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# Quick L2 games

By [Danette H (@danetteh)](https://listium.com/@danetteh)

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Published 14 March 2019 · Updated 14 March 2019

Category: education

Quick language games 

## Items

### 1. [First Day Activity](https://listium.com/@danetteh/41814/quick-l2-games/1/first-day-activity)

Item ID: `1`

- Time: 30-40 Minutes
- Level: All levels
- Age: All ages
- Class size: Any
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/nevql9qrj9kfpnprmwh4.jpg)
- Procedures:
  > 1. Make a list on the board with some personal information (English name, name in home country, major, hometown, birthday, etc.) 
  > 
  > 2. Also list a few interesting questions for students to answer (What is the one thing that makes you unique? What do you expect to learn in this class? What makes you angry? Where did you went and what did you do during the recent holiday?) 
  > 
  > 3. Get the students to write their answers on a piece of paper. 
  > 
  > 4. Collect the papers and mix them up. One at a time, call out the name of each student and encourage them to come up to the front and get them to tell the class about themselves based on the information they wrote down. 
  > 
  > 5. For more advanced students, don't be afraid to keep them in front of the class to ask few more questions! 
  > 
  > Link for more info.: http://monkeyabroad.com/how-to-survive-your-first-day-of-teaching-college-esl/
- Speaking: true
- Listening: true
- Reading: false
- Writing: false
- Vocabulary: false
- Grammar: false
- Materials Required: Board markers, paper and pens

### 2. [Call My Bluff / Two Truths, One Lie](https://listium.com/@danetteh/41814/quick-l2-games/2/call-my-bluff--two-truths-one-lie)

Item ID: `2`

- Time: 10-20 Minutes
- Level: All levels
- Age: All ages
- Class size: 6 or more
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/ociffot4cw50npnbunz7.jpg)
- Procedures:
  > "1. Write 3 statements about yourself on the board, two of which should be lies and one which should be true.
  > 
  > 2. Allow your students to ask you questions about each statement and then guess which one is the truth. You might want to practice your poker face before starting this game!
  > 
  > 3. If they guess correctly then they win.
  > 
  > Extension: Give students time to write their own two truths and one lie.
  > - Pair them up and have them play again, this time with their list, with their new partner. If you want to really extend the game and give students even more time to practice their speaking/listening skills, rotate partners every five minutes.
  > - Bring the whole class back together and have students announce one new thing they learned about another student as a recap."
  > 
  > Link for more info.:
  > https://www.gooverseas.com/blog/10-best-games-esl-teachers
- Speaking: true
- Listening: true
- Reading: false
- Writing: false
- Vocabulary: false
- Grammar: false
- Materials Required: Colored markers and board

### 3. [Board Race](https://listium.com/@danetteh/41814/quick-l2-games/3/board-race)

Item ID: `3`

- Time: 10-20 Minutes
- Level: All levels
- Age: All ages
- Class size: 6 or more
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/sunb2qvd0mdg3caprlfz.jpg)
- Procedures:
  > "1. Split the class into two teams and give each team a colored marker.
  > 
  > 2. If you have a very large class, it may be better to split the students into teams of 3 or 4.
  > 
  > 3. Draw a line down the middle of the board and write a topic at the top.
  > 
  > 4. The students must then write as many words as you require related to the topic in the form of a relay race.
  > 
  > 5. Each team wins one point for each correct word. Any words that are unreadable or misspelled are not counted."
  > 
  > Link for more info.: 
  > https://www.gooverseas.com/blog/10-best-games-esl-teachers
- Speaking: false
- Listening: false
- Reading: false
- Writing: false
- Vocabulary: true
- Grammar: true
- Materials Required: Colored markers and board

### 4. [Word Association](https://listium.com/@danetteh/41814/quick-l2-games/5/word-association)

Item ID: `5`

- Time: 5-10 Minutes
- Level: All levels
- Age: All ages
- Class size: 4 or more
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/dtxvtizikjvignil9zhe.jpg)
- Procedures:
  > "1. You need a ball or a soft die
  > 2. Have your students stand
  > 3. Pass the ball to one student and give them a word (any word)
  > 4. They say the first word that they think of
  > 5. Then they pass the ball to another person and...
  > 6. That person says the first word they think of
  > 7. Continue"
  > 
  > Link for more info.:
  > http://www.eslinsider.com/how-to-teach-english-videos/warm-up-icebreakers/word-association
- Speaking: true
- Listening: true
- Reading: false
- Writing: false
- Vocabulary: false
- Grammar: false
- Materials Required: Just a ball!

