Specialists in creating engaging, interactive and fun language learning resources for English, French , Spanish, German and Portuguese classes.
Exam preparation, conversation, reading & writing, speaking & listening, grammar & vocabulary.
ESL | ELE | FLE
Specialists in creating engaging, interactive and fun language learning resources for English, French , Spanish, German and Portuguese classes.
Exam preparation, conversation, reading & writing, speaking & listening, grammar & vocabulary.
ESL | ELE | FLE
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: Future simple
PART 1:
Divide Ss into pairs.
Student A describes the pictures (a-d) using future simple. Student B has the answers and corrects Student A, if necessary
Now it’s Student B’s turn
PART 2:
Conversation questions encouraging use of the target language.
Full instructions and gamification options are provided.
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: Future perfect
PART 1:
Divide Ss into pairs.
Student A describes the pictures (a-d) using future perfect.
Student B has the answers and corrects Student A if necessary
Now it’s Student B’s turn
PART 2:
Conversation questions encouraging use of the target language.
Full instructions provided.
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
PART 1:
Students describe the differences in their pictures using the past perfect continuous
PART 2: Excuse!
Students ask each other questions and try to think of good excuses which explain the situation, using the past perfect continuous.
For example:
Student A: “Why did you sleep in your car all night?”
Student B: “because I had been drinking in the pub all day and I lost my keys”
Full instructions and gamification options provided.
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: QUANTIFIERS
much
many
a lot of
some
any
a few
a little
PART 1: Spot the difference
Students describe their pictures to each other, trying to find the differences between them
PART 2: Discussion questions
Conversation questions encouraging use of quantifiers
Full instructions and gamification options provided.
3 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
PART 1: Uncountable Noun Flashcards
Student A takes the first card and describes the word to Student B.
Student B tries to guess the word on the card.
If Student B is correct, the card is placed on the right.
If Student B does not know the word, or only knows the word in their native language, the card is placed on the left.
(This way, a pile of unknown words is on the left for students to record after the activity).
Student B draws the next card and the game continues until all cards have been described.
The word list is populated by the most frequently mistaken uncountable nouns according to the Cambridge Corpus.
PART 2: Picture compare
Students describe the differences in their pictures using uncountable nouns
Vocabulary: fruit and vegetables
PART 3: Discussion questions
Conversation questions encouraging use of uncountable nouns and quantifiers
Full instructions and gamification options provided.
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: FUTURE CONTINUOUS
PART 1:
Students describe the differences in their pictures using the future continuous
PART 2:
Conversation questions encouraging use of the target language.
Full instructions and gamification options provided.
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: Past Continuous
PART 1:
Students describe the differences in their pictures using the past continuous
PART 2:
Conversation questions encouraging use of the target language.
Full instructions and gamification options provided.
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: Past Perfect
PART 1:
Divide Ss into pairs.
Student A asks Student B the question at the top of picture a.
Student B looks at the picture and answers the question using past perfect.
Student B has the answers and corrects Student A if necessary.
Now it’s Student B’s turn
PART 2:
Conversation questions encouraging use of the target language.
Full instructions provided.
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: PASSIVE
PART 1: Object descriptions
Students take it in turns to describe their objects to each other using the passive.
e.g.
“Letters are written with it”
“a pen!”
PART 2: Discussion questions
Conversation questions encouraging use of passive voice
Full instructions and gamification options are provided.
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: THIRD CONDITIONAL
PART 1: The Create-a-3rd-Conditional Game
In pairs, students turn over two cards, which both have past simple phrases on them. They need to make a valid 3rd conditional, then provide a justification
For example:
Card 1: I met a celebrity
Card 2: I was punched in the face
Student A: “If I hadn’t met a celebrity, I wouldn’t have been punched in face because I asked the celebrity for an autograph and she got angry and punched me in the face”
PART 2: Discussion questions
Conversation questions encouraging use of the 3rd conditional
Full instructions and gamification options provided.
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: MIXED CONDITIONALs
Warmer:
Student A takes the first card and describes the word to Student B.
Student B tries to guess the word on the card.
If Student B is correct, the card is placed on the right.
If Student B does not know the word, or only knows the word in their native
language, the card is placed on the left.
Student B draws the next card and the game continues until all cards have been described.
Ss then try and order the flashcards by date of invention -from oldest (Nº 1) to most recent (Nº 20)
PART 1: Invention Impact
Using mixed conditionals, students evaluate the impact of each invention on the world.
For example:
Mixed conditional type 1:
“If anaesthesia hadn’t been invented, serious operations would still be very painful”
OR
Mixed conditional type 2:
“If the internet didn’t exist, Google would not have been invented"
PART 2: Discussion questions
Conversation questions encouraging use of mixed conditionals
Full instructions and gamification options provided.
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: Present Continuous
PART 1:
Students describe the differences in their pictures using the present continuous
PART 2:
Conversation questions encouraging use of the target language.
Full instructions and gamification options provided.
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: REPORTING VERBS
PART 1: The Broken Window Game
A role-play activity encouraging use of reporting verbs
(maybe the most fun activity in ESL!)
PART 2: Discussion questions
Conversation questions encouraging use of reporting verbs
Full instructions, gamification options and homework provided.
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: MODAL VERBS of ABILITY
PART 1:
Students take it in turns to describe what they are able to do and not to do in their places. Their partner has to guess the place.
PART 2: Discussion questions
Conversation questions encouraging use modal verbs of ability
Full instructions and gamification options are provided.
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
PART 1:
Students describe the differences in their pictures using the present perfect continuous
PART 2:
Conversation questions encouraging use of the target language.
Full instructions and gamification options provided.
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: FIRST CONDITIONAL
PART 1:
Student A asks Student B the question at the top of picture a.
Student B looks at the picture and answers the question using the 1st conditional.
Student B has the answers and corrects Student A if necessary.
PART 2: Discussion questions
Conversation questions encouraging use of the 1st conditional
Full instructions and gamification options provided.
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: WISH STRUCTURES
PART 1: Disney Heroes & Villains
Students use wish structures to describe and guess Disney characters.
PART 2: Discussion questions
Conversation questions encouraging use of wish structures.
Full instructions and gamification options are provided.
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: MODAL VERBS
PART 1: Mixed Modals Debates Game
In teams of three, students need to debate, persuade, negotiate, agree and disagree to win the game.
PART 2: Discussion questions
Conversation questions encouraging use modal verbs.
Full instructions and gamification options are provided.
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: MODAL VERBS of ADVICE
PART 1: Emergency Situations Advice Game
In teams, students debate the best advice for each emergency situation.
Points are awarded and a winner is determined!
PART 2: Discussion questions
Conversation questions encouraging use modal verbs of advice
Full instructions and gamification options are provided.
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: GET USED TO
PART 1:
Student A looks at first picture and has to describe the situation using:
used to + verb
didn’t use to + verb
am getting used to + -ing.
Student B has to try and guess the situation
PART 2: Discussion questions
Conversation questions encouraging get used to and used to
Full instructions and gamification options provided.