- Conditionals Review
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conditionals Review ESL Games, Activities & worksheets
First vs. Second conditional
ESL First vs. Second conditional worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Binary Choice, True or False, Gap-fill, Rewriting Sentences, Sentence Completion
This useful first vs. second conditional worksheet helps students understand and use both structures, focusing on the difference between real future...
ESL First vs. Second conditional worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Binary Choice, True or False, Gap-fill, Rewriting Sentences, Sentence Completion This useful first vs. second conditional worksheet helps students understand and use both structures, focusing on the difference between real future possibilities and hypothetical situations. First, students read statements made by different people and circle '1st' if the sentence is in the first conditional or '2nd' if it is in the second. Students then mark a statement about each person as most likely true or false. Next, students complete first and second conditional sentences with verbs in brackets. After that, students rewrite sentences, changing the first conditional into the second conditional. Lastly, students complete second conditional sentences with their own ideas by writing an if-clause for each sentence. show lessZero and First conditional Challenge
ESL Zero and First conditional Board Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Sentences - Group Work
In this useful zero vs. first conditional board game, students use verb prompts to make zero and first conditional sentences. Players take turns rolling the dice and moving their counter along the board...
ESL Zero and First conditional Board Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Sentences from Prompts - Group Work In this useful zero vs. first conditional board game, students use verb prompts to make zero and first conditional sentences. Players take turns rolling the dice and moving their counter along the board. When a player lands on a square, they pick up a verb card, e.g. exercise / stay. The player then makes a zero or first conditional sentence as indicated on the square using the two verbs, e.g. 'If people exercise regularly, they stay fit and healthy.' If the group agrees that the sentence uses the correct conditional form and makes sense, the player stays on the square. If not, the player goes back to their previous square. The first player to reach the finish wins the game. show lessconditional Battleships
ESL conditionals Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Sentences, Freer Practice - Pair Work
In this rewarding conditionals game, students play battleships by producing conditional sentences from prompts, practicing real and unreal past, present and future forms. First, students mark four ships on...
ESL conditionals Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Sentences from Prompts, Freer Practice - Pair Work In this rewarding conditionals game, students play battleships by producing conditional sentences from prompts, practicing real and unreal past, present and future forms. First, students mark four ships on their grid. Students then take turns choosing a square on their 'My partner's ships' grid, stating the conditional type and the prompt number, e.g. 'Unreal past, prompt 3', and then making a sentence according to the prompt and conditional type. If the sentence is correct, the other student looks at their 'My ships' grid and says hit or miss. The student who made the sentence then marks the square with an 'H' for hit or 'X' for miss on their 'My partner's ships' grid. If the sentence is incorrect, the shot is invalid. The first student to sink all of their partner's ships wins the game. show lessconditional Cards
ESL conditionals Review Game - Grammar, Writing and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Freer Practice - Group Work
In this fast-paced conditionals review game, students race each other to complete zero to third conditional sentences. In groups, one student begins by turning over a card and reading the if-clause of...
ESL conditionals Review Game - Grammar, Writing and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Freer Practice - Group Work In this fast-paced conditionals review game, students race each other to complete zero to third conditional sentences. In groups, one student begins by turning over a card and reading the if-clause of the conditional sentence aloud. The other students in the group then race to complete the main clause of the conditional sentence. This can be done in written form with each student racing to write down an answer, or the students shout out an ending to the sentence. The first student to produce a grammatically correct and appropriate main clause to complete the conditional sentence wins and keeps the card. The next student then picks up a card, and so on. The student with the most cards at the end of the game wins. show lessconditional Completion
ESL conditionals Review Activity - Grammar, Writing and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Discussion, Communicative Practice - Group Work
In this conditionals review activity, students complete sentence stems using a range of conditional forms and then compare and discuss their answers...
ESL conditionals Review Activity - Grammar, Writing and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Discussion, Communicative Practice - Group Work In this conditionals review activity, students complete sentence stems using a range of conditional forms and then compare and discuss their answers. First, students complete conditional sentences with their own ideas using a variety of conditional forms (zero, first, second and third). When everyone has finished, students compare and discuss their answers in groups of three or four. Afterwards, groups share interesting things they found out about their classmates. show lessconditional Conundrum
ESL conditionals Review Game - Grammar: Matching, Changing Word Forms, Forming Sentences - Group Work
In this productive conditionals review game, students practice using first, second and third conditionals with a range of subordinate conjunctions to form complex sentences. In each group, two students are...
ESL conditionals Review Game - Grammar: Matching, Changing Word Forms, Forming Sentences from Prompts - Group Work In this productive conditionals review game, students practice using first, second and third conditionals with a range of subordinate conjunctions to form complex sentences. In each group, two students are players, and one student is the referee. Players take turns turning over one subordinate conjunction card and one sentence card. If the player thinks the two cards make a correct pair, the player forms a complex sentence, changing verb forms as needed to make a correct first, second, or third conditional sentence. If the referee confirms the pair matches the answer key and the sentence is grammatically correct, the player keeps the two cards and has another turn. If not, the player turns the cards back over, keeping them in the same place, and the next player takes a turn. After eight correct matches, roles rotate so everyone is the referee once. The game continues until all the cards have been matched. The student with the most pairs of cards at the end of the game wins. show lessconditional Thoughts
ESL conditionals Review Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Writing Short Answers, Asking and Answering Questions, Freer Practice - Pair Work
In this insightful conditionals review activity, students practice asking and answering questions using different conditional forms. First, students answer the...
ESL conditionals Review Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Writing Short Answers, Asking and Answering Questions, Freer Practice - Pair Work In this insightful conditionals review activity, students practice asking and answering questions using different conditional forms. First, students answer the conditional questions by writing short answers in a random order on the post-it notes. Next, in pairs, students swap worksheets and take turns guessing which question each short answer belongs to. They do this by asking yes/no conditional questions (with the answer included) to their partner, who responds yes or no accordingly, until their partner guesses the correct question. When the student asks the right question, they ask follow-up questions to develop a short conversation. The activity continues until both students have guessed what all 12 answers refer to. Finally, students report back to the class on the most interesting things they found out about their partner. show lessconditional Chains
ESL conditionals Review Activity - Grammar and Writing: Writing Sentences - Group Work
In this creative conditionals activity, students review the zero, first, second and third conditionals by writing chain sentences. In groups of four, students write a result clause for the first zero, first, second or third conditional sentence on...
ESL conditionals Review Activity - Grammar and Writing: Writing Sentences from Prompts - Group Work In this creative conditionals activity, students review the zero, first, second and third conditionals by writing chain sentences. In groups of four, students write a result clause for the first zero, first, second or third conditional sentence on their card and on the next line write the result clause as an if-clause by changing the verb form. Next, students pass their card to the person on their right. The next student then repeats the process. This continues until the card is complete with eight conditional sentences in a chain. Finally, students read out their conditional chain sentences to the class. show lessCountdown
ESL conditionals Review Board Game - Grammar and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Answering Questions, Freer Practice - Group Work
In this free conditionals review board game, students race to complete zero, first, second and third conditional sentences and answer conditional questions in a...
ESL conditionals Review Board Game - Grammar and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Answering Questions, Freer Practice - Group Work In this free conditionals review board game, students race to complete zero, first, second and third conditional sentences and answer conditional questions in a 15-second time frame. In groups, students take turns rolling the dice and moving their counters along the board. When a student lands on a square, they have 15 seconds to complete the conditional sentence using the clause in the square or answer the question. If the other students agree that the sentence completion or answer is correct, the student stays on the square. If a student can't think of anything to say, makes a grammatical mistake, or doesn't complete the task within 15 seconds, they move back two squares. The first student to reach the finish wins the game. show lessFirst to Third conditionals Review
ESL conditionals Review worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Error Correction, Gap-fill, Unscrambling, Matching, Identifying, Sentence Completion
Here is a free conditionals review worksheet to help students practice or review first, second and third conditionals. Students begin by correcting mistakes in...
ESL conditionals Review worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Error Correction, Gap-fill, Changing Word Forms, Unscrambling, Matching, Identifying, Sentence Completion Here is a free conditionals review worksheet to help students practice or review first, second and third conditionals. Students begin by correcting mistakes in first conditional sentences and rewriting them. Next, students complete second and third conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Students then put words in the correct order to make conditional sentences. After that, students match sentence halves to form conditional sentences and then indicate which conditional is being used in each sentence. Finally, students complete conditional sentences with their own ideas by adding an if-clause or a main clause to each sentence. show lessMake your Own Dominoes
ESL conditionals Review Game - Grammar: Sentence Completion, Matching - Group Work
In this enjoyable conditionals review game, students practice zero, first, second and third conditionals by completing sentences and playing games of dominoes. In groups, students read and complete...
ESL conditionals Review Game - Grammar: Sentence Completion, Matching - Group Work In this enjoyable conditionals review game, students practice zero, first, second and third conditionals by completing sentences and playing games of dominoes. In groups, students read and complete each conditional sentence with an if-clause or main clause as indicated on the dominoes. Next, students cut the dominoes out and swap them with another group. Students then play dominoes with the first player trying to make a conditional sentence by placing a domino down either before or after the domino on the table. If the player can make a sentence, they read it to the group to show the match is correct. The next player then tries to put down one of their dominoes at either end of the domino chain, and so on. The first player to get rid of all their dominoes wins the game. show lessSecond vs. Third conditional
ESL Second vs. Third conditional worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Error Correction, Sentence Completion - Speaking Activity: Asking and Answering Questions - Pair Work
This comprehensive second vs. third conditional worksheet helps students distinguish between and practice forming and using these two conditional...
ESL Second vs. Third conditional worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Error Correction, Sentence Completion - Speaking Activity: Asking and Answering Questions - Pair Work This comprehensive second vs. third conditional worksheet helps students distinguish between and practice forming and using these two conditional structures. Students begin by reading second and third conditional sentence examples and underlining the correct information about the two tenses. Next, students match second and third conditional sentence halves together and underline the correct tenses. Students then find and correct mistakes in second and third conditional sentences. After that, students complete each sentence with a verb from a box in its second or third conditional form. Students then complete second and third conditional sentence pairs with their own answers and guesses about a partner. Finally, students ask their partner 'What would you do/have done if...?' questions to find out if their guesses were correct. show lessThe conditionals Race
ESL conditionals Review Game - Grammar: Matching - Speaking Activity: Discussion, Communicative Practice - Group Work
In this engaging conditionals review game, students play dominoes by matching halves of zero, first, second and third conditional sentences together. The first player tries to make a conditional sentence...
