These are some slides with sentences from high intermediate ESL students’ papers that I use as part of a grammar game. I do it a few times as a semester to review and allow more relaxed practice. I put students in pairs or groups, and usually allow them to use books and notes. The sentence appears on a slide, and then students work together to find and decide how to correct any mistakes. They write […]
Category: Games
Spelling Word Bingo
In some classes I like to include spelling words, and have a spelling bee at the end of the semester. I choose words from the most common lists (everyday for beg-int classes, and academic for int-adv classes) or based on key words from class texts. One way to help students review vocabulary in a new way is to have bingo. I have them fill out the blank cards with words from their lists and then […]
Adjectives, Gerunds, Infinitives Board Game: Identifying Parts of Speech
This activity takes place as a review after students have learned adjectives, infinitives and gerunds. Cut up the parts of speech cards. You will need a game board for each small group and enough dice for each group to use one. Students get into small groups with the cards face-down and a player piece on “Start” (I have them use a tiny piece of paper with their initials on it). A player rolls the die, […]
Vocabulary Practice Bingo
Spelling Word Bingo: This is a way to practice vocabulary (whether from a reading or any other vocabulary source). It can be used at almost any level as you would just use the vocabulary students are currently learning and could adapt box size, etc. to accommodate. I used it in an advanced ESL writing/reading class, after half the semester (they had a few vocab lists and had taken a few spelling quizzes already). The students […]
Grammar Fun with Poetry/Songs
When we are in a “dull” grammar lesson, I try to add some excitement though the arts, poetry, or music. I usually start the lesson off very slowly, then introduce a song or poem. I find that this prompts the students to be more engaged (as they know the alternative is a grammar worksheet). This is a format for a poem that I have used in my intermediate/advanced classes. I have students write their own […]
Classmate Bingo with mixed verb tenses
<<Classmate Bingo with mixed verb tense >> I use this lesson towards the end of the semester in an intermediate integrated skills class (although I did it in an advanced class and they found it a good review at the start of the semester). First we started by labeling the verb tenses in the boxes, and then students have to write their own questions using the appropriate tense (numbered boxes to numbered lines) on the back. […]