Name Ten

Name Ten [Writing Activity]

This writing activity is very low-prep and can be used as a general warmer or as a lead-in to more complex vocabulary or concepts. In Name Ten, students work with partners (or small groups, depending on your class size) to quickly brainstorm a list of ten words. The goal is to produce unique words that other groups won’t write, as any repetitions will cancel each other out! Playing Name Ten Read More…

Categories [Speaking Activity]

Categories is a simple no-prep warmer that’s suitable for any level! This speaking & listening activity relies on students’ existing knowledge, so make sure the topic is familiar. It can be used to bridge topics and get students thinking. For example, if teaching a lesson about immigration, I might play Categories using the topics “jobs”, “transportation”, and “countries” to activate backgrouRead More…

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Exquisite Story [Writing Activity]

A little history first! The Exquisite Story is a simple writing activity based on the Surrealist drawing game, the Exquisite Corpse. When studying Fine Arts at university, this was a favorite pastime of my friends and I! While I wouldn’t recommend drawing games for EFL classes, I think the original game is too interesting to not share: The Exquisite Corpse In the drawing version of Read More…

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For Sale Signs [Writing Activity]

I recently taught a class (~B2) by using For Sale Signs as a template for a vocabulary review challenge. Our reading was about animals, so I used that as our starting point. You could alternatively use your own vocabulary lists or random things. The Activity Students first chose a Random Animal, as pictured below: Screenshot from: https://www.randomlists.com/random-animals After Read More…