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Present Simple- Third Person Guessing Game

Updated: 19th Apr. 2024 | Present Simple with final -s speaking games, first guessing the person and then brainstorming descriptions, with useful vocabulary for describing people with Present Simple.

Present Simple Taboo Questions Game

Updated: 19th Apr. 2024 | Students classify, ask, answer and write Present Simple questions which are and aren't suitable for everyday conversation, then discuss what topics are generally good and bad.

Present Simple Sentence Completion Bluff

Updated: 19th Apr. 2024 | Students complete typical Present Simple sentences with a mix of true and made-up information, then try to guess which of their partner's sentences are true, including typical key words with Present Simple.

Present Simple Routines Information Gap

Updated: 19th Apr. 2024 | Students use Present Simple to try to find similarities between the routines of the people described on their worksheets, with optional Present Simple suggested questions and clues to help.

Present Simple- Personalised Board Game

Updated: 19th Apr. 2024 | Speaking game in which students move around a board without a dice by making as many true Present Simple statements about their partner as they can about the word/ topic of the square they are on.

Present Simple Needs Analysis, Presentation and Practice

Updated: 19th Apr. 2024 | Students find out about each other and their language study needs with Present Simple questions, good for a first lesson and GTKY.

Present Simple Matchmakers Game

Updated: 19th Apr. 2024 | Students ask Present Simple questions to find out which of three jobs or countries most match their partner, possible with yes/ no and/ or wh- questions.

Present Simple Job Interview Roleplay Game

Updated: 19th Apr. 2024 | Students try to find out what good or bad aspects their partner has on their roleplay card, all written with Present Simple for routines/ habits and general facts.

Present Simple- Guess Who Game

Updated: 19th Apr. 2024 | Guessing which of six people your partner chose by asking easy Present Simple questions about their family, appearance, habits, etc.

Present Simple Chain Stories

Updated: 19th Apr. 2024 | A fun creative Present Simple speaking activity based on Consequences in which students take turns continuing a story of a typical day by completing the suggested sentences then folding the page, then compare how sensible or silly their stories are.

Present Simple- Ask and Tell Game

Updated: 19th Apr. 2024 | A fun Present Simple personal questions coin game based on truth or dare in which students might have to answer their own questions, with useful language for talking about routines and Present Simple question stems.

Present Simple and Progressive- Trends and Meetings Practice

Updated: 19th Apr. 2024 | Present Continuous and Present Simple situations to discuss in meetings, to remember, to analyse for key words such as time expressions, including useful vocabulary for describing changes with the language of trends.

Present Simple and Continuous for Describing Your Company and Job

Updated: 19th Apr. 2024 | Using present tenses questions, statements and related time expressions to describe what you do and what your company does to new contacts review, plus an optional bluffing game.

Present Simple and Continuous- Discuss and Agree

Updated: 19th Apr. 2024 | Suggested vocabulary/ topics with which to discuss and write present tense opinions - good for intermediate students who still need Present Simple and Progressive practice.

Present Progressive and Simple- Jobs Miming

Updated: 19th Apr. 2024 | Easy and fun practice of Present Simple and Continuous through actions to represent jobs, including useful jobs vocabulary and actions at work vocabulary.

Present Perfect Simple and Progressive small talk

Updated: 19th Apr. 2024 | Realistic oral practice of Present Perfect Continuous and Present Perfect Simple with common everyday conversational questions, including conversations with people who you know and with new contacts.

Present Perfect Simple and Progressive Questions

Updated: 19th Apr. 2024 | Realistic practice of Present Perfect Continuous and Present Perfect Simple by choosing good small talk questions and avoiding ones which are unsuitable, with optional freer speaking and grammar presentation.

Present Perfect Practice Game- Meetings

Updated: 19th Apr. 2024 | Roleplay progress check meetings for Present Perfect practice, including an optional coin game and a grammar presentation - good for realistic practice of grammar in Business English classes.

Present Perfect and Simple Past- Small Talk

Updated: 18th Apr. 2024 | Have + PP and Past Simple in everyday conversation review, including presentation of the meaning, uses and typical time expressions of those two tenses, and typical small talk questions with classmates and people outside the classroom.

Present Progressive for the Present and Future- Simplest Responses Game

Updated: 17th Apr. 2024 | Present Continuous for actions in progressive and for future arrangements review, starting with a fun quick reactions game. and including contrasts with other present and future tenses.

Present Progressive- Small Talk

Updated: 17th Apr. 2024 | Present Continuous in normal everyday chat review for practice of realistic situations like talking to classmates and meeting foreign visitors, including contrasting present and future meanings, and Present Simple and Continuous.