ESL conditionals Review Game - Grammar: Matching - Speaking Activity: Discussion, Communicative Practice - Group Work In this engaging conditionals review game, students play dominoes by matching halves of zero, first, second and third conditional sentences together. The first player tries to make a conditional sentence by placing one of their dominoes at either end of the first domino and matching an if clause with an appropriate result clause. When a player makes a sentence, they read it to the group. The next player then tries to put down one of their dominoes at either end of the domino chain, and so on. The first player to get rid of all their dominoes wins the game. Finally, students discuss the conditional sentences and say whether they are true for them or not, and if they agree or disagree with what each sentence says. show lessThe Farmer and His Sons
ESL conditionals Review worksheet - Grammar, Reading and Writing Exercises: Matching, Categorising, Writing Sentences - Pair Work
In this thought-provoking conditionals review worksheet, students work with an Aesop fable to practice the first, second and third conditionals. First, students...
ESL conditionals Review worksheet - Grammar, Reading and Writing Exercises: Matching, Categorising, Writing Sentences - Pair WorkIn this thought-provoking conditionals review worksheet, students work with an Aesop fable to practice the first, second and third conditionals. First, students match sentence halves together about a story. Students then write whether each sentence is in the first, second or third conditional. Next, students write the order in which they think the sentences were said or thought. After that, in pairs, students discuss what they know about the story from the sentences. Students then read the story to find out if their ideas were correct. Following that, students look at their sentence order and correct it if necessary. With their partner, students then write a possible moral for the story. Finally, working alone, students imagine that it's ten years later in the story and write first, second, and third conditional sentences about the two people in the story. show lessUnder What Condition?
ESL Real conditionals Activity - Grammar and Writing: Writing Sentences, Guessing, Discussion - Pair Work
In this fun real conditionals activity, students guess the circumstances in which a partner did, does or will do certain things using past, present and future real conditionals. First, students write ten sentences...
ESL Real conditionals Activity - Grammar and Writing: Writing Sentences from Prompts, Guessing, Discussion - Pair Work In this fun real conditionals activity, students guess the circumstances in which a partner did, does or will do certain things using past, present and future real conditionals. First, students write ten sentences about their past, present or expected future habits or plans using phrases from a box and the appropriate verb tense, choosing habits that they sometimes did, do or will do under certain conditions. Next, in pairs, students swap worksheets and write real conditional sentences explaining the circumstances in which they think their partner did, does or will do what they wrote. Finally, students read the complete conditional sentences to their partner to see if their guesses are correct and then discuss the actual circumstances. show lessWe will finish first unless...
ESL conditionals Review Game - Grammar: Sentence Completion - Group Work
In this lively conditionals review game, students race to complete first, second, and third conditional sentences with various conditional words and phrases such as 'unless' and 'as long as'. A member from each team runs to your desk...
ESL conditionals Review Game - Grammar: Sentence Completion - Group Work In this lively conditionals review game, students race to complete first, second, and third conditional sentences with various conditional words and phrases such as 'unless' and 'as long as'. A member from each team runs to your desk, picks up the first sentence strip, and takes it back to their team. Teams then race to complete the sentence, making sure it is logical and grammatically correct, e.g. 'The teacher wouldn't have cancelled class unless it had been an emergency.' As soon as a team has completed the sentence, a student from the team comes to you with their strip. If the sentence is correct, give the student the second strip, and so on. If a sentence is incorrect, the team has to rewrite it. Teams can only get the next strip by producing a logical and grammatically correct sentence. The first team to complete all 20 sentences correctly wins the game. show lessHere's what our members are saying...
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Zero conditional ESL Activities, Games & worksheets
It's Generally True
ESL Zero conditional worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Matching, Gap-fill, Rewriting Sentences, Sentence Completion
In this useful zero conditional worksheet, students practice how to form the zero conditional tense and use it to describe facts and things that are generally true. Students begin by matching sentence...
ESL Zero conditional worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Matching, Gap-fill, Rewriting Sentences, Sentence Completion In this useful zero conditional worksheet, students practice how to form the zero conditional tense and use it to describe facts and things that are generally true. Students begin by matching sentence halves together to make zero conditional sentences. Next, students use vocabulary from a box to complete zero conditional sentences. After that, students answer whether zero conditional sentences are factually true or false. Students then rewrite each pair of sentences to make one zero conditional sentence. Lastly, students use their own ideas to complete zero conditional sentences, saying how they feel or what they do in the given situations.If Martians
ESL Zero conditional Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Asking and Answering Questions, Writing Sentences, Freer Practice - Pair WorkIn this imaginative zero conditional activity, students use the zero conditional to write and talk about different groups of Martians. To begin, students choose...
ESL Zero conditional Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Asking and Answering Questions from Prompts, Writing Sentences, Freer Practice - Pair Work In this imaginative zero conditional activity, students use the zero conditional to write and talk about different groups of Martians. To begin, students choose a colour for their Martians and write information about them by completing zero conditional sentences, e.g. 'If they are hungry, they eat each other.' Next, students take turns asking zero conditional questions about a partner's Martians, e.g. 'What do orange Martians do if they are hungry?' Students write their partner's answers by completing zero conditional sentences as before. After that, students change partners and tell their new partner about the similarities and differences between the two types of Martians on their worksheet and find out if their new partner has similar answers. Finally, students write about the most interesting differences between the types of Martians and discuss their answers as a class.What do you do if...?
ESL Zero conditional Board Game - Grammar and Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions, Freer Practice - Group WorkIn this free zero conditional board game, students ask and answer 'What do you do if...?' questions using the zero conditional. In groups, players take turns rolling the dice and moving their counters...
ESL Zero conditional Board Game - Grammar and Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions from Prompts, Freer Practice - Group Work In this free zero conditional board game, students ask and answer 'What do you do if...?' questions using the zero conditional. In groups, players take turns rolling the dice and moving their counters along the board. When a player lands on a square, the student to their right asks them a 'What do you do if...?' question from the prompt on the square. The player then answers the question by making a zero conditional sentence. If the player forms the sentence correctly, they stay on the square. If not, they go back two squares. The first player to reach the finish wins the game.Zero conditional Appliances
ESL Zero conditional Activity - Grammar and Vocabulary Exercises: Matching - Speaking Activity: Asking and Answering Questions, Controlled Practice - Pair WorkIn this engaging zero conditional activity, students use the zero conditional to explain what kitchen appliances do. First, students match words to pictures...
ESL Zero conditional Activity - Grammar and Vocabulary Exercises: Matching - Speaking Activity: Asking and Answering Questions, Controlled Practice - Pair Work In this engaging zero conditional activity, students use the zero conditional to explain what kitchen appliances do. First, students match words to pictures of kitchen appliances. Students then match zero conditional sentence halves about the kitchen appliances and write the name of the appliance each sentence describes. After that, students pretend to be people from the 19th century, when many homes had no electricity or modern kitchen appliances. In pairs, students then take turns asking questions about what the kitchen appliances do by pointing to a picture and asking their partner 'What do you use it for?' Their partner answers using a zero conditional sentence from Exercise B. When the students have finished, they ask the same question about things in the classroom and reply to their partner's questions using the zero conditional.Zero conditional Guessing Game
ESL Zero conditional Game - Grammar: Sentence Completion, Guessing, Forming Sentences, Freer Practice - Pair WorkIn this entertaining zero conditional game, students complete zero conditional sentences and then play a guessing game based on their own answers To start, students write their normal reactions to the...
ESL Zero conditional Game - Grammar: Sentence Completion, Guessing, Forming Sentences from Prompts, Freer Practice - Pair Work In this entertaining zero conditional game, students complete zero conditional sentences and then play a guessing game based on their own answers. To start, students write their normal reactions to the situations by completing zero conditional sentences. In pairs, students then take turns reading aloud only the part they wrote in each sentence. Their partner has three chances to guess which sentence the words came from. If their partner guesses correctly the first time, they score three points. If their guess is wrong, they try again for two points and then for one point. The student with the highest score at the end of the game wins.Zero conditional Quiz
ESL Zero conditional Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Gap-fill, Making Statements, True or False, Controlled Practice - Pair WorkIn this fun zero conditional activity, students complete sentences with the correct present simple forms and then quiz a partner by deciding whether each statement is true or false. In two groups, students...
ESL Zero conditional Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Gap-fill, Making Statements, True or False, Controlled Practice - Pair Work In this fun zero conditional activity, students complete sentences with the correct present simple forms and then quiz a partner by deciding whether each statement is true or false. In two groups, students complete true or false zero conditional statements with verbs from a box in their correct present simple forms. Next, students pair up with someone from the other group. Students then take turns reading the true or false statements to their partner, who guesses if each one is true or false. For each correct guess, students puts a tick. The student with the most correct answers at the end of the quiz wins.Here's what our members are saying...
- Third Conditional
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Third conditional ESL Games, Activities & worksheets
Complete the conditional
ESL Third conditional Game - Grammar: Gap-fill, Guessing - Pair Work
In this engaging third conditional game, students practice the third conditional by completing and guessing missing verb phrases in sentences. Student A starts by reading the first third conditional sentence to their partner and guessing...
ESL Third conditional Game - Grammar: Gap-fill, Guessing - Pair Work In this engaging third conditional game, students practice the third conditional by completing and guessing missing verb phrases in sentences. Student A starts by reading the first third conditional sentence to their partner and guessing the missing verb phrase. Student A has three chances to guess each missing verb phrase. If Student A guesses the exact phrase that Student B has in bold on their worksheet, they score three points, write the missing words in the gaps and move on to the next sentence. If the guess is wrong, they try again for two points and then for one point. This continues until all the third conditional sentences have been guessed. It's then Student B's turn to guess the missing verb phrases in Student A's sentences. The student with the most points at the end of the game wins.Guess my Sentence
ESL Third conditional Game - Grammar: Gap-fill, Guessing - Pair Work
In this fun third conditional game, students guess missing if-clauses or result clauses in third conditional sentences. Both students have the same third conditional sentences, but where they have words in bold, their partner has gaps and vice versa...
