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The Body Game - Parts of Body Vocabulary
This fun game is perfect for practicing the parts of the body with your ESL students. Have them roll a die and color the body parts in the correct colors.
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Vocabulary Review Board Game
This printable board game is great for practicing vocabulary words with your students. Play the game as a reward or when you have some time left at the end of your class.
This board game is the perfect activity to review vocabulary and help your students with their speaking skills. Print it out and play it with the whole class or play it in your virtual classroom.
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Liza is a translator, freelancer and ESL teacher from Russia. She had been teaching in a Chinese bilingual school for more than two years and recently moved to Thiland to run her blog about teaching and freelance job.
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Creating your Own English Immersion Experience for ESL Students - TEFL Blog
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 Estefany Garduño
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Creating your Own English Immersion Experience for ESL Students
When you hear about English lessons, the first thing that comes into your mind is probably lessons taken from a book, answer lesson sheets, and talking in pairs applying a small group of vocabulary, and that's all. Let's change the game by giving a higher immersion of English to your ESL students without going to an English-speaking country to obtain more vocabulary, pronunciation, and speaking practice.
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What is an English Immersion Experience?
How could I start?
Select a topic according to your students' English level
Include as receptive as productive skills.
Build confidence in students
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Elizaveta Pachina
Liza is a translator, freelancer and ESL teacher from Russia. She had been teaching in a Chinese bilingual school for more than two years and recently moved to Thiland to run her blog about teaching and freelance job.
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The Art of Teaching New Vocabulary | ITTT | TEFL Blog
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In this blog post, our recent TEFL graduate shares their thoughts on how to teach new vocabulary to EFL students.
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In this blog post, our recent TEFL graduate shares their thoughts on problems South-Korean English Learners face.
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Productive and Receptive Skills in the ESL Classroom - Game Example 'Jeopardy'
The next example of a game that we can adapt very easily for classroom use is the game of Jeopardy and in this particular game, what we can do is to have a set of levels for our questions, I'd say one through five, where one is going to be the easiest example and five is going to be the most difficult and then, in each of these sets of boxes, we can have various grammar points, such as tenses, perhaps modals, vocabulary and maybe even conditionals. So what the students can do is they can pick a particular topic first of all and within that topic, they can pick the level of the question that they want and then we can have a set of cards that have been created to fit into these slots and we can ask them... [Read more]
The Practical Value of Games in the Classroom - TEFL Blog
Tue, 03 Dec 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
The Practical Value of Games in the Classroom
Education and teaching are always changing. Thus, teachers are constantly thinking of new ideas and techniques they can implement in their classroom and teaching plan to more effectively educate their students. Presently, the notion of games within the classroom is widely popular among teachers. One may think that this relationship between games and learning is ironic, as most individuals classify games as a hindrance to education. However, through its engaging attributes, the tendency to boost class morale and motivation, and overall improvement within student's creativity, games in the classroom that inspire education are very effective when teaching.
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Top Tips for Embedding Games into Your Classroom Routine - TEFL Blog
Mon, 16 Dec 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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Top Tips for Embedding Games into Your Classroom Routine
The use of Games in lesson plans for younger learners of the English Language is something that I think is very important. This is because they are excellent at providing a pleasant and comfortable atmosphere in the classroom. This helps in encouraging beginning students to participate. They also provide a challenge for more advanced students and are an excellent review tool (Ibrahim, 2017). Many types of games can be used in the classroom including board games, guessing games, matching games, and communication games. These can be used to teach vocabulary, grammar and speaking skills.
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Vocabulary Building
Teaching Grammar
Speaking Activities
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Games as a Game-Changer in an ESL Classroom - TEFL Blog
Mon, 14 Oct 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Games as a Game-Changer in an ESL Classroom
There are many benefits to using games in the classroom, including the creation of an engaging learning experience for students, a positive learning environment, and the potential for students to practice real-life situations with instant feedback. Also, gamification of learning can use students' natural inclination for socialization, achievement, and award. Thus, games can be a great tool for teaching English as a foreign language.
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Reasons to use games
Ready-to-use games
Games in grammar and vocabulary teaching
Pitfalls of using games
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Classroom Activities for Various Groups of Students - TEFL Blog
Wed, 15 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Classroom Activities for Various Groups of Students
I love the use of games for learning. I have utilized board games, card games, and role-playing games in teaching for the past 3 years. I am currently using them to connect with students at the high school, to talk about some important and serious issues, with the pretense of game mechanics. I use games as a warmer for a Bible study I conduct with other students before school. Using the game as the introduction to the lesson we will learn about that morning, to try to get them to relate the game, in a simplified way, to real-world lessons. I have also, since having children, always been on the lookout for short games, that do require long term strategies or hours of gameplay,... [Read more]
ESL Classroom Gamification: ✅ Pros and Cons - TEFL Blog
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 Elizaveta Pachina
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ESL Classroom Gamification: ✅ Pros and Cons
I am an English teacher for preschool children in a small village. My students are excited about the new English subject. However, after a period of studying, they become tired and distracted. "This is hard" or "why don't we play games?", My student said. I have found that traditional teaching methods make children feel bored and hard to absorb. So why don't we use games in the classroom? I tried applying some preschool games to the lesson. My students were thrilled and excited about the games.