### 5. [Hot Seat](https://listium.com/@danetteh/41814/quick-l2-games/9/hot-seat)

Item ID: `9`

- Time: 10-20 Minutes
- Level: All levels
- Age: All ages
- Class size: 6 or more
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/bjbo7gi4cxaxvzwambtf.jpg)
- Procedures:
  > "1. Break the class into different teams (two is best, but if you have a large class, any number could be used).
  > 
  > 2. Sit the students facing the board.
  > 
  > 3. Place an empty chair next to the board - one for each team - and put it at the front of the class, facing the team members. These chairs are the 'hot seats'
  > 
  > 4. Then get one member from each team to come up and sit in that chair, so they are facing their team-mates and have their back to the board.
  > 
  > 5. As the teacher, have a list of vocabulary items that you want to use in this game.
  > Take the first word from that list and write it clearly on the board.
  > 
  > Link for more info.:
  > https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/hot-seat-0
- Speaking: true
- Listening: true
- Reading: false
- Writing: false
- Vocabulary: true
- Grammar: false
- Materials Required: A list of vocabulary, board and marker

### 6. [Disappearing Text](https://listium.com/@danetteh/41814/quick-l2-games/11/disappearing-text)

Item ID: `11`

- Time: 5-10 Minutes
- Level: All levels
- Age: All ages
- Class size: 6 or more
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/pmrhpc5rizgkvmdsupi4.png)
- Procedures:
  > "1. Write a sentence on the whiteboard. Optionally, have a PowerPoint prepared.
  > 
  > 2. Have the entire class stand and read aloud what is on the board.
  > 
  > 3. Erase one word or phrase at a time and have the class repeat the sentence in its entirety.
  > 
  > 4. Anyone who makes an error must sit down, until there is one student, group, or table left standing."
  >  
  > Link for more info.: 
  > http://eslspeaking.org/disappearing-text-esl-vocabulary-game/
- Speaking: true
- Listening: false
- Reading: true
- Writing: false
- Vocabulary: false
- Grammar: false
- Materials Required: Board, marker and eraser

### 7. [Road Trip](https://listium.com/@danetteh/41814/quick-l2-games/14/road-trip)

Item ID: `14`

- Time: 10-20 Minutes
- Level: All levels
- Age: All ages
- Class size: 8 or more
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/dlwsmgdlydkl6fhxsrpu.jpg)
- Procedures:
  > "1. Ask the class, “What do we need for a road trip?”
  > 
  > 2. Each student must say one item to bring along, but every previous item must be said first.
  > 
  > 3. Student 1: Fruit. Student 2: Fruit and vegetables. Student 3: Fruit, vegetables and a cat. Student 4: Fruit, vegetables, a cat and an umbrella. Keep going until a student forgets the list.
  > 
  > 4. This activity is a great time-killer. With a large class, the list can get huge."
  > 
  > Link for more info.:
  > http://monkeyabroad.com/27-esl-games-for-large-classes/
- Speaking: false
- Listening: false
- Reading: false
- Writing: false
- Vocabulary: true
- Grammar: false
- Materials Required: -