ESL Third conditional Game - Grammar: Gap-fill, Guessing - Pair Work In this fun third conditional game, students guess missing if-clauses or result clauses in third conditional sentences. Both students have the same third conditional sentences, but where they have words in bold, their partner has gaps and vice versa. Student B starts by reading the first sentence and guessing the if-clause or result clause in the gap. Student B has three chances to guess the clause. If Student B guesses the exact words that Student A has in bold on their worksheet, they score three points and write the missing words in the gap. If the guess is wrong, Student B tries again for two points and then for one point. It's then Student A's turn to guess the missing clause in the second sentence, and so on. The student with the most points at the end of the game wins.If Things Were Different
ESL Third conditional Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions, Writing Sentences
In this free third conditional speaking activity, students find out what happened to their classmates last week and write third conditional sentences about how things could have been different. First...
ESL Third conditional Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions, Writing Sentences from Prompts In this free third conditional speaking activity, students find out what happened to their classmates last week and write third conditional sentences about how things could have been different. First, students read their cards and imagine that the situation on the card happened to them last week. Next, students go around the class finding out what happened to their classmates by asking, 'What happened to you last week?' Their classmate then responds, 'Last week, I...' and describes what happened. After listening, the student asks for their card number and then writes a third conditional sentence about how things could have been different next to the corresponding number on their worksheet. When everyone has finished, go through each situation card and elicit possible third conditional sentences from the class.If you had...?
ESL Third conditional Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Completing, Asking and Answering Questions, Discussion, Communicative Practice - Group Work
In this third conditional speaking activity, students ask, answer and discuss what they would have done in hypothetical past situations. In groups, students...
ESL Third conditional Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Completing, Asking and Answering Questions, Discussion, Communicative Practice - Group Work In this third conditional speaking activity, students ask, answer and discuss what they would have done in hypothetical past situations. In groups, students take turns picking up a card and completing the question with the third conditional, e.g. 'If you had been able to design your own school curriculum, what subjects would you have included?' The student then asks the hypothetical question to the group members, who each answer in turn. Students then discuss their answers and vote for the one they think is the best or most interesting. Once the group has voted, students write the winning answer on the back of the card. When the groups have finished, go through each third conditional question and have the groups tell the class their answers.It's Regrettable
ESL Third conditional Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Sentences, Guessing, Freer Practice - Group Work
In this thought-provoking third conditional game, students guess the underlying problem from classmates' third conditional sentences expressing regret. In groups, each student takes a card and thinks about...
ESL Third conditional Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Sentences from Prompts, Guessing, Freer Practice - Group Work In this thought-provoking third conditional game, students try to identify problems from conditional sentences expressing regret. In groups, each student takes a card and thinks about what caused the problem on their card. Students then plan how to express regrets about the situation using the third conditional without saying what the problem is. Next, students take turns talking about their regrets about the problem on their card using the third conditional, expressing at least three regrets for each problem. The other students listen and try to identify the problem. The first student to correctly guess the problem wins the card. If no one guesses correctly, the student expressing the regrets keeps the card. Afterwards, students students take a new card each and repeat the process. The student with the most cards at the end of the game is the winner.Just Imagine
ESL Third conditional Game - Grammar and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Asking and Answering Questions, Freer Practice - Group Work
In this free third conditional game, students first complete sentence prompts about hypothetical past situations and then race to identify who wrote each...
ESL Third conditional Game - Grammar and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Asking and Answering Questions from Prompts, Freer Practice - Group Work In this free third conditional game, students first complete sentence prompts about hypothetical past situations and then race to identify who wrote each sentence by asking third conditional questions. First, students complete third conditional sentences on strips any way they like. Working together as a class, all the students then fold up their completed sentences and put them in a box. Next, all the students stand up and take one strip each from the box, e.g. 'If I had gone on holiday last week, I would have gone to the beach.' Each student then forms a third conditional question from the sentence and goes around the class asking their question to find out who wrote it, e.g. 'If you had gone on holiday last week, would you have gone to the beach?' When a student finds the person who wrote the sentence, they write the person's name on the strip, keep it, and take another one from the box. Students repeat the activity until there are no sentences left in the box. The student with the most sentences at the end of the game wins. Finally, students report back to the class on what they found out during the game.Mary's Disastrous Dinner Party
ESL Third conditional Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Running Dictation, Gap-fill - Pair Work
In this productive third conditional running dictation activity, students race to dictate a story and then use it to complete third conditional sentences. One student is the reader and the other is the...
ESL Third conditional Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Running Dictation, Gap-fill - Pair Work In this productive third conditional running dictation activity, students race to dictate a story and then use it to complete third conditional sentences. One student is the reader and the other is the writer. The reader runs to Text A on the wall outside the classroom, reads the first part of the story, tries to remember as much as they can, runs back and dictates the text to their partner who writes it down. This continues until Text A has been fully dictated. Students then swap roles with the new reader dictating Text B to their partner in the same way. Next, students use the story to complete third conditional sentences. For each sentence, students choose two verbs from a box, writing them in their positive or negative third conditional form as appropriate. The first pair of students to complete the third conditional sentences correctly wins.Mastering the Third conditional
ESL Third conditional worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Matching, Gap-fill, Error Correction, Rewriting Sentences, Sentence Completion
In this comprehensive third conditional worksheet, students practice forming and using the third conditional to talk about unreal past situations and their results...
ESL Third conditional worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Matching, Gap-fill, Error Correction, Rewriting Sentences, Sentence Completion In this comprehensive third conditional worksheet, students practice forming and using the third conditional to talk about unreal past situations and their results. To begin, students read through the explanation of how to form and use the third conditional. Students then match third conditional sentence halves together to form sentences. Next, students complete third conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. After that, students find and correct mistakes in third conditional sentences. Students then move on to rewrite sentences using the third conditional. Finally, students complete third conditional sentences with their own ideas.My Mistake
ESL Third conditional Role-Play - Speaking Activity: Preparing and Delivering a Dialogue, Identifying, Forming Sentences, Freer Practice - Group Work
In this creative third conditional activity, students role-play situations where someone made a mistake and needs to accept responsibility. In groups...
ESL Third conditional Role-Play - Speaking Activity: Preparing and Delivering a Dialogue, Identifying, Forming Sentences, Freer Practice - Group Work In this creative third conditional activity, students role-play situations where someone made a mistake and needs to accept responsibility. In groups, students prepare a short role-play about a mistake that someone made using eight prompts on strips in their dialogue. Groups then present their role-plays to the class. While the groups are presenting, the other groups listen and hold up a corresponding strip each time they hear one of the eight prompts. After each group's role-play, students make third conditional sentences about the group's story, e.g. 'If Tom had woken up earlier, he wouldn't have missed his flight.'Regrets
ESL Third conditional Game - Grammar: Preparing and Delivering a Short Speech, Discussion, Guessing - Group Work
In this interesting third conditional activity, students write brief first-person regret speeches for famous people or characters and then play a guessing game to identify who is speaking. First, in teams...
ESL Third conditional Game - Grammar: Preparing and Delivering a Short Speech, Discussion, Guessing - Group Work In this interesting third conditional activity, students write brief first-person regret speeches for famous people or characters and then play a guessing game to identify who is speaking. First, in teams, students prepare and write two short speeches using the first-person and third conditional. The speeches should express regrets about past actions by widely-known, unnamed, famous people or characters. Next, each team reads one speech in turn to the class. After a team has read out a speech, the students in each team discuss who it could be and write down their guess on a piece of paper. Each team then gives their answer, and the famous person or character is revealed. Teams score one point for each correct guess. The game continues until all the speeches have been given. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.Third conditional Board Game
ESL Third conditional Board Game - Grammar and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Asking and Answering Questions, Freer Practice - Group Work
In this enjoyable third conditional board game, students practice the third conditional by completing prompts and asking and answering questions...
ESL Third conditional Board Game - Grammar and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Asking and Answering Questions, Controlled and Freer Practice - Group Work In this enjoyable third conditional board game, students practice the third conditional by completing prompts and asking and answering questions. Players take turns rolling the dice and moving their counters along the board. When a player lands on a square, they use the clause in the square to make a third conditional sentence. If a player lands on an 'Ask a question' square, they ask a third conditional question to another student, e.g. 'What would you have done if you had woken up at 5 a.m.?' The student then answers the question in sentence form. The other students in the group judge the player's sentence or question. If the sentence or question is grammatically correct and makes sense, the player stays on the square. If a player cannot make a sentence or question, or they complete a sentence or question incorrectly, they go back two squares. The first player to reach the finish square wins the game.Third conditional Practice
ESL Third conditional worksheet - Grammar and Reading Exercises: Gap-fill, Unscrambling, Writing Sentences, Reading for Detail
This useful third conditional worksheet helps students practice forming and using affirmative and negative third conditional sentences. After reading...
ESL Third conditional worksheet - Grammar and Reading Exercises: Gap-fill, Unscrambling, Writing Sentences from Prompts, Reading for Detail This useful third conditional worksheet helps students practice forming and using affirmative and negative third conditional sentences. After reading through how to form the third conditional, students practice the structure by completing third conditional sentences with verbs in brackets. Next, students reorder words to make third conditional sentences starting with an if-clause. Finally, students read a story about someone's bad day and write third conditional sentences about it using prompts.What Might Have Happened?
ESL Third conditional Game - Grammar and Speaking: Matching, Forming Sentences, Controlled Practice - Group Work
In this rewarding third conditional game, students practice forming third conditional sentences to express regrets about unreal past situations. In groups, students take turns picking up a problem card and...
ESL Third conditional Game - Grammar and Speaking: Matching, Forming Sentences, Controlled Practice - Group Work In this rewarding third conditional game, students practice forming third conditional sentences to express regrets about unreal past situations. In groups, students take turns picking up a problem card and reading it aloud, e.g. 'I failed a test.' The student to their right looks at the cards in their hand and tries to match the problem card with a suitable reason card, e.g. 'I didn't study enough.' The student then combines both sentences from the cards to form a third conditional sentence and says it aloud, e.g. 'If I had studied enough, I wouldn't have failed the test.' If the other group members agree that the sentence is grammatically correct and that the cards are a logical match, the student discards their reason card from the game. If the sentence is incorrect, the match is illogical, or the person is unable to make a sentence, the student keeps their reason card, and play passes to the next student. The next student then tries to match the same problem card. Play continues until every student has had a turn. When the round is over, the problem card is put at the bottom of the pile, and the next student picks up a problem card, and so on. The first student to get rid of all their reason cards wins the game.Here's what our members are saying...
