts one person at a time. If two students say a […]

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 […]

Enigma

Activity, Adults, All levels, Board game, Brain Breaks, Brain teasers, Crime, Curiosity, Game, Ice breaker games, lateral thinking, logic problems, problem solving, Warmers DavidM 1 Comment

Enigma Enigma is a quick and simple ESL game you can put together in no time. It’s a great ESL game for teens and adults of all levels but can be easily adapted for younger learners. It’s a great activity to practice question forming and practising vocabulary from previous lessons etc. It’s also an enjoyable way of […]