Level: Pre-intermediate
Topic: Christmas
Focus: Christmas vocabulary
Time: 30 – 45 minutes
Game: Junior’s Christmas
Junior wants to get a present from Father Christmas but there are a few things getting in his way.
screenshot of Juniors Christmas
Key Language: Carpet, cookie jar, key, hug, cupboard, knock, feather, wing, box, tail, elf, tickle, window, bird house, hammer, ribbon, scissors, shelf, [...]
Tube Crisis is a short point-and-click puzzle game that is good for stimulating conversation with (upper-intermediate + ) learners if you are lucky enough to teach in a connected classroom (i.e. one equipped with a computer and data projector and/or interactive whiteboard)
Language: descriptions of people, relative clauses and the difference between first and second conditionals. [...]
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 [...]
Machinarium is an incredible hand drawn online video game with engaging puzzles, a little humour and a walkthrough that is great for a phrasal verbs gap fill activity.
The Game
You are a robot and you find yourself in a scrap yard and you need to get back to the city. First of all you need to [...]
Level: Upper-intermediate
Topic: Planning stories
Writing Focus: Fictional story
Time: 1 hour/ 1.5 hours
Game: Arcane Season: The Miller Estate part 1
Key Language: cellar, path, lantern, chest, hook, matches, well, rope, bucket, firewood, crate, rug, trapdoor, wine rack, barrel.
Preparation: Connected classroom or computer room. One printed copy of the flashcards. One photocopy of the walkthrough.
The ‘Arcane season’ [...]