### 8. [Pictionary](https://listium.com/@danetteh/41814/quick-l2-games/17/pictionary)

Item ID: `17`

- Time: 10-20 Minutes
- Level: All levels
- Age: All ages
- Class size: Any
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/egl6rdxuvhetpxe8s8pg.jpg)
- Procedures:
  > "1. Before the class starts, prepare a bunch of words and put them in a bag.
  > 
  > 2. Split the class into teams of 2 and draw a line down the middle of the board.
  > 
  > 3. Give one team member from each team a pen and ask them to choose a word from the bag.
  > 
  > 4. Tell the students to draw the word as a picture on the board and encourage their team to guess the word.
  > 
  > 5. The first team to shout the correct answer gets a point.
  > 
  > 6. The student who has completed drawing should then nominate someone else to draw for their team.
  > 
  > 7. Repeat this until all the words are gone - make sure you have enough words that each student gets to draw at least once!"
  > 
  > Link for more info.:
  > https://www.gooverseas.com/blog/10-best-games-esl-teachers
- Speaking: false
- Listening: false
- Reading: false
- Writing: false
- Vocabulary: true
- Grammar: false
- Materials Required: Bunch of words on papers and put in bag, board, markers and eraser

### 9. [Stand up if you've ever…](https://listium.com/@danetteh/41814/quick-l2-games/19/stand-up-if-youve-ever)

Item ID: `19`

- Time: 15-20 Minutes
- Level: All levels
- Age: All ages
- Class size: 6 or more
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/hl9mleymmjifrvlrzg8g.jpg)
- Procedures:
  > "1. The aim of this game is to be the only person standing up by sharing a life experience and inviting other students to stand if they’ve also had the same experience.
  > 2. Demonstrate the game using some examples from your own life. For example:
  > 3. Stand up if you’ve ever flown in a helicopter.
  > 4. Stand up if you’ve ever been to Disneyland
  > 5. Stand up if you’ve never eaten a hamburger
  > 6. If you manage to be the only person standing for one of your examples, you would get a point.
  > 7. Now ask students to think of three experiences from their own lives which they can use in the game. Students might need 10 to 15 minutes for this stage.
  > 8. Write the name or initials of each student on the board in a line on the board.
  > 9. The first student makes their first stand up if… statement and gets to their feet. If they are the only student standing they get a point. Mark the point on the board under their name and move on to the next student.
  > 10. Go round the class two or three times and make sure to encourage questions about some of the stories as you uncover them. This game is a great conversation starter.
  > 11. The winner is the student with the most points under their name at the end."
  > 
  > Link for more info.:
  > http://eslgames.com/present+perfect+game/
- Speaking: true
- Listening: true
- Reading: false
- Writing: false
- Vocabulary: false
- Grammar: true
- Materials Required: Board and markers

### 10. [Tic Tac Toe](https://listium.com/@danetteh/41814/quick-l2-games/20/tic-tac-toe)

Item ID: `20`

- Time: 10-15 Minutes
- Level: All levels
- Age: All ages
- Class size: 8 or more
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/kigjh2zegaepuog9blzu.png)
- Procedures:
  > "1. You need two teams of 1-4 to play this game, one team plays as Xs, the other as Os.
  > 
  > 2. Draw a Tic Tac Toe grid on the board and write in each square one of the items to be reviewed.
  > 
  > 3. Teams take it in turns to choose a square. After consulting with the team a player makes a sentence using the chosen word in the correct form. If the sentence is correct, place an X or O in the square depending on the team. If the sentence is wrong the square stays in play.
  > 
  > 4. The winner is the team which manages to connect three Xs or Os in a row – either horizontally, vertically or diagonally.
  > Tip
  > Put one of the more challenging grammar items in the high value middle square."
  > 
  > Link for more info.:
  > http://eslgames.com/tic-tac-toe/
- Speaking: true
- Listening: true
- Reading: false
- Writing: false
- Vocabulary: false
- Grammar: true
- Materials Required: Board and markers

