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ESL Games for Teachers: The 10 Best Games for ESL Teachers Abroad

One of the most rewarding jobs is being a teacher. Better still, being an English teacher and teaching English as a second language to kids in schools in a foreign country like Costa Rica, Korea, South America, Thailand, Japan, China,…

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Three Kingdoms

20-25 minutes Groups of 3-5 Make questions with Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How Preparation for the Three Kingdoms Game: For this game you will need to prepare 3 sets of cards: 1) Cards with question words including a…

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ESL Games: Words in Words

15-30 minutes Teams of 3-4 Use the letters of a long word to spell smaller words Have each time submit words one at a time and write them on the board, with no duplicate words allowed Words that every team…

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Team Spelling

No more than one minute per word A maximum equal to the number of letters in the target words (less students is fine though) To correctly identify vocabulary from images and spell the word As preparing a lot of words…

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ESL Games: Human Alphabet

10-25 minutes 41820 Make alphabet shapes on the floor in groups Have larger teams spell words as they become more advanced Clear lots of room on the floor Divide class into teams of 3 students After you say a letter…

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The Hot Seat

45 minutes Any Communicate words without saying them Use simple words like animals or days of the week for weaker students Use the word ‘pass’ as one of the words on the board to challenge strong students Break class into…

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Stand and Spell

10-10 minutes Groups of 4-10 Students become letters to stand next to each other and spell words Give each student a large alphabet card to hold above their head Have one student be the leader who places students in the…

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Typhoon

15-40 minutes Groups of 3-6 Practice making sentences with game board grid Play with ‘Bankrupt’ instead of ‘Typhoon’ Use category cards instead of word cards Make a minimum number of words for each sentence Have students listen and repeat after…

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ESL Games: How Many Words Do You Know?

10-15 minutes Any Write down all of the 2-letter words you know Three-letter, four-letter words, etc. Words that begin with the letter ‘S’, ‘R’, ‘Th’, etc. Divide chalkboard into four equal vertical sections (columns). Make two rows of deskbound students…

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ESL Games: In The Mix

5-20 minutes 41690 Review and learn new vocabulary words by slapping flashcards With very small classes, play in a seated circle with very small groups and place enough objects for everyone but one or two students in the middle Prepare…