A1
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Who’s who in the family?
Read more: Who’s who in the family?This OPTIMO activity turns family vocabulary into a fun, interactive speaking challenge! Learners start by reading a short story about the Rossi family — a lively, multigenerational family full of connections. Then, in pairs, they draw the family tree and bring the relationships to life through a guessing game: “This person is 12 years old……
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Life in colours
Read more: Life in coloursLet’s dare to see life in colour and give free rein to our creativity! With this introductory or revision activity, even your beginner learners can play and express their imagination. Whether using dominoes, mind maps, word associations or short poems, everything is an excuse to use simple but essential everyday vocabulary. Tip for teachers: you…
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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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Taste of home: Easy Local Recipes
Read more: Taste of home: Easy Local RecipesWhat’s cooking in your classroom? In our OPTIMO activity “Taste of Home: Easy Local Recipes,” learners bring their culture to life through food — one recipe at a time. From quick snacks to traditional dishes, students choose a simple local recipe, write the ingredients, and explain the steps using imperatives like cut, mix, add, boil.…
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Job dominoes
Read more: Job dominoesTime to learn with dominoes! This activity is a simple and engaging way to discover and review job-related vocabulary through matching pictures and words. You can reuse the same template to explore any vocabulary theme — just choose or draw new images, create your domino tiles, and enjoy a fun and effective way to learn!…
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Country and nationality bingo
Read more: Country and nationality bingoThis fun and simple activity allows beginner learners to go back to school by associating flags, countries and capitals that refer to geography while learning the language of the host country in a practical way! The bonus point ‘Culinary Specialty’ adds a little extra cultural flavour to this activity. It’s true that setting up the…
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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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Spin the wheel! Story time!
Read more: Spin the wheel! Story time!It’s storytime! Let’s spin the storywheel and create stories spontaneously. In this exercise students get to practice spontaneous storytelling and use their imagination. At the same time it is a great way to learn specific vocabulary on different themes such as travelling, seeing a doctor or everyday chores or for more advanced learners literature .…
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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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Classroom rules!
Read more: Classroom rules!This activity offers an interactive and meaningful way for learners to take ownership of their learning space and start communicating in the target language from the very first lesson. For beginner learners, the class rules should be created during the first or second lesson. This activity promotes oral expression, interaction and a sense of belonging…