### 11. [Running dictation](https://listium.com/@danetteh/41814/quick-l2-games/4/running-dictation)

Item ID: `4`

- Time: 10-20 Minutes
- Level: Beginner to Advanced
- Age: 8+
- Class size: 6 or more
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/gxxsyhehdu8gfusfa2l4.jpg)
- Procedures:
  > "Procedure:
  > 1. Before students arrive, prepare the classroom, by moving the desks into a “secretary area” and leaving an open area for students to run back and forth. In the open area, post the sentence strips or story on the wall.
  > 
  > 2. When students arrive, divide them into pairs.
  > 
  > 3. Have one student from each pair sit with a pencil and paper. Have the other run back and forth between the sentence strips and their partner, until they have dictated the entire passage.  
  > 
  > 4. Emphasize that students must only whisper but not talk or yell.
  > 
  > 5. You may need to remind students periodically that the runner can spell aloud, but cannot write anything.
  > 
  > 6. If the sentence strips form a story, have the partners work together to correctly order the sentences.
  > 
  > 7. Finally, have a volunteer read the entire passage while the other groups check their work."
  > 
  > Link for more info.:
  > http://eslspeaking.org/esl-game-running-dictation/
- Speaking: true
- Listening: true
- Reading: false
- Writing: true
- Vocabulary: false
- Grammar: false
- Materials Required: Printed sentences, blu-tack

### 12. [Word Relay](https://listium.com/@danetteh/41814/quick-l2-games/6/word-relay)

Item ID: `6`

- Time: 5-10 Minutes
- Level: Beginner to Advanced
- Age: All ages
- Class size: 6 or more
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/zll39mo7l425jghllqco.jpg)
- Procedures:
  > "1. Break the class into 2 teams, each team forms a line to the whiteboard.
  > 2. The first student in line writes a word. The next student in line writes a word that begins with the last letter of the previous word.
  > 3.Turtle, elephant, turn, neighbor, read, draw, … until every student from a particular team has written a word.
  > 4. Make the game difficult by changing the variables (4-letter words only, nouns only, 5-letter words only, etc.)"
  > 
  > Link for more info.: 
  > http://monkeyabroad.com/27-esl-games-for-large-classes/
- Speaking: false
- Listening: false
- Reading: false
- Writing: false
- Vocabulary: true
- Grammar: false
- Materials Required: Colored markers and board

### 13. [Retell the Story 1-2-3](https://listium.com/@danetteh/41814/quick-l2-games/12/retell-the-story-1-2-3)

Item ID: `12`

- Time: 10-20 Minutes
- Level: Beginner to Advanced
- Age: 8+
- Class size: 6 or more
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/zabm8pka245kx2z2mjj3.jpg)
- Procedures:
  > "1. The teacher can do a demonstration, telling either a story or introducing themselves.
  > 
  > 2. Divide students into pairs after giving them a minute or two to think of a story to tell.
  > 
  > 3. Tell students which partner will go first (ie: students on the right) and start the timer for one minute. When time is up, start the timer for the second partner.
  > 
  > 4. Instruct the students who spoke first to move to the seat in front of theirs (or according to your classroom configuration), set the timer for two minutes, and complete round two.
  > 
  > 5. After both partners have had a turn, have the same students move again, set the timer for three minutes, and complete round three."
  > 
  > Link for more info.:
  > http://eslspeaking.org/retell-the-story-1-2-3-a-fluency-activity-for-esl-students/
- Speaking: true
- Listening: true
- Reading: false
- Writing: false
- Vocabulary: false
- Grammar: false
- Materials Required: Timer

### 14. [ESL Surveys](https://listium.com/@danetteh/41814/quick-l2-games/13/esl-surveys)

Item ID: `13`

- Time: 15-30 Minutes
- Level: Beginner to Advanced
- Age: All ages
- Class size: 8 or more
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/zshakwcz3ykvvtq0ukrg.png)
- Procedures:
  > "1. Give the students a sheet of paper with some questions and they need to find one of their classmates who fits each slot. For example: “Do you travel sometimes?” or, “Are you a university student?” Then, if their partner answers yes, they write down their name and ask them one more question to elicit an extra piece of information. You can review the 5 “W” + “H” questions if necessary before the activity. The students can only talk to each classmate one time and emphasize as well that it is a 1-1 activity and not to work in teams..
  > 
  > 2. Prep the activity well, before you turn students loose, saying what you’re looking for: only speaking English, talking to everybody, writing the answers in English. Get the students to ask you a couple of questions first, by way of example."
  > 
  > Link for more info.: 
  > http://eslspeaking.org/6-esl-survey-ideas/
- Speaking: true
- Listening: true
- Reading: true
- Writing: true
- Vocabulary: false
- Grammar: false
- Materials Required: Pen and paper

