Basic vocabulary
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Running Errands
Read more: Running ErrandsTurn your classroom into a market or a small shopping centre! In this role-play game, learners take turns being customers or shopkeepers. It’s an ideal way to practise asking for what you need, listening to requests, responding to them, and reviewing polite phrases for simple everyday interactions! To make this exercise even more comprehensive, you…
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Describe the features
Read more: Describe the featuresHow do I look? Let’s describe each other! In this fun partner activity, students will practice vocabulary for describing a person’s appearance like eyes, hair, mouth, and ears. One student describes the faces using words — no pointing allowed! Can the other guess which person is being described? A great way to build speaking confidence,…
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Stages of life
Read more: Stages of lifeHow would it feel to go back to your grandmother’s steaming soup pot for a moment? Do you still remember what your favorite subject was in school or what you did as a teenager? And what kind of future did you dream of? In this exercise, you will share memories from the past, think about…
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What do you say when…
Read more: What do you say when…Are you looking for an engaging and easy-to-prepare method to improve your students’ politeness and conversational fluency? ‘What do we say when…?’ is a dynamic team game designed to help learners memorise and quickly use common everyday expressions. This exercise promotes quick thinking and encourages students to go beyond word-for-word translations, deepening their understanding of…
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Cross presentations
Read more: Cross presentationsWith “Cross Presentations” Students will be able to introduce themselves and their partners, ask and answer basic personal questions, and use simple phrases. This activity is highly effective for A1-level learners for several key reasons: Practical Communication: It forces students to use the language in a real-world, practical way. They are not just memorizing vocabulary;…
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Giving advice
Read more: Giving adviceNow’s the Time for Good Advice! In this activity, students practice giving advice to friends or family members in a variety of everyday situations. The advice is given to imaginary people, so students do not need to share their own personal experiences or problems. This activity can easily be combined with grammar practice and basic…
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Basic Word Game
Read more: Basic Word GamePlaying games brings a nice change to regular lessons, while also being an effective way to learn. In the Basic Word Game, students practice everyday vocabulary related to home and living, and form sentences using the words shown on the game board. Vocabulary learning requires plenty of repetition. In this simple game, the words are…