Tag Archives: grammar

Relative Clauses with Grow Cube

You can use this activity to practice both relative clauses and other grammatical areas.  The relative clauses task comes in later in this activity and targets non-defining relative clauses. Level: Upper-Intermediate Location: Connected classroom with IWB Language focus: Defining and non-defining relative clauses Game: Eyemaze GROW games Top left to right – Grow ver .3, [...]

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 [...]

Droppy – Present Perfect Playing

Level: Intermediate Language Focus: Present Perfect simple /passive Time: 30 – 40 minutes Game:Droppy Help Droppy to solve problems in 11 different situations and help him stay out of trouble. Preparations Download a single copy of the walkthrough for you to use in class and download a copy of the Droppy worksheet. Play the game [...]

A game practising ‘should’ – Tomb of the Mummy I

The Tomb of the Mummy I is a very difficult puzzle game. Because of its difficulty, it’s ideal to use it with an upper intermediate – advanced  class in a connected classroom (i.e. one with a computer & a data projector or IWB) and to use it to generate language used for hypothesis (should, conditionals, [...]

Tube Crisis – puzzle game for conditionals

Tube Crisis is a short point-and-click puzzle game that is good for stimulating conversation with (upper-intermediate + ) learners if you are lucky enough to teach in a connected classroom (i.e. one equipped with a computer and data projector and/or interactive whiteboard) Language: descriptions of people, relative clauses and the difference between first and second [...]

Machinarium – a phrasal verb gap fill activity

Machinarium is an incredible hand drawn online video game with engaging puzzles, a little humour and a walkthrough that is great for a phrasal verbs gap fill activity. The Game You are a robot and you find yourself in a scrap yard and you need to get back to the city.  First of all you [...]