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Tag Archives: listening

Bow Street Runner – A murder mystery.

Level: Upper intermediate/ Advanced
Topic:  Murder Mystery
Language skill: Reading & listening
Game: Bow Street Runner
“This game is set in London’s Covent Gardens in the 1750s, and depicts a time when crime and vice in the city had hit such levels that the local magistrates began to introduce the first instances of physical policing of law and order. [...]

World Cup Rescue

Level: Intermediate+
Location: Computer room
Language focus: Gaming dictation
Skills Focus: Speaking/ listening
Game: World Cup Rescue
The World Cup has been stolen and you (Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo) have been chosen to go and get it back.

Preparation
Depending on how your computer room is set up you need to get at least two learners out of the class and [...]

State of Debate

Level: Upper Intermediate
Skills focus: Listening & Reading
Location: Connected classroom/ computer room
Language Focus: Modals of Obligation
Game: State of Debate
“It’s the year 2020 and Just-Co have banned hoodies, and you’ve just been spotted wearing one. Can you talk your way out of trouble using your English Language skills?”
In this game you are spotted by a regulator [...]

Alan Wake – A Video worksheet

At the beginning of this review there is a warning about the video having a violence content so it is recommended you watch to assess whether this activity is appropriate for your learners.  There is a lot of shooting, scary voices and a dark foreboding atmosphere throughout.
Level: Upper intermediate /advanced
Location: Connected classroom
Skills Work: Listening
Video:  Alan [...]

A Game With Teen Appeal

Level: Intermediate
Location: Computer room
Topic: Prepositions, describing things in a room
Skills Focus: Live Listening
Game: Obama Guantanamo Escape

THE GAME
Teenagers sometimes like to play games that have a slight rebellious nature and that pokes fun at authority figures.  The game referrences a few iconic film characters including (in order of appearance) Rambo, Jack Sparrow, Yoda, Spiderman and [...]

10 TEFL Activities for Samorost 2

Here’s a brief description of ten TEFL activities from the site 101 ways (and more) to use Samorost.  All these activities were chosen because they cover a range of levels, location (classroom, connected classroom, computer room and home), language and skills practice.  The links provided direct you to lesson plans, downloadable material and more.
1  Spot [...]

101 TEFL Activities in 1 Online Game

“How many different activities can you do with a single free online game?”
The answer to that could be hundreds and to prove it the site below has come up with over a hundred and one TEFL activities with the game Samorost 2.  Is there a guinness book of records entry for this?  Maybe not but [...]

10 Games That Use Extensive Audio

Here’s a brief description of ten games with strong audio elements that require very little preparation and 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  Decorate
Do your learners know their furniture vocab?  Have your pre-intermedaite learners practice their listening [...]

Listening practice with BBC ‘Casualty’ game

Level:   Advanced +
Skills Focus:   Listening
Language Focus:   First Aid
Game:   Casualty Challenge
Help your learners practise their listening skills in the computer room with this BBC Skillswise words game based on the UK TV Programme “Casualty”.

Preparation
Make sure that there are enough computers and headphones for your learners and that the game is either ready for them to start [...]

Storytelling – How important is it in a videogame?

Here’s a video about whether it is important for games to have a good story

Suggestions on how to use it

Ask your learners to think about games they know and their stories – Are the stories important? Could they be better?
Get the learners to tell each other a story from a game to see how easy [...]