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First conditional ESL Games, worksheets & Activities
Christmas conditionals
ESL First conditional Activity - Grammar: Sentence Completion, Guessing - Group and Pair Work
This festive first conditional activity combines the topic of Christmas and New Year superstitions with the first conditional. The worksheets contain Christmas and New Year superstitions written as first...
ESL First conditional Activity - Grammar: Sentence Completion, Guessing - Group and Pair Work This festive first conditional activity combines the topic of Christmas and New Year superstitions with the first conditional. The worksheets contain Christmas and New Year superstitions written as first conditional sentences. Each one comes with three possible endings. The correct ending is already written on the worksheet. In two groups, students write two false endings for each first conditional sentence. Next, students pair up with someone from the other group and take turns reading each superstition and three endings to their partner, who guesses which ending is correct. The student with the most correct guesses in each pair wins.conditional Chain Game
ESL First conditional Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Sentences, Freer Practice
In this entertaining first conditional game, students create a spoken chain by turning prompts into first conditional sentences. The format is flexible and can be adapted to practice other conditional forms. To begin, you say an if-clause...
ESL First conditional Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Sentences from Prompts, Freer Practice In this entertaining first conditional game, students create a spoken chain by turning prompts into first conditional sentences. The format is flexible and can be adapted to practice other conditional forms. To begin, you say an if-clause. The first student then repeats the if-clause and adds a result clause. The next student makes a new sentence by changing the first student's result clause into an if-clause and adding a new result clause, and so on. If a student cannot come up with a conditional sentence within a given time frame (e.g. ten seconds) or the student makes a mistake, they are out of the game. The last student left in the game wins.First conditional Advice
ESL First conditional worksheet - Grammar, Reading and Writing Exercises: Gap-fill, Identifying, Writing a Paragraph
In this free first conditional worksheet, students practice giving advice using the first conditional with 'will' and other modal verbs. Students start by completing first conditional sentences about giving advice...
ESL First conditional worksheet - Grammar, Reading and Writing Exercises: Gap-fill, Unscrambling, Identifying, Writing a Paragraph In this free first conditional worksheet, students practice giving advice using the first conditional with 'will' and other modals. Students start by completing first conditional sentences about giving advice with words from a box. Next, students put words in the correct order to make first conditional sentences about giving advice, adding punctuation and capitalization where needed. Students then read an email to an advice columnist and underline the if-clauses and put brackets around the clauses with a future meaning. Students then take on the role of the advice columnist and write a response to an email, giving advice using the first conditional. Finally, students read their reply to a partner, who says whether they agree with the advice given or not. Afterwards, there is a class feedback session to hear the students' advice and discuss who gave the best response.First conditional Card Game
ESL First conditional Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Sentences from Picture Prompts, Freer Practice - Group Work
In this engaging first conditional game, students practice making first conditional sentences by matching picture prompts for if-clauses to suitable result cards. The first student turns over the top...
ESL First conditional Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Sentences from Picture Prompts, Freer Practice - Group Work In this engaging first conditional game, students practice making first conditional sentences by matching picture prompts for if-clauses to suitable result cards. The first student turns over the top 'If' card and makes the beginning of a first conditional sentence using the picture on the card. For example, if the picture shows a person staying up late, the student might say, 'If you stay up late,...' All the students then look at their result cards and try to find an appropriate match to complete the first conditional sentence. The student with a matching card then completes the sentence, e.g. '...you will feel tired the next day.' If everyone agrees the sentence is appropriate, the student who completed the sentence keeps both cards. The second student then turns over the next 'If' card, and so on. The first student to get rid of all their result cards wins the game.First conditional Chain
ESL First conditional Activity - Grammar and Writing: Sentence Completion - Group Work
In this imaginative first conditional activity, students practice forming and linking first conditional sentences by collaboratively creating sentence chains. First, students write their name and an if-clause at the top of the worksheet, e.g. 'If they don't...
ESL First conditional Activity - Grammar and Writing: Sentence Completion - Group Work In this imaginative first conditional activity, students practice forming and linking first conditional sentences by collaboratively creating sentence chains. First, students write their name and an if-clause at the top of the worksheet, e.g. 'If they don't hurry up,...' Each student then passes their paper to the person on their right, who completes the second half of the first conditional sentence with a result clause, e.g. '...they will miss the bus.' The student then folds the paper so that the first if-clause cannot be seen and passes the paper to the student on their right. The next student then uses the result clause to write the if-clause for a new first conditional sentence, e.g. 'If they miss the bus,...' The student then folds the paper to hide the result clause and passes it to the next student, and so on. When the last sentence has been completed, students unfold the worksheet and give it back to the person whose name is at the top. This person corrects any mistakes they find and then reads the sentences to the group. Finally, each group chooses the best set of sentences and reads them to the class.First conditional Dominoes
ESL First conditional Game - Grammar: Matching - Group Work
This rewarding first conditional game helps learners review and reinforce first conditional sentence structures by matching clause halves to build complete sentences. The first player tries to make a first conditional sentence by placing a...
ESL First conditional Game - Grammar: Matching - Group Work This rewarding first conditional game helps learners review and reinforce first conditional sentence structures by matching clause halves to build complete sentences. The first player tries to make a first conditional sentence by placing a domino down either before or after the domino on the table. If the player can make a sentence, they read it to the group to show the match is correct. The next player then tries to put down one of their dominoes at either end of the domino chain, and so on. The first player to get rid of all their dominoes wins the game.First conditional Focus
ESL First conditional worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Gap-fill, Sentence Completion, Writing Sentences - Speaking Activity: Asking and Answering Questions - Pair Work
This insightful first conditional worksheet helps to teach students how to form and use the first conditional to talk about real future possibilities. First, students...
ESL First conditional worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Gap-fill, Sentence Completion, Writing Sentences - Speaking Activity: Asking and Answering Questions - Pair Work This insightful first conditional worksheet helps to teach students how to form and use the first conditional to talk about real future possibilities. First, students complete first conditional sentences with verbs in brackets. Students then match first conditional sentence halves together and write out the complete sentences. Next, students complete first conditional sentences with their own ideas. Afterwards, students answer first conditional questions and create one more question of their own. Finally, in pairs, students ask and answer the questions with their partner.First conditional Story
ESL First conditional worksheet - Grammar Exercise: Gap-fill
This useful first conditional worksheet helps to introduce students to first conditional verb forms and structure. Working alone, students complete first conditional sentences in a story with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. When the students have...
ESL First conditional worksheet - Grammar Exercise: Gap-fill This useful first conditional worksheet helps to introduce students to first conditional verb forms and structure. Working alone, students complete first conditional sentences in a story with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. When the students have completed the story, check the answers with the class by eliciting each sentence in turn from a student. Students score one point for each correct sentence. The student with the most points wins.Five-in-a-row
ESL First conditional Game - Speaking: Completing Sentences, Freer Practice - Pair Work
In this fun first conditional game, students complete if-clauses or result clauses to build first conditional sentences. In pairs, students take turns choosing an if-clause square and making a first conditional...
ESL First conditional Game - Speaking: Completing Sentences from Prompts, Freer Practice - Pair Work In this fun first conditional game, students complete if-clauses or result clauses to build first conditional sentences. In pairs, students take turns choosing an if-clause square and making a first conditional sentence by adding a suitable result clause. If a student forms a grammatically correct and logical first conditional sentence, they draw their O or X symbol in the square. If not, play passes to the other student. The aim of the game is to be the first student to get five squares in a row. The first student to do this is the winner. Pairs then repeat the process with the second game board, but this time the squares contain result clauses. The students' task this time is to make a first conditional sentence by adding an appropriate if-clause to complete the sentence.If and When
ESL First conditional Game - Grammar: Sentence Completion - Group Work
In this creative first conditional game, students race to complete first conditional sentences and future time clauses with 'when'. Give each team an incomplete sentence strip. Teams then race to complete the first sentence, making sure...
ESL First conditional Game - Grammar: Sentence Completion - Group Work In this creative first conditional game, students race to complete first conditional sentences and future time clauses with 'when'. Give each team an incomplete sentence strip. Teams then race to complete the first sentence, making sure the sentence is logical and grammatically correct. As soon as a team has completed the sentence, one student from the team comes up to your desk with the strip. If it's correct, you give the student the second strip, and so on. If a sentence is incorrect, the team has to rewrite it. The first team to complete all the strips wins the game.What did I write?
ESL First conditional Game - Grammar: Sentence Completion, Guessing, Freer Practice - Pair Work
In this interesting first conditional game, students complete sentence starters with their own ideas and then try to guess the endings their partner wrote, reinforcing both if-clauses and result clauses in the...
ESL First conditional Game - Grammar: Sentence Completion, Guessing, Freer Practice - Pair Work In this interesting first conditional game, students complete sentence starters with their own ideas and then try to guess the endings their partner wrote, reinforcing both if-clauses and result clauses in the first conditional. In two groups, students complete the endings of first conditional sentences with their own ideas. Next, students pair up with someone from the other group. Students then play a game where they guess the endings of the first conditional sentences their partner wrote. Student B starts and has three chances to guess the ending of Student A's first sentence. If Student B guesses correctly the first time, they score three points. On the second try, two points. On the third try, one point. It's then Student A's turn to guess the second sentence, and so on. The student with the most points at the end of the game wins.What will happen?
ESL First conditional Board Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Sentences, Freer Practice - Group Work
In this free first conditional board game, students practice making first conditional sentences from prompts. In groups, students take turns rolling the dice and moving their counters along the board...
ESL First conditional Board Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Sentences from Prompts, Freer Practice - Group Work In this free first conditional board game, students practice forming first conditional sentences from prompts. In groups, students take turns rolling the dice and moving their counters along the board. When a student lands on a square, they make a first conditional sentence using the prompt in either the if‑clause or the result clause and adjust the form as needed. For example, if a prompt reads 'feel better', the student might say, 'If I feel better, I will go out at the weekend.' If the sentence is grammatically correct and appropriate, the student stays on the square. If not, they go back two squares. If a student lands on a square marked 'If', they can make any first conditional sentence they want. The first student to reach the finish wins the game.First conditional Practice
ESL First conditional Activity - Grammar: Matching, Ordering, Writing a Dialogue, Role-Play - Pair Work
In this enjoyable first conditional activity, students identify different ways of using the first conditional and practice using them in two conversations. First, students read first conditional sentences and...
