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Food & Diet Vocabulary Games

B2-level vocabulary games designed to help learners widen the range of vocabulary they use to talk about Food and Diet. These interactive Padlet Arcade games work particularly well as warm-up activities before B2 speaking tasks, helping students revise and activate […]

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Vocabulary Challenge

All levels, all ages to check students remember the vocabulary learnt in a particular session or recall vocabulary from previous lessons in a dynamic way. Split your students into small groups. Set a 2 minute timer, use a timer you […]

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Word of the Day in Action

Aimed at expanding students’ usable vocabulary one item at a time and push it into spoken production. Use it at the start of your session, it can take from 5-8 minutes. You will need the board (whiteboard or digital) or […]

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Post-its Spelling Game

A flexible spelling activity suitable for all ages and levels, designed to review and reinforce vocabulary in an interactive and engaging way. It can be used in both face-to-face and online lessons. Learners work in teams to complete gapped words […]

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Christmas Word Chains

Elementary level game for a bit of festive cheer, 5 minute warm-up activity to start a Christmas themed lesson. Use flashcards to review words, if needed. Christmas word chains (approx. 2–3 minutes) Online alternatives: Digital “sentence wall” (Miro / Genially) […]

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A word-search a day…

A word-search is a great way to warm up and lead into a vocabulary lesson or to introduce the vocabulary words you’d like to pre-teach before working on any text. It is a great way to review vocabulary used in […]

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Toothpick spelling bee

Prepare a list of words your students have difficulty in spelling.  Split your students into pairs. Give each pair a generous bundle of toothpicks. Read out a word from the list. Students spell the words on desks using the sticks. […]

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