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Tag Archives: escapetheroom

Room Fake

Room Fake is another ‘Escape from the Room’ puzzle game that is almost impossible to do without the walkthrough, which I have added below.
This works well as a live listening activity, but I recommend playing it first as a race to see who finishes first in the computer room. With the students in pairs, give [...]

Mystery Of Time And Place (MOTAS)

Level: Intermediate+
Location: Computer room
Skills Focus: Live listening
Language Focus: It’s something you use to + verb / for + gerund
Game: Mystery of Time and Space (MOTAS)

This game was probably one of the first point-and-click games I used with a class and many consider it a classic ‘escape the room game’.  It has got over a hundred [...]

A split screen communication activity

One learner watches a video of the game being completed and relays the information to their partner who plays the game.
Level: Intermediate+
Topic: Kitchen vocabulary
Speaking Focus: Describing things in a kitchen
Time: 30 minutes
Game: The Great Kitchen Escape
The Great kitchen escape game is a great ‘ecape the room’ game which comes with a video walkthrough [...]

An annotated game for reading and playing

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 [...]

Gateway – a puzzle game for whole class activity

Gateway is a short, absorbing and entertaining puzzle game with ten levels that can be used to generate language in the ESL classroom, especially if you have access to a connected classroom (with an internet enabled computer and a data projector).
The Game
You have to guide a robot through a number of different rooms, each of [...]