Tag Archives: reading

The Idiot Test

Level: Beginners Location: Connected Classroom with an IWB Skills Focus: Reading Language focus:  Colours, shapes & basic vocabulary Game: The Idiot Test This is a great game to have on an interactive whiteboard for fast finishers.  Learners can take it in turns to see who can get furthest through the game before making a mistake and having to start [...]

Honoloko – The Health and Environment Game

Level: Upper Intermediate Location: Computer room Skills Focus: Reading Topic:  Health & the Environment Game: Honoloko Choose your character (a breakdancer or a kung-fu master) and move around the island reading facts about health and the environment, answer a few questions and when you get to the end you’ll find out how well you’ve done.  Your score points [...]

Dragons, Dictionaries & Diligent Reading

Level: Upper intermediate+ Location: Computer room Skills Focus: Reading Language focus: Following instructions Game: Nick Toldy & The Legend of Dragon Peninsula I like this game not only for its engaging storyline and entertaining main character but also because of the sheer amount of text that this game uses and demands both in game in the form of dialogue [...]

Scan The Scale of The Universe

Level: Intermediate+ Location: Connected classroom Skills Focus: Reading Language focus:  Question forms Game:  The Scale of The Universe This interactive guide allows you to zoom in from the edge of the known universe right down through to the smallest thing known (quantum foam) while looking at a few things along the way and in between. Preparation None.  Pre [...]

Lucky Luke?

Level: Upper Intermediate+ Location: Connected Classroom Skills Focus: Reading Language focus:  Expressing opinions/ modals of probability Game: Luke Luke has been trapped by Alexis and it looks like after his very first date he is being tricked into marriage.  You need to help him get out of getting married by solving various puzzles. I like this game for a [...]

Quandary – Playing A Comic

Level: Intermediate+ Location: Connected Classroom Skills Focus: Reading Language focus:  should, giving opinions Game: Quandary You are pioneers on a new world and as Captain you need to listen to the people in your group in order to make the best decisions.  Have your learners got what it takes to survive and protect the community? Occasionally there are [...]

Dictionary with Deponia

Level: Intermediate Location: Connected Classroom Skills Focus: Reading/ Dictionary work Language focus:  Nouns and their definitions This game is set in the future fictional world of Deponia.  Visually it’s a joy to look at and because of the in-game audio (the characters talk) and subtitles as well as an extensive written walkthrough it lends itself very well for some [...]

Christmas Scene Gaming Dictation

Level: Beginner Location: Connected classroom Skills Focus: Reading Language focus:  There is/ are, present continuous, prepositions of place Vocabulary: Objects in a Christmas decorated room (see below) Game: Christmas Scene Preparation Download and print out a copy of the Christmas Scene Worksheet (see below) for each learner in your class.  Use this to pre-teach the vocabulary for the picture dictation of [...]

Dark Visions – A Gothic Horror Story

Level: Advanced/ Mature students Location: Computer Classroom Skills Focus: Reading/ Writing Game: Dark Visions You arrive at a strange house with a mysterious doctor who introduces himself as James Thaxton Smith, an assistant to your uncle who is the doctor at this psychiatric hospital.  He sees you to the guest room where you are to stay but time [...]

Cinderella’s Magic Escape

Level: Beginners Location: Computer room Skills Focus: Reading Language focus: Directions & verb + preposition Game: Cinderella’s Magic Escape This is one for the girl’s out there.  It’s a point and click game where you have to solve puzzle’s and help Cinderella get to the ball on time. Preparation Make sure you can access the game in the computer [...]