### 15. [Hangman](https://listium.com/@danetteh/41814/quick-l2-games/16/hangman)

Item ID: `16`

- Time: 5 Minutes
- Level: Beginner to Advanced
- Age: All ages
- Class size: Any
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/qaxv29g2ctpiuw7gsha0.jpg)
- Procedures:
  > 1. "Think of a word and write the number of letters on the board using dashes to show many letters there are.
  > 
  > 2. Ask students to suggest a letter. If it appears in the word, write it in all of the correct spaces. If the letter does not appear in the word, write it off to the side and begin drawing the image of a hanging man.
  > 
  > 3. Continue until the students guess the word correctly (they win) or you complete the diagram (you win)."
  > 
  > Link for more info.:
  > https://www.gooverseas.com/blog/10-best-games-esl-teachers
- Speaking: false
- Listening: false
- Reading: false
- Writing: false
- Vocabulary: true
- Grammar: false
- Materials Required: Board, marker and eraser

### 16. [Sentence Showdown](https://listium.com/@danetteh/41814/quick-l2-games/7/sentence-showdown)

Item ID: `7`

- Time: 10-15 Minutes
- Level: Intermediate to Advanced
- Age: All ages
- Class size: 6 or more
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/dwjcl6lqr534wmwg9dfn.jpg)
- Procedures:
  > "1. Write a sentence at the top of the whiteboard/blackboard with the words jumbled.
  > 
  > 2. Write something like, “cat cute that so is” (That cat is so cute).
  > 
  > 3. Solve this example sentence yourself, eliciting help from your students to arrange the words properly.
  > 
  > 4. Once they understand the concept, split the class into 2 teams.
  > 
  > 5. Call on one student from each team to compete next. I like to choose the texting, chatting kids in the back of class first.
  > 
  > 6. Once a student from each team is in position to write on their side of the board, it’s time to play.
  > 
  > 7. Write a new jumbled sentence at the top of the board.
  > 
  > 8. While the two students race to write the sentence correctly, encourage the class to help their teammates.
  > 
  > 9. The first team that writes the sentence correctly gets a point. The team with the most points at the end of class wins.
  > 
  > Easy: 1 point — “buffalo like smell you a” (You smell like a buffalo).
  > Medium: 2 points — “forever and me friends be you will” (You and me will be friends forever).
  > Hard: 3 points — “I’ve heard that’s thing ever funniest the” (That’s the funniest thing I’ve ever heard)."
  > 
  > Link for more info.:
  > http://monkeyabroad.com/kick-ass-esl-game-sentence-showdown/
- Speaking: false
- Listening: false
- Reading: false
- Writing: true
- Vocabulary: false
- Grammar: true
- Materials Required: 15 or more jumbled sentences prepared, board and markers

### 17. [Dictogloss](https://listium.com/@danetteh/41814/quick-l2-games/8/dictogloss)

Item ID: `8`

- Time: 10-20 Minutes
- Level: Intermediate to Advanced
- Age: All ages
- Class size: 6 or more
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/nxexj6ffawftjpjkvy9l.jpg)
- Procedures:
  > "1. Prepare a short story. The length of the story depends on the level of the students.
  > 
  > 2. Put students in groups of two or three and read the story to them, slowly, emphasizing the key words and the main points. How much emphasize depends on the level of the students.
  > 
  > 3. Students remember the details of the story and compare with their group. I usually only allow them to do this by speaking, but you could also let them take some notes as they listen.
  > 
  > 4. Read the story again and have students attempt to recreate the story adding more details, again by speaking. They could also take some notes, but again, this is optional.
  > 
  > 5. Read the story again (depending on level and difficulty of story) and the students again attempt to recreate it. This time, it should come very close to the original version.
  > 
  > 6. Elicit a couple of teams to tell their re-creation to the class (in a small class). Or, put two teams together and they can tell their stories to each other (in a larger class). You could make this activity into a writing one at this point by having students write out their final version.
  > 
  > 7. Read the story one final time for students to compare with what they have."
  > 
  > Link for more info.:
  > http://www.eslactivity.org/dictogloss-esl-listening-and-speaking-activity/
- Speaking: true
- Listening: true
- Reading: false
- Writing: true
- Vocabulary: true
- Grammar: false
- Materials Required: A short story

