Banana is a fun activity for young learners (and even above!) to help practice asking and answering questions‏‎. It needs no preparation and is easy to run. Pre-Teaching With your class, go over how to ask and answer questions. These can be as simple as you like but should be […]

Badger vs Baboon is a fun game for young learners which can also be adapted for older learners as well! It helps with basic vocabulary‏‎ for animals and can encourage speaking‏‎. It also is very useful indeed for practicing comparatives‏‎. Preparation Cut out and prepare a selection of flashcards‏‎ with […]

Backward Spelling is a simple filler activity you can play at the end of your class for a few minutes before the lesson ends. It helps with concentrated listening‏‎, vocabulary‏‎ and spelling. Simply choose a word which the class will know and begin – slowly – to spell it backwards. […]

Anti-Word Association is an ESL activity based on Word Association‏‎ but taking the opposite approach and rewarding non sequiturs‏‎. In Word Association the idea is to have the students give words which are somehow related to the previous word. In this – much harder – version of the activity the […]

Alphabet Dictation is a simple way to have your students practice pronouncing the letters of the English alphabet‏‎. This is ideal with a beginner level class as what they learn in this activity will help later when it comes to you spelling out new words for them. Preparation Prepare two […]