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This site contains over 100+ FREE ESL (English as a Second Language) language learning games for language teachers. The ESL material on this site can be freely printed for use in the classroom, or as supplementary material for group practice. The games are designed to be educational and useful for teaching young children and adult learners. Each activity is simple to implement, and fun to play either in pairs or in a classroom setting. They can be easily adapted to give emphasis to certain language structures, functions and grammar as needed. These activities reinforce and support classroom lessons, and provide on-the-spot language practice in different areas of reading, writing, listening and speaking (a welcomed relief from tedious textbook learning).
The games range in difficulty from beginner, intermediate right through to advance level. The activities can be used to supplement any course and require little to no preparation on the part of the teacher. The only thing that is required is for the teacher to decide on the language involved, to estimate the time required, and to select an activity that targets the learning needs of your students.
These ESL games are designed to help learners stay motivated, and should be included as part of your normal lesson planning. We hope that by making this site free, that you will find new inspirations and ideas for your next efl/esl class.
New Activities and Games
Famous Names
In Famous Names, students try to guess who they are by asking questions and giving "yes" or "no" answers. The first three people to correctly guess their name wins the game ...
Submission Date: 27 November 2007 - Category: Conversation Activities
Follow the Leader
This activity involves repeating the phrases and action of the leader. Students must use Present Continuous phrases or sentences to describe what the action is. The goal of this game is to eventually change leaders so that everyone gets a chance to lead ...
Submission Date: 29 November 2007 - Category: Grammar Activities
Hats Off
This is a popular classroom game for all ages. It involves taking hats off of other peoples head, putting them on your own head or other people's head and using a pronoun to describe what you are doing ...
Submission Date: 30 November 2007 - Category: Grammar Activities
Fortune Teller
This activity is suitable for all age level. It involves students using future tenses and reported speech to have their fortunes told, and reporting this information to the class...
Submission Date: 3 December 2007 - Category: Grammar Activities
Fruit Circle
Children sit in a circle and listen for their fruit or grammar tense. When the person in the middle of the circle calls out their fruit or grammar tense, they must quickly run to find a seat ...
Submission Date: 4 December 2007 - Category: ESL Activities For Children
Letter and Number Sculpting
players work in small teams to form letters or numbers with their bodies. This activity is suitable for teaching young children the alphabet, simple spelling and basic maths in a fun way ...
Submission Date: 12 December 2007 - Category: ESL Activities For Children
Spot the Difference
Players are given one minute to observe what their partners are wearing. They turn around, make three quick changes, and than turn to face their partner again. They must use the past tense to ask questions about what they think their partner had changed.
Submission Date: 14 December 2007 - Category: Grammar Activities
Narrating A Story
In this activity players use action and make up sound effects to act out a story, textbook article or poem.
Submission Date: 16 December 2007 - Category: ESL Activities For Children
Start or End With An Image
Teams work together to act out what they interpret a given photograph or painting to mean. They must either start from or end the scene in a frozen position that is as close as possible to the given photo or painting...
Submission Date: 18 December 2007 - Category: Drama Activities