Tag Archives: beginner

Happy Family dress up

Level: Beginners Location: Computer room Language Focus: Physical description: clothes/ body. Skills Practice: Reading Game: Happy Family Dress up Preparation 1.  Play a game yourself and write out a description of the family like this: The boy has got black hair and dark skin. He’s wearing an orange striped top with short sleeves and a [...]

‘Type ‘Em Up’ Spelling Game

Level: Beginners Language Focus: Spelling letters of the alphabet Skills Practice: Pronunciation Game: Type ‘Em Up This works great as a warmer.  Use the space bar or enter key to move your ship up and down and type in the letters on the keyboard to shoot them down on the screen. Preparation Sit your learners [...]

Victor’s nightmare

A relay dictation or graded reading for primary learners. Level: Primary Location: Computer room Topic: Nightmares Language focus: Directions, prepositions & game vocabulary Game: Victor’s nightmare Victor suffers from nightmares and in order to get some restful night’s sleep he needs to learn how to face his fears and vanquish them. Preparation Download and a [...]

10 TEFL Activities for Samorost 2

Here’s a brief description of ten TEFL activities from the site 101 ways (and more) to use Samorost.  All these activities were chosen because they cover a range of levels, location (classroom, connected classroom, computer room and home), language and skills practice.  The links provided direct you to lesson plans, downloadable material and more. 1 [...]