Words beginning with...

1. Give a letter, and ask the students to write down as many words as they can that begin with it in two minutes. Then they tell you what th...

At the wall

1. One student stands near the wall and faces it, not too near the others. 2. Various students say in turn, disguising their voices, e.g. Go...

Things people do to you

1. Put this verb list up on the board: advised / forbade / warned / compelled / persuaded / encouraged / begged / taught / tempted2. Ask the...

Jumbled words

1. Write on the board words the students have recently learnt or ones they have difficulty spelling with the letters in jumbled order. It is...

Conflicts

1. Ask the students to think of times when they have an inner conflict between what they want to do and what they must do. Get them to tell ...

Number snatch

1. Two teams of numbered players line up opposite each other. Either # 1 faces # 1, etc.2. There is a stool half-way between the two teams, ...

My district

1. Learners get into groups according to where they live. Two or three is probably best.2. Explain to the learners that there will be a comp...

Open call

1. Student is given a monologue with a short description of a character he or she plays part of. The task is to prepare the speech for the f...

Days of the week

1. Write the days of the week on the blackboard.2. Ask the students to copy the days of the week on a piece of paper beginning with the day ...

What is important for you?

1. Ask students: What is important for you when you use a dictionary?2. Suggest the following: spelling, grammar information, pronunciation,...

Follow the tape

1. Find a short video recording in which one or more of the speakers are particularly expressive, (not more than two minutes).2. Play the ta...

What can you buy?

1. Ask students to think of 3 objects they can buy for 1£. 2. Tell them to continue this task with 5£, 10£, 50£, 100£, 500£, 1000£.