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Use the monster activity to practice giving and following descriptions in English. One student draws from spoken clues while others describe the reference, making clear communication part of the game. Follow the drawing with vocabulary review and partner practice so students can try both speaking and listening roles.
Taboo-style speaking game for practicing house-and-home vocabulary by describing a target word to a teammate without using listed 'taboo' words.
Sport-themed discussion questions fill a printable board game, where each square asks something different — from “Have you ever been in a stadium?” to “Should school sport be voluntary?” and “For which sports do you need a racket?”. Students move around the board with a die and take turns answering whichever question they land on, speaking or writing their response in English. Prompts range from simple personal-experience questions and sports vocabulary to open-ended opinion topics about fairness, spending, and safety in sport, giving speakers at different levels something to respond to. The printable board is the resource itself; a die and player markers are not included and need to be supplied separately.
A visual vocabulary matching card game built around vegetable images, used to build English vocabulary for vegetable names while playing a memory/matching game.
Provide ESL/EFL teachers with a large collection of structured speaking activities (icebreakers, roleplay, problem-solving, debate, spelling/vocabulary, and grammar-based tasks) for A1-B1 level English learners to build speaking confidence and fluency.
A team-based, movement-oriented vocabulary quiz game ('Word Power Quiz') designed to re-energize young ESL/vocabulary learners with a brain-break format while reviewing basic vocabulary.
This taboo speaking game is ideal for all of your students and is the perfect practice activity for your ESL students. This game is engaging for students and entices cooperative learning for them. This game includes weather vocabulary. There are 30 cards. Instructions are included.
An ESL lesson plan teaching the days of the week to beginner-level young learners through a song, a circle game, a card game (Snap!), writing exercises, and a poster-making activity.
A picture-dictionary and practice packet teaching clothing vocabulary (25 words including T-shirt, jeans, jacket, dress, shoes, etc.) through matching, crossword, word search, missing-letters, and BINGO games.
An A2 (pre-intermediate) ESL lesson plan and worksheet set teaching the past simple tense: formation (regular/irregular, affirmative/negative/interrogative), pronunciation of -ed endings, spelling rules, time expressions, and common irregular verbs.
Teach the names of classroom supplies and school-related vocabulary to young learners, including English language learners, through a picture/word matching game.
Weather questions lead English learners along a Start-to-Finish conversation board. Prompts ask about favorite weather, rainy-day activities, clothing, heat, and thunderstorms, giving partners a reason to answer and ask follow-up questions. Use the board for speaking practice after introducing weather vocabulary, adjusting the expected length of each response to the group.
Teach elementary ESL/EFL students common school-supply nouns and classroom-command verbs through a picture dictionary, a matching exercise, and BINGO games.
ESL/EFL lesson teaching possessive noun formation ('s vs s') for singular, plural, and irregular plural nouns, and distinguishing possessives from contractions.
Eurovision topic cards give students a focus for questions they write themselves. Partners use those questions in an interviewer-and-singer role play, discussing choices such as language, genre, and stage performance. The song gap-fill provides listening practice, and three essay prompts guide an imaginative account of attending the contest.
A picture-dictionary and practice packet teaching community/occupation vocabulary (artist, businessman, cashier, coach, dentist, doctor, hairdresser, judge, mailman, mechanic, policeman, referee, sailor, surgeon, teacher, veterinarian, waiter, waitress, lawyer, photographer) through matching, crossword, word search, missing-letters,…
A set of printable storytelling picture/word cards themed around travel in Asia, for ESL/EFL/TESOL students to practice speaking and vocabulary by building stories.
Move from Start to Finish through music-themed conversation prompts. Students discuss preferences and experiences, name instruments or genres, and try an action such as humming a song for others to guess. Use the board after introducing music vocabulary so learners have words ready for their responses.
Teach kindergarten-level school vocabulary and listening skills, including for English language learners, through a bingo game.
An ESL/EFL storytelling card game that uses illustrated travel-themed vocabulary cards (people, places, and objects around Europe) as speaking and story-creation prompts.
Free download A free/sample ESL vocabulary resource teaching seasons and weather vocabulary via flashcards, aimed at early learners.
Practice ESL/EFL vocabulary for the theme "CLOTHES" through a set of word-game worksheets (anagram, crossword, matching, word search).
Practice ESL/EFL vocabulary for the theme "COMPUTER" through a set of word-game worksheets (anagram, crossword, matching, word search).
No Prep Summer Clothing Bingo Game is a fun and easy way to help kids learn seasonal clothing vocabulary while keeping them engaged. Since bingo is a familiar game, it’s simple to set up and works great for ESL lessons, summer themes, and holiday activities. I like using this during summer units, end-of-year classroom fun, or vocabulary…