Just a Minute is a very popular British radio quiz game which is ideal for the TEFL classroom and great for practicing speaking skills.
It’s very simple to prepare and great fun to play. Best for small groups but it can be played with larger groups if you prepare it well. It works best, perhaps, with Intermediate and above level students.
Background
The principle of the game…
Pronunciation Whispers is a quick and effective variation on the Chinese Whispers/Telephone game where students pass a message along a line to practice pronunciation.
Pre-Teaching
First, identify a pronunciation issue with your class. This will depend on their background and level, but for example the class may have difficulties with the various vowel sounds so you might write up this list on the board:
SHEEP…
Superheroes is a good speaking activity for the TEFL class.
This is all about the students inventing a new superhero and testing them out in various scenarios to find out who has the most successful.
Preparation
You will need to prepare beforehand a number of threatening scenarios in which a superhero can help. Try and make these as unusual as possible and, to make it more…
Pronunciation Snake is a simple game you can use to have your students practice particular pronunciations. It’s especially good for those problems that a particular class might have in similar sounds. It can be used with both words and single sounds.
For example, some students find it difficult to distinguish between the /b/ or /p/ sounds. This activity will help give them practice with this.
The…
Twenty Questions is a simple game which can be played in class with minimal preparation. It is ideal for practicing both vocabulary (notably semantic fields) as well as making questions.
Preparation
Collect a group of pictures or photographs with different objects on them. (You can laminate these to make them longer lasting of course.)
The objects you choose should be of the right level and subject…
