Level: Pre-intermediate
Time: 30 minutes
Preparation: Just before the class goes into the computer room open up two internet explorer windows. On one window get the game ‘Hamster rescue’ ready so it’s ready to start. In the other window open up a copy of the annotated walkthrough. Be prepared to show the class the opening screenshot of [...]
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Here’s a brief description of ten uses of an online grafitti creator for your English Language Learners. They require very little preparation and I’ve included some tips on how to use them. All these games were chosen because they are free, easily accessible, engaging and fun for English Language Learners.
1) Project titles – [...]
Here’s a great Christmas quiz to let your learners play and see how much they know about Christmas. It’s timed, so you can see how long it takes them to get the answers right.
You can find it here: http://www.sporcle.com/games/calvinbudnick/christmasknowledge
The site has many other timed quizzes. Here are some more Christmas-themed ones:
Guess this Christmas message
Reworded Christmas [...]
Level: Primary
Topic: Picture dictation
Listening focus: Describing a Christmas Ecard (prepositions of place)
Time: 30 minutes
Preparation: A copy of the Ecard Wordsearch for each learner. A single copy of the Ecard Picture Dictation or a screenshot of a finished ecard.
Game: xmas ecard maker
Screenshot of the finished picture dictation
Key Language: Snowman, path, buttons, hat, snow, roof, window, mask, [...]
Brain Cell (http://www.desq.co.uk/braincell/braincell.htm) is a short but engaging puzzle of a game with 3D graphics and sound. It’s a room escape game with a science-fiction atmosphere and has been made by DESQ, an organization devoted to the development of Web-based and digital learning projects. You can read more about Brain Cell here.
It works well as [...]
The World’s youngest professional video gamer
Manyparents complain that their children waste too much time playing video games and not enough time on their schoolwork. Maybe it’s because they are worried that their children won’t study hard at school. If they don’t get good exam results they won’t grow up and get a good job when [...]
Level: Pre-intermediate
Topic: Doing a crossword/ Using a dictionary.
Focus: Vocabulary in an online game walkthrough.
Time: 1 hour/ 1.5 hours
Preparation: Download a copy of the walkthrough for yourself and a copy of the crossword and crossword clues for each pair of learners.
Game: Blue Beanie A young ghost has his blue beanie hat stolen by a [...]