Anagrams
Anagrams is a game, which is definitely one of my personal favourites. Anagrams are a really fun way to review vocabulary at the beginning / end of the lesson or the week, which doesn’t require ANY preparation. The only thing a teacher needs to do is to mix up the letters of each word they…
A picture’s worth a 1000 words
photo by Arpan Banerjee Every picture tells a story — and this simple warmer gets your students telling theirs. It’s a great way to spark creativity, build vocabulary on the fly, and get even shy students talking, since there’s no “wrong” answer when you’re just imagining. Works well with all levels, from young learners to…
Survey
When studying a vocabulary topic, for instance, Sports or Food, ask students to prepare a survey table (example below) of 4-5 questions for their peers. The example below is related to the Topic of Food, and practises the question Do you like…? – Yes, I do / No, I don’t. Name / Food tomatoes chicken…