Monthly Archives: September 2011

You drive like an old man

Driving games can be fun and useful for practising directions with students, but most driving games are not suitable for class because they are too fast. Driver Seat game by the insurance company Liberty Mutual, however is different. It’s the first ‘senior driving simulator’ aimed at raising awareness of what it’s like to drive a [...]

Digital Play – the book!

Some of you will already know by now that our blog has become a book. Published by Delta Publishing, Digital Play – Computer games and language aims is part of the wonderful DeltaTeacher Development series, which includes other original resource books such as Teaching Unplugged by Luke Meddings and Scott Thornbury, and Teaching Online by [...]

Quest For The Rest

Level:  Intermediate Location:  Computer Room Langauge: 1st conditional/ will Skills focus:  Writing Game:  Quest For The Rest If you’ve used Samorost 2 with a class then the graphics in this game will look familiar as both were made by Amanita designs.  In Quest For The rest you have to help a group of people solve puzzles and [...]

The Power of Research

Level:  Upper Intermediate Location:  Computer Room Langauge: Giving advice – 2nd conditional/ should Skills focus:  Reading/ Speaking Game:  The Power of Research Welcome to a game where your learners will get the chance to live a little of the hectic life of a hospital doctor.  Most of the language in this game is quite low [...]

Dot To Dot

Level: Lower Level Primary Location: Connected classroom Skills focus: Speaking. Game: Dot-to-dot This is a nice little warmer that practices numbers and vocabulary. Preparation Choose one of the dot to dots pictures and have it up on the board before your learners come into the class.  It’s a good idea to remember what the picture title is but [...]