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20 ESL Games

ESL games and activities can help to build class cohesion, increase energy levels and most importantly, provide a framework in which students are motivated to learn target language.

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Angela Chan
Angela Chan
10th December 2016 in education
20 ESL Games
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  • 1

    First Day Activity

    30-40 Minutes
    All levels
    All ages
    Any
    Board markers, paper and pens
  • 2

    Call My Bluff / Two Truths, One Lie

    10-20 Minutes
    All levels
    All ages
    6 or more
    Colored markers and board
  • 3

    Board Race

    10-20 Minutes
    All levels
    All ages
    6 or more
    Colored markers and board
  • 5

    Word Association

    5-10 Minutes
    All levels
    All ages
    4 or more
    Just a ball!
  • 9

    Hot Seat

    10-20 Minutes
    All levels
    All ages
    6 or more
    A list of vocabulary, board and marker
  • 11

    Disappearing Text

    5-10 Minutes
    All levels
    All ages
    6 or more
    Board, marker and eraser
  • 14

    Road Trip

    10-20 Minutes
    All levels
    All ages
    8 or more
    -
  • 17

    Pictionary

    10-20 Minutes
    All levels
    All ages
    Any
    Bunch of words on papers and put in bag, board, markers and eraser
  • 19

    Stand up if you've ever…

    15-20 Minutes
    All levels
    All ages
    6 or more
    Board and markers
  • 20

    Tic Tac Toe

    10-15 Minutes
    All levels
    All ages
    8 or more
    Board and markers
  • 4

    Running dictation

    10-20 Minutes
    Beginner to Advanced
    8+
    6 or more
    Printed sentences, blu-tack
  • 6

    Word Relay

    5-10 Minutes
    Beginner to Advanced
    All ages
    6 or more
    Colored markers and board
  • 12

    Retell the Story 1-2-3

    10-20 Minutes
    Beginner to Advanced
    8+
    6 or more
    Timer
  • 13

    ESL Surveys

    15-30 Minutes
    Beginner to Advanced
    All ages
    8 or more
    Pen and paper
  • 16

    Hangman

    5 Minutes
    Beginner to Advanced
    All ages
    Any
    Board, marker and eraser
  • 7

    Sentence Showdown

    10-15 Minutes
    Intermediate to Advanced
    All ages
    6 or more
    15 or more jumbled sentences prepared, board and markers
  • 8

    Dictogloss

    10-20 Minutes
    Intermediate to Advanced
    All ages
    6 or more
    A short story
  • 10

    Convince Me

    10-15 Minutes
    Intermediate to Advanced
    All ages
    6 or more
    Prepare a bag of items
  • 15

    Advertisement Design

    25-35 Minutes
    Intermediate to Advanced
    All ages
    Any
    Example of advertisement
  • 18

    Past Perfect Predicaments

    10-15 Minutes
    Intermediate to Advanced
    All ages
    Any
    Print out set of past predicament cards
  • 1

    First Day Activity

  • 2

    Call My Bluff / Two Truths, One Lie

  • 3

    Board Race

  • 5

    Word Association

  • 9

    Hot Seat

  • 11

    Disappearing Text

  • 14

    Road Trip

  • 17

    Pictionary

  • 19

    Stand up if you've ever…

  • 20

    Tic Tac Toe

  • 4

    Running dictation

  • 6

    Word Relay

  • 12

    Retell the Story 1-2-3

  • 13

    ESL Surveys

  • 16

    Hangman

  • 7

    Sentence Showdown

  • 8

    Dictogloss

  • 10

    Convince Me

  • 15

    Advertisement Design

  • 18

    Past Perfect Predicaments

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