A box of TEFL tricks for you!
Here we list hundreds of lesson plans, activities and ideas to use in your TEFL classroom.
The main list below has activities which practice many different aspects of English: reading, writing, listening, speaking. These can often be used with many different types of classes.
Word Bag is a fun game which helps with semantic fields and vocabulary in general. It’s quick to set up and ideal to keep the class occupied for 10 minutes at the end of a lesson and it is very good for all ages and levels of students. Running the […]
Word Association is a simple 5 minute activity for the end of a lesson. It gets students talking and thinking about vocabulary. Explain to your students what word association is: when you hear a word, you say another related word that pops into your head. The difference with this game […]
Wipeout is a simple end-of-class activity which is good for practicing pronunciation and speaking. It is a good activity for low level classes and can be used from beginners up. It’s better with smaller classes but with a little variation can be used for large classes as well. Start by […]
Who-What-Where-When-Why-How is a TEFL game based on the popular board game, Cluedo. The game is ideal for practicing speaking and listening. It is particularly good for formulating and practicing questions and, above all, it can be adapted very easily for different themes and cultures making it very flexible and suitable […]
Who’s Lying Now? is a gameshow type of activity which encourages question and answers from students. It is based on similar television shows and require little or no preparation. The activity can be used for intermediate and above classes, from teenage to adult. Running the Activity Tell the class about […]