ESL Activities

Ideas for activities and games in the English classroom.

Various Levels

 Elementary Level

• Authentic Cooking Experience
  Imperatives used for instructions; vocabulary for food and cooking; adverbs of sequence
• Animal Adventures
• Beat The Teacher
  Objective: lesson revision
• Ring-A-Word
• Typical Day
• Noun Game
  Practises: Vocabulary
• Odd-One-Out
  Practises: Vocabulary
• Vocabulary Cards
  Practises: Vocabulary
• When You Turn Off The Light
  Practises: Vocabulary for giving directions
• Songs For All
  Practises: Vocabulary
• Hello Bingo!
  Practises: Speaking
• Secret Code
  Practises: Speaking/socialising
• Verbs And Tenses
  Practises: Sentence building
  Syntax
• What Am I Wearing?
  Practises: Vocabulary

 Pre-Intermediate Level

• Anecdote
• Clap
• Double Jeopardy
• How?
• Lion Tamer
• Past Mime
• Secret Word

 Intermediate Level

• Consonant Or Vowel
• Improvisations
• Delivering A Persuasive Speech
  Practises: Speaking Skills and Body Language
• Alternative Assessment
  Practises: Vocabulary
• Book Cover
  Practises: Reading, Expression
• Categories
  Practises: Vocabulary
• Controversial Statements
  Practises: Speaking
• Distractors
  Practises: Questions (and Patience!)
• Reading Comprehension
  Practises: Reading Comprehension
• Saint Valentine's Day
  Practises: Listening, Speaking, Writing

 Upper-Intermediate Level