Combine English language learning with fun games and activities to make your classes more enjoyable for students. Consider using one of the 412 crosswords or board games from this section in your classes to help students learn and practice a variety of topics. For a pre-intermediate activity on the past simple, look at this crossword page. It is a fun boardgame that can help students practice saying past simple verb forms and asking past simple questions. You can alter the rules to make it longer or shorter and even change the words to encourage students to practice particular vocabulary. The most popular worksheets are Christmas themed so feel free to check those out too. These activities have been created by other busy teachers just like you and are all free and easy to print out for use in your classes.
Making English language learning fun for students will help keep them engaged in their lessons. Younger students especially enjoy learning games while older students are more likely to want a more serious learning environment, discount the usefulness of these types of activities, and see them as a waste of time. The number of crosswords and boardgames you include in your course will largely depend on how your students react to them but they have become very common and are an effective ESL teaching tool.
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I use this crossword puzzle with my elementary to pre-intermediate classes to test how much they know about simple punctuation marks. I use this at the beginning of a lesson before revising or te ...
French English Computer Terms Word Search 2 is for English students who are learning French. In my English classes I often use the DK French-English Visual Dictionary to help my students learn vo ...
French English Word Search 1 uses French vocabulary in the clues, and the students must find the English equivalent in the puzzle. In my English classes I often use the DK French-English Visual D ...
This is the same puzzle as the plain version, but it is decorated for younger students with clip art. In my English classes I often use the DK French-English Visual Dictionary to help my students ...
This game, Secret Code, is appropriate for elementary levels. Each code letter represents the letter that comes before it in the alphabet, for example "d" is "c", "b" is "a", and "u" is "t". So, " ...
There are 51 cards, all you need to do is cut them in half along the dotted line. Included is a guide on how to play, a list of the letters included and some jokers in case you lose some letters ...
This is a game based on the story book Wonderful Wild Animals. Cut the cards and write numbers 1-14 on the other side of each card. Place the cards on the board and divide your students into two t ...
This is a fun game for reviewing jobs and what different people do in our community. It includes different jobs such as the coach, tailor, carpenter, plumber, etc. The instruction of the game is i ...
It is a definition- speaking game. We define the words at the top without using the ones under them. It is great for speaking and we all enjoy it. We print it and cut the cards. We use this game a ...
This worksheet includes different junk and healthy foods. Cut the cards and put them on your desk. Divide the board into 2 parts, healthy foods and junk foods. Divide your class into two teams. Te ...
My senior students like all sorts of puzzles very much. These worksheets are suitable to practise vocabulary easily in different ways and having fun. With crosswords, scrambled words and "snake-wo ...
My senior students like all sorts of puzzles very much. These worksheets are suitable to practise vocabulary easily in different ways and having fun. With crosswords, scrambled words and "snake-wo ...
This is a game for practicing expressions, like sleep well, merry Christmas, well done, etc. It is designed for pre-intermediate level and the instruction of the game is included. Hope it works!
This board game is really useful for teaching and reviewing school action verbs and present progressive. It is appropriate for young learners, and beginners. You copy and cut them, write a nu ...
Tic Tac Toe is an interesting game. This file is for reviewing some food items and the dictation. The included words are eggplant, spinach, broccoli, olive, garlic, black pepper, celery, pickles, ...
This is a game that I've designed for my elementary level/ orientation session. It includes different questions that students are supposed to know. It includes different items, like animals, ...
This board game is for beginners to practice using demonstrative pronouns (this/that/these/those). You need a copy of the board game, two marks and a coin for each pair of students. Procedure ...
I designed this game for the first session of my pre-intermediate class. It includes different questions that students have learned in elementary level. The instruction for the game is included. H ...
This worksheet is appropriate for young learners reviewing outdoor activities related vocabulary items and also the present progressive tense. Print out each card and fold the score part, then sti ...
This worksheet is related to days of the week and months of the year vocabulary items. All you have to do is, print out and cut each bingo card and hand them out to the students, then you say eac ...
Another easy worksheet based on a children tale The Snow Queen. This crossword puzzle will help you to check your students' knowledge of new vocab after reading the book. Crosswords are always fun ...
Two-player battleship game to practice a few place names and questions regarding them. A teacher might first want to explain each of the questions and places to the students if they're not familia ...
My senior students like puzzles very much. These worksheets are suitable to practise vocabulary easily in different ways and having fun. The students have to fold the sheets, so that the solution ...
Before the class, draw 3 or 4 volcanoes on the other side of three or four index cards and write scores on the others. Place the cards on the board, so the students can see the pictures. Divide th ...
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