Sherlock Holmes is a fun ice breaker, ideal with a new class on the first day of school, ideally a class who do not know each other. The idea is that the class guesses the answers their partner will give to certain questions; from this the class can get to […]

Sentence Mix is a simple game you can use to help your students practice sentence construction and revise parts of speech. With no preparation it’s ideal as a five minute end-of-lesson activity or you can build it into something longer and more involved. Simply write up on the board a […]

This is a simple game you can play with semantic fields. Preparation Prepare a set of flashcards. On each one write the name of a semantic field. For example, kitchen items things in my bedroom office equipment fruit When you choose the semantic fields, make sure they are relevant to […]

Secret Words is a simple game you can use in the classroom. It can be adapted to many different levels. The game can also be used as a filler activity to take up a few minutes at the end of a class. Beforehand, prepare a list of words to be […]

Read My Mind is a simple game which you can play at the end of a lesson. It is ideal for groups of 3 or 4 and practices vocabulary and speaking. If this is the first time you have played the game with the class, begin by demonstrating it to […]