Crumpled Up Fun
This works very well for reviewing WH-questions. The students have a chance to talk to everyone in the classroom by asking and answering questions.
Time Maze
This activity combines the directions lesson with the time lesson, using a maze. Students have to try and acquire as many clocks as they can in a limited period of time.
Safe Zone
Players try to escape to the safe areas before they are tagged.
Norm's Shopping
This activity is dialog practice, repeating the patterns in the textbook but allowing students to modify the given sentences.
Pronunciation Tree
Put your students to the test with a minimal-pair pronunciation activity.
Salesmen
Students sell random products to one buyer. If their product gets bought, they get a point and become the next buyer.
I'll Ask Peach
Students construct four "I'll ask ~ to ~." sentences. Includes interview and writing.
Movie Star
Students pretend they are movie directors and choose their classmates for different roles. Then they interview each other to find out what they want to do in the movie.
Boring 4 Taro
This is an interview activity where the students ask each other questions in this style and write them down to create somewhat odd and random sentences.
Call Me Up
Students aim to communicate with each other without actually seeing each other, as they would on a telephone.
Touch Command
Students play Janken and touch the body part listed on the card.
Janken Points
Students read an English sentence and either win or lose the corresponding points over a game of janken.
Daytona
Students race to see how fast they can introduce themselves to each other.
How Long Bingo
Students play Bingo but instead of a teacher reading out numbers, the students ask each other, "How long have you...?" The answer is the number they must circle.
Dictation Race
Students race to dictate a passage to their partners.
Passive Picture Guess
Students race to explain the pictures using the grammar point.
Can You Job Hunt?
A speaking based, find your partner activity practicing "Can you ~?"
Typhoon
Students answer various English questions in hopes to choose a square from a grid and receive points while trying to avoid the evil typhoon squares.
Shredded Fables
Students work in groups to try to piece together short classic fables.
Who Is Your Classmate
Students fill out a worksheet about themselves, and then do an activity where they try to guess who their friends are based upon the hints they wrote on their worksheets.