ESL First conditional Activity - Grammar: Matching, Ordering, Writing a Dialogue, Role-Play - Pair Work In this enjoyable first conditional activity, students identify different ways of using the first conditional and practice using them in two conversations. First, students read first conditional sentences and match them with the functions of the first conditional. Next, in pairs, students put a conversation that demonstrates the functions in the correct order by reading the sentences to their partner and numbering them from 1 to 10. Afterwards, pairs create their own dialogues that contain the various functions of the first conditional and then read them to the class.If...
ESL First conditional Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming and Answering Questions, Freer Practice - Group Work
In this rewarding first conditional game, students practice asking first conditional questions and responding with phrases of probability. Begin by writing probability phrases on the board...
ESL First conditional Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming and Answering Questions from Prompts, Freer Practice - Group Work In this rewarding first conditional game, students practice asking first conditional questions and responding with phrases of probability. Begin by writing probability phrases on the board, e.g. I doubt if, It's unlikely, will definitely, will probably, etc. In groups, students then take turns picking up an if-clause card and asking the student on their right a first conditional question using the clause. If the student picks up a blank If... card, they create their own first conditional question. If the question is grammatically correct and logical, the student scores a point. The other student then answers the question using a phrase of probability from the board. If the answer is grammatically correct, the answering student also scores a point. The student with the most points at the end of the game wins.Here's what our members are saying...
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Second conditional ESL Activities, Games & worksheets
20 Questions in the Second conditional
ESL Second conditional Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming, Asking and Answering Questions, Freer Practice - Group Work
In this free second conditional game, students students write, ask and answer questions using the second conditional. First, students complete each if-clause...
ESL Second conditional Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming, Asking and Answering Questions from Prompts, Freer Practice - Group Work In this free second conditional game, students write, ask and answer questions using the second conditional. First, students complete each if-clause on their question strips and form a second conditional question with would + subject + base verb. In groups, students then put all the strips together and take turns picking up a strip and reading the second conditional question to the other group members. The other group members listen and then each try to give the best answer they can using the second conditional. The student with the question strip listens to each response and gives the strip to the student who they thought gave the best answer. The student with the most question strips at the end of the game is the winner.Going Away
ESL Second conditional Activity - Speaking: Sentence and Question Completion, Asking and Answering Questions, Controlled Practice - Pair Work
In this intriguing second conditional speaking activity, students ask and answer questions about how they would spend their last day at home if they were going away...
ESL Second conditional Activity - Speaking: Sentence and Question Completion, Asking and Answering Questions, Controlled Practice - Pair Work In this intriguing second conditional speaking activity, students ask and answer questions about how they would spend their last day at home if they were going away for a year. First, students complete second conditional sentences about how they would spend their last day at home, e.g. 'If I had one last day at home, I'd eat a big steak with French fries.' When they have done this, students write second conditional questions using the verbs from the sentences, e.g. 'If you had one last day at home, what would you eat?' Next, students use the second conditional questions to interview a partner about how they would spend their last day at home and write their answers down using the third person, e.g. 'If Emma had one last day at home, she would eat spaghetti.' Finally, students report back to the class on what they found out.I think you would...
ESL Second conditional Game - Grammar: Sentence Completion, Guessing - Pair Work
In this fun second conditional game, students complete sentences by guessing what a classmate would do in various hypothetical situations and then check whether their guesses were right or wrong. To begin, students complete ten...
ESL Second conditional Game - Grammar: Sentence Completion, Guessing - Pair Work In this fun second conditional game, students complete sentences by guessing what a classmate would do in various hypothetical situations and then check whether their guesses were right or wrong. To begin, students complete ten second conditional sentences by guessing what their partner would do in each situation. Next, students take turns reading their completed sentences to their partner, who tells them if they are right or wrong. If a sentence is wrong, their partner explains why. As they check, students keep a simple tally of correct guesses. The student with the most correct guesses at the end of the game wins.Second conditional Board Game
ESL Second conditional Board Game - Grammar and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Forming Sentences, Impromptu Speech, Freer Practice - Group Work
Here is an engaging second conditional board game to help students practice the second conditional by completing prompts and speaking about imaginary...
ESL Second conditional Board Game - Grammar and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Forming Sentences, Impromptu Speech, Freer Practice - Group Work Here is an engaging second conditional board game to help students practice the second conditional by completing prompts and speaking about imaginary situations. In groups, students take turns rolling the dice and moving their counters along the board. When a student lands on a second conditional prompt square, they complete the sentence with their own idea and then talk about the hypothetical situation for 20 seconds, while a group member times them. If a student lands on a blank 'If' square, they make their own second conditional sentence and talk about it. When the time is up, the group judges the student's second conditional sentence and response. If the sentence is grammatically correct and appropriate, the student scores a point. If the response lasts 20 seconds, the student scores an extra point. When a student reaches the finish, the game ends, and the students add up their points. The student with the most points wins the game.Second conditional Exercises
ESL Second conditional worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Matching, Gap-fill, Sentence Completion - Speaking Activity: Asking and Answering Questions
This free second conditional worksheet helps students learn and practice how to form and use the second conditional. Students begin by reading how the second...
ESL Second conditional worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Matching, Unscrambling, Gap-fill, Sentence Completion - Speaking Activity: Asking and Answering Questions This free second conditional worksheet helps students learn and practice how to form and use the second conditional. Students begin by reading how the second conditional is constructed and used. Students then match second conditional sentence halves together. Next, students put words in the correct order to make second conditional sentences, adding a comma where appropriate. Students then move on to complete sentences in the second conditional using two verbs from a box in each sentence. After that, students finish second conditional sentences with their own ideas. Following that, students think of an animal without telling anyone what it is. Students then imagine they were that animal and answer questions using the second conditional. Finally, in pairs, students ask the second conditional questions to their partner and try to guess what animal they are.Stranded on a Desert Island
ESL Second conditional worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Gap-fill, Unscrambling, Matching, Writing Sentences
In this useful second conditional worksheet, students practice the second conditional by completing controlled tasks and writing about how to use survival items on a desert island. Students start by completing...
ESL Second conditional worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Gap-fill, Unscrambling, Matching, Writing Sentences In this useful second conditional worksheet, students practice the second conditional by completing controlled tasks and writing about how to use survival items on a desert island. Students start by completing second conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Next, students put words in the correct order to make second conditional sentences, starting with an if-clause. Students then match eight objects to pictures. After that, students read a hypothetical situation, which explains that they are stranded on a desert island with eight objects. Students then use the second conditional to say what they would do with each of the objects to help them survive, e.g. 'If I had a mirror, I would use it to reflect the sun and make a fire.' Lastly, students imagine what four items they would trade if they met someone else on the island, e.g. 'If someone had a lighter, I would trade it for my flashlight.'What would you do?
ESL Second conditional Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Asking and Answering Questions, Freer Practice - Pair Work
In this insightful second conditional activity, students complete second conditional sentences about hypothetical situations and use them to ask and answer...
ESL Second conditional Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Asking and Answering Questions from Prompts, Freer Practice - Pair Work In this insightful second conditional activity, students complete second conditional sentences about hypothetical situations and use them to ask and answer questions with a partner. Students begin by completing second conditional sentences about what they would do in certain hypothetical situations, e.g. 'If I lived to be 100 years old, I would write my life story.' Next, in pairs, students take turns asking their partner what they would do in each situation, e.g. 'What would you do if you lived to be 100 years old?' Their partner replies by making a second conditional sentence, and the other student writes the answer on the worksheet in the third person, e.g. 'If Adam lived to be 100 years old, he would bake a really big birthday cake.' Finally, students share what they found out about their partner with the class.What would you do if...?
ESL Second conditional Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Forming, Asking and Answering Questions, Writing Sentences
In this interesting second conditional activity, activity, students ask classmates what they would do in various hypothetical situations and then write a sentence reporting each person's answer using the...
ESL Second conditional Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Forming, Asking and Answering Questions, Writing Sentences, Controlled and Freer Practice In this interesting second conditional activity, activity, students ask classmates what they would do in various hypothetical situations and then write a sentence reporting each person's answer using the second conditional. Give each student a card. Students then stand up and ask another student what they would do in the situation on their card, e.g. 'What would you do if you won the lottery?' Students then write a second conditional sentence about the person's answer using the classmate's name and third person, e.g. 'If Alex won the lottery, he would buy a Lamborghini.' After that, students exchange their cards with a classmate and repeat the process. This continues until everybody has written at least ten sentences. Afterwards, students say what their classmates would do in the different situations.If we didn't have...
ESL Second conditional Game - Grammar and Speaking: Describing, Forming Sentences, Guessing - Group Work
In this second conditional guessing game, students describe life without different items or concepts and classmates guess what they are. In groups, students take turns picking up a card and making second...
ESL Second conditional Game - Grammar and Speaking: Describing, Forming Sentences, Guessing - Group Work In this second conditional guessing game, students describe life without different items or concepts and classmates guess what they are. In groups, students take turns picking up a card and making second conditional sentences about what life would be like without the thing on the card, using structures on the board and giving up to three descriptions without saying what it is. When a group member correctly guesses the thing being described, they win and keep the card. If no one manages to guess correctly after three descriptions, the student who is describing keeps the card. Therefore, students shouldn't make their descriptions too easy to guess. The student with the most cards at the end of the game is the winner.Metaphorical Madness
ESL Second conditional Game - Grammar: Matching, Writing Sentences, Guessing - Group Work
In this imaginative second conditional game, students create metaphors using the second conditional and then play a team guessing game based on their metaphors. First, teams match 20 classmates to...
