Teaching Similar Phonics Sounds to ESL Students
Teaching ESL students to speak English fluently and naturally requires a strong emphasis on phonics. Many of the sounds of the English language are simply not used in other languages,…
Simple and Classic ESL Games
The games on this page are simple, time-tested ways of injecting fun into a class with young learners. You may recognize some of these games as variations on games from…
The Great ESL Games Compendium: Tons of Fun and Useful Games for ESL Students of All Levels!
The games in these books were developed by experienced ESL teachers for their own classes. Included in these books are games that can be played at a moment's notice, with little…
ESL Activity: Survey Says (Advanced)
This game is modeled after the popular American game show "Family Feud". Instructions: This game will take two class periods to complete. Hand out a survey at the beginning…
ESL Conversation Activity: Unfinished Dialogues (Advanced)
Instructions: These dialogues can be used as a conversation starter or as a follow-up to the finished dialogues. Give the students the unfinished dialogue. Have them fill in the blanks…
ESL Conversation Activity: Dialogue Strips (Advanced)
Instructions: You can use this activity in two ways: Cut out the dialogue strips (see samples below) and hand out one strip to each student. Students will then have to…
ESL Conversation Activity: Sentence Pairs (Advanced)
Instructions: Cut as many strips for the number of students that you have (see sample strips below). The students have to walk around and read their part of the sentence…
ESL Conversation Activity: Secret Sentence (Advanced)
Instructions: This activity/game can be played according to topic and is best for advanced students. Put the students into groups (2 groups for smaller classes). One person from each group…
ESL Ad Lib Madness! “Manners”
Instructions: Print out the Ad Lib story below. In front of the class, go through each of the blanks, and ask them to yell out a word that corresponds to…
ESL Ad Lib Madness! “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”
Instructions: Print out the Ad Lib story below. In front of the class, go through each of the blanks, and ask them to yell out a word that corresponds to…
ESL Ad Lib Madness! “My Favorite Foods”
Instructions: Print out the Ad Lib story below. In front of the class, go through each of the blanks, and ask them to yell out a word that corresponds to…
Trivia Game for Advanced ESL Students (2)
Instructions: Put the students into teams. Read each question, giving them a short amount of time to discuss and write an answer. Depending on your students’ level, you may need…
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