Write your name, age, marital status, job, country, address and phone number on the board. Elicit the questions from the students, such as: 'Where do I live?', 'What is my phone number? Get the students to do the same activity in pairs. Write a famous person’s information on the board. Elicit the changes in the form of the questions (e.g. What’s your name? - What’s his/her name?) Tell the students they will ask for two...

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Board race. Split the students into two or three groups depending on your class size. Divide the board into three sections (in columns). Ask the students to line up opposite their section in a line. Inform the students that the first person must come to the board, write one number, and then go to the back of the line (through miming). The next person will then repeat the process…and the next. The team with the...

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Using realia, pictures or miming; make sure the students have enough vocabulary to use and vary the structure of the lesson. First, mime that you like eating / drinking / playing 'something' and that you like a movie / sports personality. This will help your students to understand the meaning of "like" and "don’t like". Elicit the statement first: "I like ___." Then elicit the question form: "Do you like ___?" At the end of...

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The objective is to use memory to reinforce past-tense structure and focus on the correct use of articles. Divide class into groups and select one group to help demonstrate the rules: Teacher starts by saying, "I went to the market and I bought an apple." Student next to the teacher follows by saying, "I went to the market and I bought an apple and some eggs." The next student continues by saying, "I went to...

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You need to revise adverbs of frequency. Draw an arrow on the board and write the first letter of the adverbs follow by blank space for the students to fill in the missing words, with the least frequent adverb (at the bottom of the arrow) to the most frequent (as the top of the arrow). If they are struggling, gradually give them more letters. 100% Always O _ _ _ _ / U _ _...

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Chinese whispers is usually thought of as a listening activity, but it can be a fun writing activity too, especially if you've got artistic students! This activity is sometimes known as "Consequences", but it is also a version of "Chinese Whispers". The teacher show a flashcard with a sentence written on it to student A in the class. For example: "The cat climbed up onto the table." Student A then has to draw it. Student...

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Ask students to get a piece of paper. On one side, say ‘Please write ‘true’ in big letters’ and on the other side ‘Please write ‘false’ in big letters’. Then say a few statements about what’s happening in the classroom now and have the students show either ‘true’ or ‘false’ (e.g. Yasmine is wearing a t-shirt, everyone is running, your teacher is crying). Cut the worksheet up and put the sentences in a bowl at...

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Great game to revise past vocabulary! A great game (especially for kids) is Kapunk! Put your students into teams. One student has to come to the board and compete against the others to win the chance to select a points card. If all teams draw/complete the task they can select a card. If they are unlucky enough to select a Kapunk! card they lose all of their points!! Tasks can range from anything from writing...

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Divide chalkboard into four equal vertical sections (columns). Split the class into four teams. Choose a leader for each team to go to the chalkboard. Tell students they have two minutes to make as many words with two letters as possible. Decide beforehand whether dictionaries, textbooks, etc. can be used. Leaders write all the two-letter words they know on the count of 1, 2, 3, GO! Team members help their leader by shouting out words...

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Write on the board: Answer: Yes, I have been to India. I went in 2005. I went with my friend. Elicit the questions: Have you ever been to India? (Referring to all of the past) When did you go? (Referring to one action at a specified time) Who did you go with? (Referring to one specific action again) Get the students to complete the questions on the worksheet by changing the infinitive into its past...

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