All Tied Up is a simple but fun activity to practice intense, careful listening. The basic idea here is that you give instructions on how to tie a tie. The students must listen very carefully! To run this activity all you need is a tie and a set of instructions; […]

Alibi! is a longer TEFL‏‎ game which can be played by an intermediate or above class. It involves a lot of speaking‏‎ and listening‏‎ and can also be helpful with skills such as note taking. For the teacher there is little preparation and once the students are familiar with the […]

Alias Words (also known as Don’t Say a Word!) is a flexible activity which can be used in many different ways with speaking‏‎ activities. The basic idea is that a Chosen Word cannot be used in the classroom and must be exchanged for another, nonsense, Alias Word. For example, the […]

Ad Break is a simple activity which gets students working together in a project-like way. It can be completed in a longer lesson (say 2 hours). The idea is that students will practice language they’ve been learning by putting it together to create a television commercial. You can tailor the […]