Etiquette & Manners ESL Activities & Games

ESL Manners and Etiquette Activity - Speaking: Sentence Completion, Guessing - Pair Work In this free manners and etiquette speaking activity, students give opinions on appropriate behaviour in certain situations and then play a guessing game where they decide whether a partner would agree or disagree with their opinions. First, students complete each sentence with a verb from a box along with should, shouldn't or don't have to, according to their opinion. Working alone, students then guess whether a partner will agree or disagree with their opinions and indicate their answers in a chart. Next, students read their sentences to their partner, who responds 'I agree' or 'I disagree' after each sentence. Students score one point for each correct guess. The student with the most correct guesses wins. show less

ESL Etiquette Activity - Vocabulary and Speaking: Gap-fill, Multiple-Choice Quiz, Guessing - Pair Work In this fun etiquette speaking activity, students complete guidelines on etiquette around the world and then take part in a quiz using the advice. First, in two groups, students complete guidelines on etiquette around the world using words from a box. Next, students pair up with someone from the other group. Students then take turns reading each guideline along with three possible answers to their partner, who has one chance to guess the correct country from the choices. For each correct answer, students score one point. The student with the most points at the end of the quiz wins. show less

ESL Etiquette and Manners Board Game - Vocabulary and Speaking: Impromptu Speech, Multiple-choice, Guessing, Freer Practice - Group Work In this enjoyable etiquette board game, students practice talking about etiquette and manners using topic-related vocabulary. Players take turns rolling the dice and moving their counter along the board. If a player lands on a 'Talk about' square, they talk in response to the etiquette-related prompt for 30 seconds without stopping. If a player can't think of anything to say or stops talking before the 30 seconds are up, they go back two squares. If a player lands on a 'Question mark' square, another student picks up an etiquette trivia card and reads out the question on the card, followed by three possible multiple-choice answers. The player then has ten seconds to choose an answer. If the player chooses the correct answer, they remain on the square. If not, they move their counter back two squares. The first player to reach the finish wins the game. show less

ESL Etiquette and Manners Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Completing Asking and Answering Questions, Discussion, Freer and Communicative Practice - Group Work In this etiquette and manners discussion activity, students use the second conditional to discuss everyday and cross-cultural situations regarding etiquette and manners and agree on group responses. In groups, students take turns picking up a card and completing the etiquette or manners question with the second conditional, e.g. 'If you visited someone's home where shoes are usually removed, would you take your shoes off?' The student then asks the group members the question. Each group member answers in turn, giving explanations or justifications as needed. Next, students discuss the situation or cultural norm and agree on the best answer. The student who drew the card writes the agreed group answer on the back of the card. When the groups have finished, go through each question and have the groups tell the class their answers. show less