Tag Archives: pointandclick

A Detective Themed Game

Language Level: Advanced Skills Focus: Reading Location: Computer room (multiple computers) Game: Rizzoli and Isles If I ever ask teachers if there’s a game that they would want to use in class that’s based on a specific theme the most common answer is crime or a detective based game – so here’s one right here. [...]

Tanooky Tracks – A Gaming Circuit

Level: Upper Intermediate Location: Computer room Skills Focus: Reading Game: Tanooky Tracks A Tanooky is a playful but mischievous spirit that likes to possess objects that most resemble its unique personality the most.  In this game you have to find and collect the objects associated with each of the 12 Tanookies in order to find them.  Why?  Because they are getting [...]

10 Gaming Genres To Adapt In Class

Here’s a brief description of ten gaming genres and some tips on how they can be used in the classroom.  All these games were chosen because they are popular with young language learners, engaging and fun.  You can read lesson ideas and plans on this blog by following the links. 1  Point and click These [...]

Hetherdale

Level: Upper intermediate Topic:  Jungle adventure Language skill: Reading and online dictionary work Game: Hetherdale the game Hetherdale the walkthrough There is a mystery to solve and its your job as intrepid explorer Dr. Montrose to solve it.  Play the game as you read the story and find out the mystery surrounding the secret jungle [...]

Mystery Of Time And Place (MOTAS)

Level: Intermediate+ Location: Computer room Skills Focus: Live listening Language Focus: It’s something you use to + verb / for + gerund Game: Mystery of Time and Space (MOTAS) This game was probably one of the first point-and-click games I used with a class and many consider it a classic ‘escape the room game’.  It [...]

Junior’s Christmas – a fun Christmas activity for low levels

Level: Pre-intermediate Topic: Christmas Focus: Christmas vocabulary Time: 30 – 45 minutes Game: Junior’s Christmas Junior wants to get a present from Father Christmas but there are a few things getting in his way. screenshot of Juniors Christmas  Key Language: Carpet, cookie jar, key, hug, cupboard, knock, feather, wing, box, tail, elf, tickle, window,  bird [...]

Get hip with Hapland – A Live Listening

Level: Intermediate Topic: Vocabulary within the game Hapland Listening Focus: Instructions & directions Time: 20 – 30 minutes Game: Hapland Screenshot of the game Hapland (what you see is what you get) Hapland is a point and click game which takes place over the space of one screen.  Basically, in the screenshot above you can see [...]

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 [...]

Dictionary work with online point-and-click game ‘Blue Beanie’

Level: Pre-intermediate Topic: Doing a crossword/ Using a dictionary. Focus: Vocabulary in an online game walkthrough. Time: 1 hour/ 1.5 hours Preparation: Download a copy of the walkthrough for yourself and a copy of the crossword and crossword clues for each pair of learners. Game: Blue Beanie A young ghost has his blue beanie hat [...]

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 [...]