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Classroom dynamics
Ideas for different lesson stages
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Games in The Classroom as a Fantastic Way to Start a Lesson - TEFL Blog
Wed, 19 Jun 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Games in The Classroom as a Fantastic Way to Start a Lesson
Anyone who has ever been in a classroom knows how much students enjoy playing games. Playing games is exciting and a great time for the students to get to know each other better as well as feel more at ease with the teacher. Consequently, a good English Teacher should know how to use games I order to achieve goals like reviewing previously learned vocabulary, enhancing spelling skills, practicing grammar points, promoting a nice and positive attitude in the classroom and many more!
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Games For Young Learners
Vocabulary Games
Competition
Hangman and Pictionary
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The 3 Most Popular ESL Games That Work in Every Classroom - TEFL Blog
Tue, 26 Feb 2019 Linda Dunsmore
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The 3 Most Popular ESL Games That Work in Every Classroom
Games and fun activities are a vital part of teaching English as a foreign language. Whether you're teaching adults or children, games will liven up your lesson and ensure that your students will leave the classroom wanting more.
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1. Board Race
How to play:
2. Call My Bluff / Two Truths and A Lie
How to play:
3. Simon Says
How to Play:
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The Use of Games in the Classroom - TEFL Blog
Fri, 07 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
The Use of Games in the Classroom
I have been teaching English as an assistant language teacher in Japan for the past 4 years. I have taught all grades from kindergarten through 9th grade, and have worked with many teachers with a variety of teaching styles. In this essay I will look at the use of games in the foreign language classroom, drawing from my experiences to look at several specific games and discuss how they help students learn and use English.
Table of Contents
1. Games are a good way to make class fun, increasing student motivation while using English.
2. Creating activities with existing resources
3. A possibility to communicate
4. Examples of games
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What Benefits do Communication Games in the Classroom Offer? - TEFL Blog
Thu, 18 Jun 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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What Benefits do Communication Games in the Classroom Offer?
There are a variety of things a teacher can do in a classroom to successfully increase student participation, help learn new vocabulary, breaking the ice with the students, getting to know one another, and so much more. Looking at an ESA methodology model, the activate stage is the stage that usually involves students using any or all of the language they currently know. This is also the stage where the activities can vary from either doing role-plays, debates, story writing, and communication games. All of the activities that were just mentioned have their benefits when used in a classroom but we will be focusing specifically on communication games. There are so many games... [Read more]
Flashcard Games for ESL 5-7 Years Age Groups - TEFL Blog
Tue, 03 Mar 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Flashcard Games for ESL 5-7 Years Age Groups
Games are often used in the classroom to aid in the learning process. They are effective in keeping attention and interest by making learning fun. Flashcards are a useful tool when learning English and can be used in many games and activities. Flashcards can contain anything from pictures of fruits and animals to numbers and vocabulary words. The website eslkidsstuff.com provides many different games involving flashcards. All games could be adapted to any level of a learner, but the following games were chosen for younger children keeping in mind their need to move around and have fun to remain focused and interested. "But a child's attention span - their willingness to stay rooted in one... [Read more]
The 5 Most Exciting Flashcard Games - TEFL Blog
Wed, 15 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
The 5 Most Exciting Flashcard Games
I love flashcards. Honestly, I really do. For me, they are a never-ending source of games and activities. Nowadays I work as an ESL teacher in a training center and I teach mostly young learners (students from 3 to 8 years old) and I am strongly convinced that this age group may learn a foreign language only through games, entertaining activities and live communication. Therefore, I am trying to be creative and use plenty of teaching aids and props, such as IWB, OHP, whiteboard, course books, board games, balls, balloons, hoops, various arts and crafts, etc. However, I find that using flashcards is simple yet one of the most effective tools to increase my student's vocabulary. And here are some of... [Read more]
The Importance of Using Online ESL Games in TEYL - TEFL Blog
Mon, 29 Jun 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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The Importance of Using Online ESL Games in TEYL
When it comes to learning ESL, most learners associate it with memorizing spelling rules, doing countless grammar exercises, making abstract speaking topics, and translating sentences from L1 into English. In these, there is little or no listening and speaking practice involved, making English just one of the numerous boring school subjects. However, there is so much more to learning and activating the language if the fun element is involved. This doesn't only include traditional classroom games but also learning both at school and home with the usage of modern technology. Most children born in the 2000s have grown up using iPads and mobile phones, which makes them much more... [Read more]
4 Ways How Games Can Enhance Your Lesson - TEFL Blog
Mon, 15 Jul 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
4 Ways How Games Can Enhance Your Lesson
Games have proven to be a useful approach within a classroom environment when teaching English. In this essay, I will be discussing in further detail why it is beneficial for the teacher to use games as part of their teaching practice and the different types of games that can be played.