ESL Second conditional Game - Grammar: Matching, Writing Sentences from Prompts, Guessing - Group Work In this imaginative second conditional game, students create metaphors using the second conditional and then play a team guessing game based on their metaphors. First, teams match 20 classmates to categories. Students then think of something specific belonging to the category that describes each person, writing a reason for their choice. For example, a team might describe Jane as a building and specifically as a library because she loves to read. Next, students write each metaphor in the second conditional, putting an X where the student's name should be, and using 'they' as the pronoun, e.g. 'If X were a building, they would be a library because they love to read.' Teams then read their metaphors to another team. The other team listens to each metaphor and completes the answer sheet by writing the specific example and reason next to the category. The team then tries to identify the person described. If the team guesses correctly, they score a point. Afterwards, the teams swap roles. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.Second conditional Election
ESL Second conditional Activity - Grammar, Writing and Speaking: Writing Sentences, Making and Responding to Statements, Freer Practice - Group Work
In this memorable second conditional activity, students form a political party, develop policy proposals, and present what they would do if elected, then respond to...
ESL Second conditional Activity - Grammar, Writing and Speaking: Writing Sentences, Making and Responding to Statements, Freer Practice - Group Work In this memorable second conditional activity, students form a political party, develop policy proposals, and present what they would do if elected, then respond to counterarguments from the class. First, groups plan their policies by answering ten questions in the second conditional, e.g. 'If we were elected, we would...' The questions are based on the environment, education, health, politics, crime and punishment. When the groups have finished, they present their policies to the class, saying what they would do if they were elected, using the second conditional. As the class listens to each presentation, students may offer up to two counterarguments in total about possible negative consequences, phrased as second conditional statements. The presenting group and the class then have a brief debate, after which there is a quick show of hands to decide who made the stronger case. When all the groups have presented, the class votes for the party they would elect.Would you...?
ESL Second conditional Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Completing, Asking and Answering Questions, Discussion, Freer and Communicative Practice - Group Work
In this free second conditional speaking activity, students complete and ask second conditional questions about hypothetical situations and moral dilemmas...
ESL Second conditional Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Completing, Asking and Answering Questions, Discussion, Freer and Communicative Practice - Group Work In this free second conditional speaking activity, students complete and ask second conditional questions about hypothetical situations and moral dilemmas, discuss their answers, and agree on a group response. Students take turns picking up a card and completing the question with the second conditional, e.g. 'If you didn't like the way your partner dressed, would you tell them?' The student then asks the group members the question. Each group member answers in turn, giving explanations or justifications as needed. Students then discuss the hypothetical situation or moral dilemma and come up with a group answer that they think would be best for the situation. The student who drew the card writes the agreed group answer on the back. When the groups have finished, go through each second conditional question and have the groups tell the class their answers.Here's what our members are saying...
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Mixed conditionals ESL Games, Activities & worksheets
conditional Time Warp
ESL Mixed conditionals Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Sentences from Prompts - Group Work
In this challenging mixed conditional board game, students use verb prompts and the time cues 'now' and 'then' to create mixed conditional sentences. In groups, players take turns rolling the dice and moving...
ESL Mixed conditionals Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Sentences from Prompts - Group Work In this challenging mixed conditional board game, students use verb prompts and the time cues 'now' and 'then' to create mixed conditional sentences. In groups, players take turns rolling the dice and moving their counters along the board. When a player lands on a square, they pick up a verb card and use both verbs in a mixed conditional sentence in any order. If the square says THEN > NOW, the player makes a conditional sentence using the past condition and present result pattern, e.g. 'If I had planned better back then, I wouldn't stress now.' If the square says NOW > THEN, the player makes a sentence using the present condition and past result pattern, e.g. 'If I planned better now, I wouldn't have stressed then.' If the square says 'CHOICE', the player may choose either pattern. If the group agrees that the sentence uses the correct pattern, includes the required time markers and is grammatically correct, the player stays on the square. If not, the player goes back to their previous square. The first player to reach the finish wins the game. show lessMixed conditional Chains
ESL Mixed conditionals Activity - Grammar and Writing: Writing Sentences - Group Work
In this useful mixed conditionals activity, students practice mixed conditionals by writing sentence chains that alternate between past and present time reference. To begin, students read the...
ESL Mixed conditionals Activity - Grammar and Writing: Writing Sentences from Prompts - Group Work In this useful mixed conditionals activity, students practice mixed conditionals by writing sentence chains that alternate between past and present time reference. To begin, students read the if-clause in Sentence 1 and complete the result clause, e.g. 'If I had gone to bed early, I would be less tired now.' In Sentence 2, students rewrite the first sentence's result as the if-clause, but they do not write the result clause, e.g. 'If I were less tired,...' Next, students pass their card to the person on their right. That student completes the result clause for Sentence 2, then rewrites it as the if-clause of the following sentence and passes the card on, e.g. 'I would have gone for a walk yesterday. If I had gone for a walk yesterday,...' This continues with students completing one result clause and one if-clause until the card is complete with six mixed conditional sentences in a chain. Finally, students read out the mixed conditional chain sentences to their group. show lessMixed conditionals Domino Challenge
ESL Mixed conditionals Game - Grammar: Matching - Group Work
In this rewarding mixed conditionals game, students play dominoes by matching sentence halves to form mixed conditional sentences with past and present time references. To begin, the first player tries to make a mixed conditional sentence by...
ESL Mixed conditionals Game - Grammar: Matching - Group Work In this rewarding mixed conditionals game, students play dominoes by matching sentence halves to form mixed conditional sentences with past and present time references. To begin, the first player tries to make a mixed conditional sentence by placing one of their dominoes at either end of the first domino and matching an if-clause with an appropriate result clause. When a player makes a sentence, they read it to the group. The next player then tries to put down one of their dominoes at either end of the domino chain, and so on. The first player to get rid of all their dominoes wins the game. Finally, students take turns reading the mixed conditional sentences, changing pronouns or details when needed. The group then discusses whether each statement could be true for them or someone they know, and whether the result logically follows from the if-clause. show lessMixed conditionals in Action
ESL Mixed conditionals worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Binary Choice, True or False, Gap-fill, Rewriting Sentences, Sentence Completion
In this comprehensive mixed conditionals worksheet, students practice using mixed conditionals to connect past situations with present results and present...
ESL Mixed conditionals worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Binary Choice, True or False, Gap-fill, Rewriting Sentences, Sentence Completion In this comprehensive mixed conditionals worksheet, students practice using mixed conditionals to connect past situations with present results and present situations with past results. First, students read statements made by different people and circle if the sentence is a mixed conditional or not. Students then mark a statement about each person as true or false based on the conditional sentence. Next, students complete mixed conditional sentences with the correct verb forms in brackets. After that, students rewrite sentences, changing the second or third conditional into a mixed conditional. Finally, students complete mixed conditional sentences with their own ideas by writing an if-clause for each sentence. show lessMixed conditional Medley
ESL Mixed conditionals Game - Grammar and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Freer Practice - Group Work
In this fast-paced mixed conditionals game, students race to complete time-shift conditional sentences. In groups, one student begins by picking up a card and reading the if-clause and time marker...
ESL Mixed conditionals Game - Grammar and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Freer Practice - Group Work In this fast-paced mixed conditionals game, students race to complete time-shift conditional sentences. In groups, one student begins by picking up a card and reading the if-clause and time marker, using the word 'blank' for the missing part of the sentence, e.g. 'If I had gone to bed earlier last night, BLANK today.' The other students in the group then race to complete the main clause. The first student to say a grammatically correct and appropriate main clause to complete the mixed conditional sentence wins and keeps the card. The next student then picks up a card, and so on. The student with the most cards at the end of the game wins. show lessSticky-Note Time Machine
ESL Mixed conditionals Game - Grammar and Speaking: Writing Short Answers, Asking and Answering Questions, Guessing, Discussion, Freer Practice - Pair Work
In this rewarding mixed conditionals game, students practice asking and answering questions using mixed conditional forms to connect past situations with...
ESL Mixed conditionals Game - Grammar and Speaking: Writing Short Answers, Asking and Answering Questions, Guessing, Discussion, Freer Practice - Pair Work In this rewarding mixed conditionals game, students practice asking and answering questions using mixed conditional forms to connect past situations with present results and present situations with past results. First, students write words or short phrases to complete each gap in mixed conditional questions. However, students do not write them in the gaps. Instead, they write them randomly on sticky notes. Next, in pairs, students take turns matching their partner's sticky-note words or phrases to the questions by asking the full question with the word or phrase in the gap. The student has three chances to match it to the correct question. If the student guesses the correct question on the first try, they score three points. On the second try, they score two points. On the last try, one point. When a student guesses correctly, they write the words or phrase in the question and their score at the end. If a student fails to guess the correct question, the answer is not revealed. The student with the most points at the end of the game wins. Afterwards, students reveal any unanswered items and complete the remaining gaps. Finally, students discuss the questions with their partner using their own real-life examples. show lessTime-Shift Countdown
ESL Mixed conditionals Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Sentences, Short Answers, Freer Practice - Group Work
In this engaging mixed conditionals board game, students practice forming and using mixed conditional sentences with past and present time expressions. Players take turns rolling the dice and moving...
ESL Mixed conditionals Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Sentences, Short Answers, Freer Practice - Group Work In this engaging mixed conditionals board game, students practice forming and using mixed conditional sentences with past and present time expressions. Players take turns rolling the dice and moving their counters along the board. When a player lands on a square, they have 15 seconds to complete the task, using a correct mixed conditional form and an appropriate time expression. If a player lands on a 'Past to Now' square, another student picks up a card and reads out the prompt. The player then makes a mixed conditional sentence showing a past condition with a present result. If a player lands on a 'Now to Past' square, another student picks up a card and reads out the prompt. The player then makes a mixed conditional sentence showing a present condition with a past result. If a player lands on a 'Talk about...' square, they have 15 seconds to respond to the discussion prompt by making a mixed conditional sentence that includes a suitable time expression. In all cases, if the other students agree that the sentence is grammatically correct, matches the time shift required by the square, and includes a time expression, the player stays on the square. If not, they move back two squares. The first player to reach the finish wins the game. show lessWhat if?
ESL Mixed conditionals Activity - Grammar, Writing and Speaking: Sentence completion, Discussion, Communicative Practice - Group Work
In this interesting mixed conditionals activity, students complete sentences based on their real lives using mixed conditional forms and then discuss their answers...
