Dating game  
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This is a great activity for getting students talking.
Horse race dictation  
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This is an activity in which students try to predict the order of words in a jumbled sentence before listening for the answer. It is enjoyable because students are asked to predict the first word, in the same way people try to

Grammar auction  
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This is a teacher led auction. It can be played with mixed language points which are causing difficulty or on a specific area, as in the example.

Hot seat  
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This is a good activity for getting your students going in the morning. It is also excellent for revising vocabulary.

The Coffeepot game  
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This game is good for practising and reviewing action verbs and adverbs.

A Dark and stormy night  
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The main focus of the activity is on developing writing skills, but it's also good for developing listening speaking and reading skills and also for practising past tenses, descriptive vocabulary and generally having fun.

Story telling grid  
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This is a low preparation but high output activity which I have used successfully with teens and adults.

Christmas games  
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Here are some games which we associate with parties and Christmas celebrations in UK schools. These games can be adapted for language learners of all ages and levels.

Two word games  
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The following games can be played throughout the school year but are also very useful as a round up at the end of term.

Games for question practice  
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An essential skill in communicating and keeping up a conversation is the ability to ask questions.

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