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.
Sentence Mix is a simple game you can use to help your students practice sentence construction and revise parts of speech. With no preparation it’s ideal as a five minute end-of-lesson activity or you can build it into something longer and more involved. Simply write up on the board a […]
This is a simple game you can play with semantic fields. Preparation Prepare a set of flashcards. On each one write the name of a semantic field. For example, kitchen items things in my bedroom office equipment fruit When you choose the semantic fields, make sure they are relevant to […]
Secret Words is a simple game you can use in the classroom. It can be adapted to many different levels. The game can also be used as a filler activity to take up a few minutes at the end of a class. Beforehand, prepare a list of words to be […]
Read My Mind is a simple game which you can play at the end of a lesson. It is ideal for groups of 3 or 4 and practices vocabulary and speaking. If this is the first time you have played the game with the class, begin by demonstrating it to […]
Once upon a time there was a gentleman who married, for his second wife, the proudest and most haughty woman that ever was seen. She had two daughters of her own, who were, indeed, exactly like her in all things. The gentleman had also a young daughter, of rare goodness […]