Expressing Preferences ESL Games, Activities and Worksheets

Both, Either or Neither?

Intermediate (B1) 25 minutes
ESL Both, Either and Neither Activity - Vocabulary and Speaking: Gap-fill, Asking and Answering Questions, Controlled and Freer Practice

In this both, either and neither speaking activity, students ask and answer questions to learn about their classmates' preferences using the conjunctions... read more

Hypothetical Bets

Intermediate (B1) 30 minutes
ESL Expressing Preferences Game - Speaking: Writing, Asking and Answering Questions, Guessing - Pair Work

In this engaging expressing preferences game, students write hypothetical Would you...? questions for a partner and guess which choices they would make. First, in groups, students write... read more

Would you rather...?

Intermediate (B1) 25 minutes
ESL Would You Rather Board Game - Speaking: Guided Discussions, Responding to Questions, Giving Reasons - Group and Pair Work

In this intriguing expressing preferences board game, students discuss Would you rather...? questions with a partner and race to make choices they agree on... read more

I'd opt to...

Upper-intermediate (B2) 30 minutes
ESL Expressing Preferences Activity - Vocabulary and Speaking: Binary Choice, Asking and Answering Questions, Controlled and Freer Practice - Pair Work

This useful expressing preferences activity helps students practice language to express preferences and justify decisions. First, students underline the... read more

Mastering Preference Phrases

Upper-intermediate (B2) 30 minutes
ESL Expressing Preferences Worksheet - Reading and Vocabulary Exercises: Error Correction - Speaking Activity: Delivering a Dialogue, Freer Practice - Group Work

In this comprehensive expressing preferences worksheet, students practice ten phrases to express preferences. First, students read a dialogue and identify... read more

Make Your Choice!

Upper-intermediate (B2) 25 minutes
ESL Expressing Preferences Game - Vocabulary and Speaking: Forming Sentences, Freer Practice - Pair Work

In this fun expressing preferences game, students practice phrases to express a preference between two options. In pairs, students take turns picking up an option card that shows two choices... read more

Would Rather and Would Prefer

Upper-intermediate (B2) 25 minutes
ESL Would Rather and Would Prefer Board Game - Grammar: Reforming Sentences, Freer practice - Group Work

In this productive would rather and would prefer board game, students practice reforming sentences and questions with would rather and would prefer. One student begins by picking up a... read more