ESL Bomb Game
ESL Bomb is a simple way to bring a little fun and excitement when revising material or playing games with your students. This activity can be used with quizzes, while revising, correcting homework and so on. If students get an answer correct they can choose one of the squares. If they get a number […]
ESL 4 Pictures 1 Word
ESL 4 Pictures 1 Word is a simple activity for lower level young learners (8+) and teens. Due to the popularity of the last Four Picture One Word post, I have made a second round for your classes to enjoy. This is level two and has some more challenging words for your class to discover. For those […]
Story of St Patrick (Video)
Level: Teens and adults. Pre intermediate +
MethodWhiskey In The Jar
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| The original lyrics |
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| Student’s version with errors |
The Wild Rover – gap fill
Level: Teens and adults beginners + Method 1. Give students a copy of the handout. Tell them to look at the gaps. Each gap is missing a verb. Tell them to predict which word is missing. 2. Students check their ideas in pairs. 3. Students listen to the song and correct their answers. 4. Now get them singing and clapping! My students always love singing this song.
St Patrick’s Day Storyboard
Activity Time: 10 – 15 minutes +
Materials required: Copy of picture board
Skills practiced: Vocabulary and expressions
Level: Young Learners +
Method 1. Print out a copy of the storyboards for each pair of students.
2. Cut up the cards and mix them.
3. Give a set of the cards to each pair of students. Tell them that they must look at the pictures and arrange them in the correct order. Then they must write a story using the cards. Tell them that they must write one sentence per picture (Young Learners, a paragraph for teens etc) Tell the students they have 10 minutes. Allow the students to use resources such as dictionaries etc to develop their stories.
4. After students have written their stories, get them to share and present them to the class.
St Patrick’s Day Idioms
Materials required: Copy of idiom pictures below PDF
Skills practiced: Vocabulary and expressions
Level: Young Learners (one or two idioms),Teens and adults. Beginners +
Method:
1. After you have introduced other vocabulary for St Patrick’s Day, you can introduce idioms. Show the students the idiom and then show them the picture.
2. In pairs, students try to decide what the idiom means then they report back to the class. Give an example of the idiom in use and then get the students to write their own sentence.
3. Revision is important with Idioms. As in the Powerpoint presentation, when revising idioms show the students the picture and ask them in pairs to write the idiom. After check if they have remembered correctly. Following this, concept check the meaning.
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| Definition: A wish of good luck to someone. |
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| Definition: A talent for making things grow. |
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| Definition: Jealousy |
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| Definition: To recycle materials and good for the environment. |
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| Definition: A different place appears better than where you are. |
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| Expression: The Irish are lucky or have luck. |
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| Definition: To give someone permission to do something. |
Extra materials For Young Learners
St Patrick’s Day Flashcards – Large flashcards
[gview file=”https://eslkidsgames.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/St-Patricks-Dat-Flashcards.pdf”]Key words: Ireland, leprechaun, pot of gold, rainbow, shamrock and snake
St Patrick’s Day Word Search – A word search to practice the key vocabulary of St Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day Vocabulary Match Game (young learners)
St Interactive St Patrick’s Day Board Game – Practice St Patrick’s Day vocabulary with this fun interactive board game for young learners.
St Patrick’s Day Quiz – Test your students’ knowledge of everything Irish with this fun St Patrick’s Day Quiz!
ESL St. Patrick’s Day Activity: True or False is a simple St. Patrick’s Day activity for teens and adults. In this activity, students test their knowledge about Ireland and Saint Patrick’s Day by deciding if the statements are true or false.
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