Tag Archives: classroom

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 [...]

101 TEFL Activities in 1 Online Game

“How many different activities can you do with a single free online game?” The answer to that could be hundreds and to prove it the site below has come up with over a hundred and one TEFL activities with the game Samorost 2.  Is there a guinness book of records entry for this?  Maybe not [...]

Designing packaging for a Video Game

A speaking activity on the subject of gaming that can be played in a classroom or a computer room. Level: Intermediate Topic: Designing the layout of the packaging of a video game Language Focus: Present simple, adjectives, intensifyers etc Time: 1 hour Preparation 1 In a previous class ask your learners to bring in game [...]

Designing a Gaming shop

A speaking activity on the subject of gaming that requires no connectivity in the classroom. Level: Intermediate Topic: Designing the layout of a gaming shop Language Focus: Future clauses with if, when etc Time: 20 – 30 minutes Preparation Download a copy of the gaming shop worksheet and print off enough copies for each pair [...]

Spotlight on Digital Play Innovators #2 ‘Lil Poison’

The World’s youngest professional video gamer Manyparents complain that their children waste too much time playing video games and not enough time on their schoolwork.  Maybe it’s because they are worried that their children won’t study hard at school.  If they don’t get good exam results they won’t grow up and get a good job [...]