ESL Mixed conditionals Activity - Grammar, Writing and Speaking: Sentence completion, Discussion, Communicative Practice - Group Work In this interesting mixed conditionals activity, students complete sentences based on their real lives using mixed conditional forms and then discuss their answers. First, students complete mixed conditional sentences by writing answers that are based on their real lives, e.g. 'If I had bought a better laptop, I would be able to work faster now.' The situations are hypothetical, but students should start from real facts where possible. Next, in groups, students take turns reading their sentences aloud, and the group discusses the answers and asks follow-up questions to find out more details. Afterwards, groups share one interesting thing they found out about each group member. show lessHere's what our members are saying...
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Negotiations: Business English worksheets, Role-Plays & Games
Expressing a Negotiation Position
Business English Negotiations worksheet - Vocabulary, Reading and Writing Exercises: Matching, Unscrambling, Labelling, Writing Sentences
In this useful negotiation positions worksheet, students learn and practice expressing simple negotiation positions. First, students match keywords related to...
Business English Negotiations worksheet - Vocabulary, Reading and Writing Exercises: Matching, Unscrambling, Labelling, Writing Sentences from Prompts In this useful negotiation positions worksheet, students learn and practice expressing simple negotiation positions. First, students match keywords related to negotiations in a text to their definitions. Students then unscramble sentences to reveal six examples of simple negotiation positions. Next, students read about four common negotiation position types and match them to example sentences. Lastly, students imagine they are negotiating the sale of an apartment and use background information to write four negotiation positions that correspond to each of the four position types.Make the Deal
Business English Negotiations Activity - Completing, Asking and Answering Questions, Discussion, Freer and Communicative Practice - Group Work
In this engaging business negotiations activity, students use second conditional questions to negotiate offers and counteroffers, justify choices...
Business English Negotiations Activity - Completing, Asking and Answering Questions, Discussion, Freer and Communicative Practice - Group Work In this engaging business negotiations activity, students use second conditional questions to negotiate offers and counteroffers, justify choices, and agree on a group answer. In groups, students take turns picking up a question card and completing it in the second conditional with realistic numbers or terms, using the verbs and prompts in brackets, e.g. 'If we increased our order to 1000 units, would you lower the price to $9 per unit?' The student then asks the group the completed question, framing it from the buyer, client, or tenant side. Each group member answers in turn from the supplier, provider, or landlord side, using negotiation language where possible and giving brief reasons. Students then discuss the scenario and come up with a group answer that they think would be best for the situation. The student who drew the card writes the agreed group answer on the back of the card. This continues until all the question cards have been used or time is up. When the groups have finished, go through selected questions and have the groups share their answers with the class.Offers and Counteroffers
Business English Negotiation Games - Vocabulary and Speaking: Categorising, Gap-fill, Role Play, Controlled and Freer Practice - Pair Work
Here are two engaging business negotiation games to help students learn and practice language for making offers and counteroffers in negotiations. First, in pairs...
Business English Negotiation Games - Vocabulary and Speaking: Categorising, Gap-fill, Role Play, Controlled and Freer Practice - Pair Work Here are two engaging business negotiation games to help students learn and practice language for making offers and counteroffers in negotiations. First, in pairs, students race to correctly categorise language cards under 'making offers' or 'making counteroffers' headings. Students take turns picking up a card, reading it aloud, and categorising it under 'making offers' or 'making counteroffers'. The first pair to correctly categorise all the cards is the winner. Next, students play a role-play game where they score points for using the language in bold on the cards. For the first role-play, Student A takes the cards for making offers, and Student B takes the cards for making counteroffers. Students then role-play the first negotiation. Each time a student makes an offer or counteroffer, they try to use the language in bold on one of their cards. If a student uses the language successfully, they score one point and remove the card from the game. This continues until the negotiation is finished. Students then repeat the game with the second role-play. This time, Student A uses the counteroffer cards, and Student B uses the offer cards. The student with the most points at the end wins.Employment Contract Negotiation
Business English Negotiations Role Play - Vocabulary, Reading and Speaking: Gap-fill, Discussion, Role-Play, Communicative Practice - Pair and Group Work
In this authentic negotiations role-play activity, students simulate an employment contract negotiation between an employee and an employer. First, students...
Business English Negotiations Role Play - Vocabulary, Reading and Speaking: Gap-fill, Guided Discussion, Role-Play, Communicative Practice - Pair and Group Work In this authentic negotiations role-play activity, students simulate an employment contract negotiation between an employee and an employer. First, students complete negotiation phrases with vocabulary from a box. Students then preview the background details of an upcoming employment contract negotiation between an employee and an employer and rank the negotiation items in order of importance for both parties. Next, in two groups, employees and employers, students formulate a negotiation strategy using information on cards and the background details. Each student then pairs up with someone from the other group and role-plays an employment contract negotiation, scoring points in the negotiation depending on the terms agreed to for each item. The aim is for both sides in the negotiation to score reasonably high and come to a mutually beneficial agreement. Afterwards, pairs share their scores with the class and give feedback on their negotiations.First conditional Business
Business English Negotiations worksheet and Role-Play - Grammar and Reading Exercises: Changing Word Forms - Speaking Activity: Creating a Dialogue - Pair Work
In this business negotiations worksheet and role-play, students practice the first conditional in a business negotiation context. First, students complete...
Business English Negotiations worksheet and Role-Play - Grammar and Reading Exercises: Changing Word Forms, Ordering - Speaking Activity: Creating a Dialogue - Pair Work In this business negotiations worksheet and role-play, students practice the first conditional in a business negotiation context. First, students complete sentences using the first conditional and verbs in brackets. Next, students read a dialogue and number the parts to create a logical and coherent conversation between two people, negotiating a deal. Finally, in pairs, students use information in a table to create a negotiation dialogue between a company and manufacturer for the production run and unit cost of a new product using the first conditional. Afterwards, students role-play their dialogues to the class.Negotiations Pelmanism
Business English Negotiations Game - Vocabulary: Matching, Pelmanism - Group Work
Here is a free business negotiations game to help students review and practice vocabulary that is commonly used in business negotiations. In groups, students take it in turns to turn over one...
Business English Negotiations Game - Vocabulary: Matching, Pelmanism - Group Work Here is a free business negotiations game to help students review and practice vocabulary that is commonly used in business negotiations. In groups, students take it in turns to turn over one negotiations vocabulary card and one definition card. If the negotiations vocabulary matches the definition, the student reads the two cards aloud, keeps the two cards and has another turn. If not, the student turns the cards back over, keeping them in the same place. The game continues until all the cards have been matched. The student with the most pairs of cards at the end of the game wins.Negotiation Stages
Business English Negotiations worksheet - Reading and Vocabulary Exercises: True or False, Matching, Binary Choice - Speaking Activity: Role Play - Pair Work
In this productive business negotiations worksheet and role-play, students practice language for the various stages of a business negotiation. To begin, in pairs...
Business English Negotiations worksheet - Reading and Vocabulary Exercises: True or False, Matching, Binary Choice - Speaking Activity: Role Play - Pair Work In this productive business negotiations worksheet and role-play, students practice language for the various stages of a business negotiation. To begin, in pairs, students decide whether tips for negotiating are true or false. If students think a tip is false, they correct the statement so that it's true. Working alone, students then match stages of a negotiation with useful language. Next, students read a negotiation dialogue and underline language that matches the negotiation stages. After that, students circle the correct preposition in each sentence. In pairs, students then take part in a negotiation role-play to practice the stages and language from the worksheet. Lastly, pairs report back to the class on the outcome of their role-play and what they agreed on.Price Negotiations
Business English Negotiations worksheet - Reading and Vocabulary Exercises: Matching, Gap-Fill - Speaking Activity: Role-Play, Communicative Practice - Pair Work
In this handy business negotiations worksheet and role-play, students practice expressions for price negotiations. First, students match expressions for price...
Business English Price Negotiations worksheet - Reading and Vocabulary Exercises: Matching, Gap-Fill - Speaking Activity: Role-Play, Communicative Practice - Pair Work In this handy business negotiations worksheet and role-play, students practice expressions for price negotiations. First, students match expressions for price negotiations to sentence endings. Students then indicate who would say each sentence by writing B for buyer or S for seller. Next, students complete a price negotiation dialogue between a buyer and seller with the price negotiation expressions. After that, in pairs, students take part in a price negotiation role-play to practice the expressions from the worksheet. Finally, pairs report back to the class on the outcome of their negotiations and the price they agreed on.Here's what our members are saying...
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Comparatives ESL Games, Activities & worksheets
Comparative Cards
ESL Comparatives Game - Grammar: Forming Sentences - Pair Work
In this free comparatives game, students practice forming comparative sentences with 'than' using nouns cards and common adjectives. In pairs, one student goes first and puts one of their noun cards face up on the table. Students then take turns...
ESL Comparatives Game - Grammar: Forming Sentences - Pair Work In this free comparatives game, students practice forming comparative sentences with 'than' using noun cards and common adjectives. In Pairs, one student goes first and puts one of their noun cards face up on the table. Students then take turns putting down a noun card and making a comparative sentence with 'than', linking the new noun to the adjacent card, e.g. 'A car is faster than a bus.' 'A bus is bigger than an elephant.' Students can put a card down at either end of the chain of cards on the table, similar to dominoes. Each time a student puts down a card, they try to use a different comparative adjective. If they can't, they can repeat an adjective. If a student makes a grammar mistake or can't think of a way to link two noun cards together, they miss a turn. The first student to get rid of all their cards wins the game. As an extension, pairs write out some of the comparative sentences they made and then read them to the class.Fun Facts
ESL Comparative Adjectives Game - Grammar: Gap-fill, Guessing - Pair Work
In this fun comparative adjectives game, students form and guess missing comparative adjectives in sentences about fun facts. Both students have the same sentences, but where they have a comparative adjective in bold, their partner has a gap...
ESL Comparative Adjectives Game - Grammar: Gap-fill, Guessing - Pair Work In this fun comparative adjectives game, students form and guess missing comparative adjectives in sentences about fun facts. Both students have the same sentences, but where they have a comparative adjective in bold, their partner has a gap and vice versa. Student B starts by reading the first sentence and guessing the missing comparative adjective using one of the adjectives shown. Student B has two chances to guess the comparative adjective. If Student B guesses the correct comparative adjective as shown on Student A's worksheet in bold, Student B scores two points and writes the comparative adjective in the gap. If the guess is wrong, Student B tries again for one point. If Student B cannot guess correctly after two attempts, Student A reveals the comparative adjective, and no points are awarded. It's then Student A's turn to guess the missing comparative adjective in the second sentence, and so on. The student with the most points at the end of the game wins.Introduction to Comparatives
ESL Comparative Adjectives worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Word Forms, Gap-fill, Sentence Building, Binary Choice
This useful comparatives worksheet helps students learn and practice comparative adjectives with -er and -ier and comparative sentences with 'than'. First, students write the comparative form of...