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1. Set up a comfortable environment
2. Build a team
3. Help to get flexible in class
Bingo
Guess who
Role play
Imagination games
Hangman
4. Help to review the material
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The Many Ways of Teaching Vocabulary - TEFL Blog
Wed, 25 Mar 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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The Many Ways of Teaching Vocabulary
Having undergone a process of teaching and based on my knowledge and experience, today I can give a sense of an area or topic that I think of any of you. I agree with the same opinion.
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When teaching vocabulary to students, students need to understand the following factors:
I also apply another way: drawing a macrologue diagram.
Play as learning!
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T.L. - Australia said:
Games in the classroom Games are fun and exciting and enjoyed by all whether you?re an adult or a child. There are many different types of games that are targeted towards different types of audiences and purposes. I used to be a gymnastics coach for many years teaching young children at a recreational level. I always started the class with a game, usually one that involved some sort of running or a lot of movement to get them all warmed up. It was also... [Read more]
Simple and Effective Ways to Teach English Vocabulary - TEFL Blog
Thu, 25 Jun 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Simple and Effective Ways to Teach English Vocabulary
Vocabulary is the knowledge of words and word meanings. As we all know, vocabulary plays a significant role in language. If we want to speak or write, we need to know the vocabulary first. So as an English teacher, we have to know some effective ways to teach vocabulary otherwise the class is going to be so dull.
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Here I listed some effective ways to teach vocabulary:
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A.B. & T.W. South Korea said:
Games: A Strong Tool for ESL TeachersStudents of all ages enjoy playing games in the classroom. It is easy to assume games are a useful way of filling time, but in actual practice playing games in the classroom is one of the strongest tools teachers have to get students to learn and retain new vocabulary and concepts.
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7 Non-Trivial Online ESL Games - TEFL Blog
Tue, 15 Sep 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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7 Non-Trivial Online ESL Games
There are many famous games used by TEFL teachers that students know like the back of their hand. If you want to change up your online lessons and bring even more fun in your teaching, check out these seven non-trivial online ESL games to help you in every stage of the TEFL class.
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1. Connect The Dots
2. Simon Says
3. Online Word Chain
4. Catchphrase
5. I Went to The Market and Bought
6. Don't Say Yes or No
7. Would You Rather?
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Are Games Important for Students’ Understanding in The Classroom? - TEFL Blog
Fri, 07 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Are Games Important for Students’ Understanding in The Classroom?
Playing games is not only for fun, but we can use it to make students more understand about the topic of the lesson. Games also can build rapport between student-student and teacher-class. How a game is important to make students understand the topic of the lesson?
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Approach 1: Using games as an additional activity in the classroom is common for English class
Approach 2: Using games for easing the material
Approach 3: Accompanying the material for special groups
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All You Need to Know About Teaching Beginners - TEFL Blog
Mon, 10 Jun 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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All You Need to Know About Teaching Beginners
Teaching English to beginners is a challenge for new and experienced ESL teachers. Although with proper planning, materials, getting the students engaged and motivated in the lessons can make teaching English to beginners fun and rewarding especially when your students start to get the hang of it. It's a great feeling to see them move from having absolutely no knowledge of English to be able to speak basic English. A few things to think about. Talking a lot is just going to waste your time and leave you frustrated. Two keep your lessons fun with as much talk time as possible for the students, allowing them to practice what they are learning in a fun environment. Always praise your... [Read more]
The Importance of Games When Learning English as a Foreign Language at Primary School - TEFL Blog
Wed, 04 Mar 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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The Importance of Games When Learning English as a Foreign Language at Primary School
Games activity in the foreign language lesson is one of the basic ways of learning English at primary school.
Table of Contents
What is a game?
Game concepts contain qualifications like:
Typically, they require the student's ability to know the subject.
Lexical games
Grammar games
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Why Games in the Classroom are Effective - TEFL Blog
Wed, 08 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Why Games in the Classroom are Effective
Teaching English as a foreign language with little to no experience is a daunting task and one that should be seriously considered. There are many aspects to teaching that I was expected to know and implement while teaching English in another country. I had to learn how to teach in about two weeks and although I learned many techniques and strategies, one of the most important tools and one of the most effective was including games in the classroom.
Table of Contents
Games as a tool for learning
Applicability
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5 Challenges of Teaching EFL to Kindergarten Level Students - TEFL Blog
Thu, 21 Nov 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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5 Challenges of Teaching EFL to Kindergarten Level Students
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Susan W. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT.
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1. Self-introduction
2. Reasons for practicing as an EFL Teacher
3. Ways in which EFL will guide me achieve my goals
4. Games and activities in the classroom
5. Planning my New Lesson
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Why are Games so Important for Young Learners? - TEFL Blog
Tue, 28 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Why are Games so Important for Young Learners?
When I think of my earliest childhood memories, I remember that I used to love to play games in the classroom (charades, 7-up/head down-thumb up, categories, bingo, etc.). Going from a boring 'copy from the board' type of class to a competitive, fun and activity-filled class gave me the ability to open my mind, so I could find the subject being taught more interesting and made it easier for me to absorb the information. Young learners may not have an interest in studying because they don't yet have any motivation from learning, so they are only interested in games, songs, and other fun activities. When playing most of the games in the classroom, young learners are compelled to... [Read more]