### 18. [Convince Me](https://listium.com/@danetteh/41814/quick-l2-games/10/convince-me)

Item ID: `10`

- Time: 10-15 Minutes
- Level: Intermediate to Advanced
- Age: All ages
- Class size: 6 or more
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/wzgiebipziguj1pyxkrw.jpg)
- Procedures:
  > "1. Great for teaching your students the art of persuasion.
  > 
  > 2. Bring a bag of candy to class for this one.
  > 
  > 3. Teach the class different ways to convince via persuasion: if…then…, pity, flattery, etc.
  > 
  > 4. Break the class into 2 teams.
  > 
  > 5. To earn candy, a team must be more persuasive than the opposing team.
  > “If you give me the candy, then I will give you 100 dollars.”
  > “I’m too poor to afford candy and I’m starving. Please give me a piece of candy.”
  > “You look very handsome today teacher. So can I have a piece of candy?”
  > 
  > The tactics get pretty hilarious when a piece of candy is on the line."
  > 
  > Link for more info.:
  > http://monkeyabroad.com/27-esl-games-for-large-classes/
- Speaking: true
- Listening: true
- Reading: false
- Writing: false
- Vocabulary: false
- Grammar: false
- Materials Required: Prepare a bag of items

### 19. [Advertisement Design](https://listium.com/@danetteh/41814/quick-l2-games/15/advertisement-design)

Item ID: `15`

- Time: 25-35 Minutes
- Level: Intermediate to Advanced
- Age: All ages
- Class size: Any
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/uoxf3yw809rrngjofcgd.jpg)
- Procedures:
  > "Teach the students some key marketing phrases: advertisement, sale, discount, 50% off, brand, logo, slogan, price, etc.
  > 
  > 1. Prepare an example of an advertisement to show the class.
  > 
  > 2. Give the students 20 minutes to design 
  > their ad.
  > 
  > 3. If time permits, encourage the students to present their ad to the class.
  > 
  > 4. Students who present their ad receive bonus points to their final grade."
  > 
  > Link for more info.:
  > http://monkeyabroad.com/27-esl-games-for-large-classes/
- Speaking: true
- Listening: true
- Reading: false
- Writing: false
- Vocabulary: true
- Grammar: false
- Materials Required: Example of advertisement

### 20. [Past Perfect Predicaments](https://listium.com/@danetteh/41814/quick-l2-games/18/past-perfect-predicaments)

Item ID: `18`

- Time: 10-15 Minutes
- Level: Intermediate to Advanced
- Age: All ages
- Class size: Any
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/cstdhl8nclsduflk9hg1.jpg)
- Procedures:
  > "1. Print out or make up a set of past perfect predicament cards. Give each pair of students a shuffled set which should be placed face down on the desk. The first student takes the top card and reads the predicament to their partner.
  > 
  > 2. For example, I saw you at a party last week, you had a big smile on your face, the second student must now explain how they came to be in that situation by using the past perfect, e.g. Yes,I had just got a promotion or I was smiling because I had drunk a whole bottle of champagne.
  > 
  > 3. Make sure to model this well, students might think they need to explain what they were doing and not what they had just done or been doing.
  > 
  > 4. Finally catch up with some of the most interesting answers from the group as a whole and sort out any grammatical problems."
  > 
  > Link for more info.:
  > http://eslgames.com/past-perfect-predicaments/
- Speaking: true
- Listening: true
- Reading: false
- Writing: false
- Vocabulary: false
- Grammar: true
- Materials Required: Print out set of past predicament cards