ESL Comparative Adjectives worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Word Forms, Gap-fill, Sentence Building, Binary Choice This useful comparatives worksheet helps students learn and practice comparative adjectives with -er and -ier and comparative sentences with 'than'. First, students write the comparative form of adjectives that end in -er and -ier and the comparative forms of good and bad. Students then complete sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets + than. Students then write comparative sentences with 'than' using the words provided. Finally, students choose the correct comparative form to complete each sentence and write it in the gap.Comparative Showdown
ESL Comparatives Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Sentences
In this fast-paced comparatives game, students practice forming comparative sentences with 'than' using a variety of comparative adjectives. One student from each team comes to the front of the class. When you say 'Go!', both...
ESL Comparatives Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Sentences from Prompts In this fast-paced comparatives game, students practice forming comparative sentences with 'than' using a variety of comparative adjectives. One student from each team comes to the front of the class. When you say 'Go!', both students race to pick up a card. The student who picks up the card first reads it aloud (e.g. a car vs. a bus) and makes the first comparative sentence using a comparative adjective. The other student then makes a second comparative sentence with a different comparative adjective. This continues back and forth until a student makes a grammar mistake, repeats a comparative adjective already used in that round, or takes more than five seconds to respond. The winning student scores a point for their team. A new student from each team then comes to the front of the class, and the process is repeated. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.Fill in the Blank
ESL Comparative Adjectives Game - Grammar and Vocabulary: Forming Sentences, Gap-fill, Guessing - Group Work
In this entertaining comparatives game, students race to guess missing comparative adjectives in sentences. Students take turns picking up a card and making a sentence using the comparative form of...
ESL Comparative Adjectives Game - Grammar and Vocabulary: Forming Sentences from Prompts, Gap-fill, Guessing - Group Work In this entertaining comparatives game, students race to guess missing comparative adjectives in sentences. Students take turns picking up a card and making a sentence using the comparative form of the adjective on the card, but instead of saying the comparative adjective, the student uses the word 'blank', e.g. 'Cars are blank than bicycles.' The other group members then race to guess the missing comparative adjective. The first student to guess the full comparative form correctly wins the round and keeps the card. The student with the most cards at the end of the game is the winner.Run Faster
ESL Comparatives Activity - Speaking: Running Dictation - Grammar Game: Writing Sentences, True or False, Guessing - Group and Pair Work
In this free comparatives running dictation activity, students dictate sentences and then use them to make true or false comparative facts, which they use in a...
ESL Comparatives Activity - Speaking: Running Dictation - Grammar Game: Writing Sentences from Prompts, True or False, Guessing - Group and Pair Work In this free comparatives running dictation activity, students dictate sentences and then use them to make true or false comparative facts, which they use in a guessing game. Working with a student from the same group, one student is the writer, and the other is the reader. The reader runs to 'Set A or B' sentences on the wall outside the classroom, reads the first fact, runs back and dictates it to their partner who writes it down. This continues until all ten facts have been fully dictated. Students then swap roles and the process is repeated. Pairs then compare their facts to make sure they are the same. Next, students use the ten facts to create true or false comparative sentences using the adjectives shown. Finally, students pair up with someone from the other group and take turns reading their comparative facts to their partner, who guesses if they are true or false. For each correct guess, students put a tick. The student with the most correct guesses wins.Which bicycle?
ESL Comparatives Activity - Reading, Grammar and Vocabulary Exercises: Scanning, Sentence Completion - Speaking Activity: Information Gap - Pair Work
In this comparatives information-gap activity, students practice reading for specific information and using comparative adjectives to compare bicycles...
ESL Comparatives Activity - Reading, Grammar and Vocabulary Exercises: Scanning, Unscrambling, Sentence Completion - Speaking Activity: Information Gap - Pair Work In this comparatives information-gap activity, students practice reading for specific information and using comparative adjectives to compare bicycles, then form and write comparative sentences. In two groups, students read the paragraph on the worksheet and then fill in a chart with bicycle information from the text. Next, students pair up with someone from the other group. Students then ask their partner about the other people's bikes and complete the chart with the information. After that, students use the bike information to make comparative sentences, comparing the bikes. Next, students unscramble comparative sentences using the bicycle information to help them. Finally, students write true sentences to compare the bicycles using the comparative forms of adjectives in a box.A lot, Much and Slightly
ESL Comparisons Game - Grammar and Speaking: Matching, Sentence Completion, Freer Practice - Group Work
In this creative making comparisons game, students match sentence halves together and connect them with the modifiers 'a lot', 'much' or 'slightly' and suitable comparative adjectives. In groups, players...
ESL Comparisons Game - Grammar and Speaking: Matching, Sentence Completion, Freer Practice - Group Work In this creative making comparisons game, students match sentence halves together and connect them with the modifiers 'a lot', 'much' or 'slightly' and suitable comparative adjectives. In groups, players take turns picking up a sentence-beginning card, reading it aloud, and placing it face up on the desk. All the players then check their cards to see if they have a matching ending. If a player does, they read the ending aloud, completing the sentence with the modifier shown on the ending card and a suitable comparative adjective. If the other players agree the ending matches and the comparative adjective is appropriate, the two cards are removed from the game. If a matching card is played but the players believe it has been read out incorrectly or the comparative adjective is unsuitable, the player takes back their card, and the beginning card is put at the bottom of the pile. If the other players think the ending does not match, the player takes back their card and the game continues. The first player to get rid of all their cards wins the game.As ... As Expressions
ESL As ... As Expressions Activity - Grammar Exercise: Gap-fill - Speaking Activity: Discussion, Role-Play, Freer Practice - Pair Work
In this useful comparative expressions activity, students practice common comparative expressions with 'as ... as'. First, students complete...
ESL As ... As Expressions Activity - Grammar Exercise: Gap-fill - Speaking Activity: Guided Discussion, Role-Play, Freer Practice - Pair Work In this useful comparative expressions activity, students learn common comparative expressions with 'as ... as'. First, students complete 12 comparative 'as ... as' expressions on their worksheet with word pairs. Next, in pairs, students discuss in what situations they might use expressions 1 to 6, and what they think 'it' refers to in expressions 7 to 12, writing their ideas under the expressions. Afterwards, each pair creates a dialogue using four of the comparative expressions from the worksheet and presents it to the class.Comparative Clues
ESL Comparatives Game - Grammar: Forming Sentences, Guessing - Pair Work
In this productive comparatives game, students give comparative clues with 'than' and (not) 'as ... as' to a partner, who tries to guess who or what is being described. First, in pairs, students complete three empty boxes at the bottom of the worksheet...
ESL Comparatives Game - Grammar: Forming Sentences from Prompts, Guessing - Pair Work In this productive comparatives game, students give comparative clues with 'than' and (not) 'as ... as' to a partner, who tries to guess who or what is being described. First, in pairs, students complete three empty boxes at the bottom of the worksheet with their own words and comparative clues. Students then take turns giving their partner three comparative clues to help them guess each person or thing in bold. They do this by changing the words in bold to a subject pronoun and making comparative sentences with 'than' and (not) 'as ... as', e.g. 'It's scarier than a cat. It's not as intelligent as a wolf, etc.' After the three clues have been given, their partner has one chance to guess the answer. Students score one point for each correct guess. The student with the most points at the end of the game is the winner. Finally, students read the clues they created themselves to the class, who try to guess who or what is being described.Comparatives Board Game
ESL Comparatives Board Game - Grammar and Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions, Freer Practice - Pair Work
In this free comparatives board game, students change adjectives into their comparative forms and then use the comparative adjectives to ask and answer conversation questions...
ESL Comparatives Board Game - Grammar and Speaking: Changing Word Forms, Asking and Answering Questions from Prompts, Freer Practice - Pair Work In this free comparatives board game, students change adjectives into their comparative forms and then use the comparative adjectives to ask and answer conversation questions. Students take turns rolling the dice and moving their counters along the board. When a student lands on a square, they change the adjective in the conversation question into its comparative form and then ask the question to their partner. Their partner then answers the question in sentence form, explaining any reasons in more detail. The two students continue taking turns to asking and answering the comparative conversation questions until one student reaches the finish. That student wins the game.Comparatives Practice
ESL Comparatives worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Gap-Fill, Binary Choice, Rewriting Sentences
Here is an insightful comparatives worksheet to help students practice comparative adjectives and the 'as ... as' comparative structure. First, students complete sentences with the comparative form...
ESL Comparatives worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Gap-Fill, Binary Choice, Rewriting Sentences Here is an insightful comparatives worksheet to help students practice comparative adjectives and the 'as ... as' comparative structure. First, students complete sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets. Next, students choose the correct comparative adjective to complete each sentence. Students then use the 'as ... as' structure to write negative comparative sentences that have the same meaning as the sentences shown. Lastly, students use prompts to write positive or negative 'as ... as' comparative sentences that give their opinion.Comparatives Survey
ESL Comparatives Activity - Grammar, Speaking and Writing: Gap-fill, Asking and Answering Questions, Summary Writing, Controlled and Freer Practice
In this interesting comparatives activity, students conduct a class survey where they ask and answer questions using comparative adjectives. Students begin by...
ESL Comparatives Activity - Grammar, Speaking and Writing: Gap-fill, Asking and Answering Questions from Prompts, Summary Writing, Controlled and Freer Practice In this interesting comparatives activity, students conduct a class survey where they ask and answer questions using comparative adjectives. Students begin by completing a survey question on a card with the comparative form of the adjective in brackets. Students then go around the class asking the question on their card and recording their classmates' answers on the back, e.g. 'Which country do you think is more amazing, India or Thailand?' Students must answer each question in sentence form, e.g. 'I think Thailand is more amazing than India.' When the students have spoken to everyone in the class, they write a short summary of their survey results and report back to the class on their findings.Which is better?
ESL Comparatives Activity - Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions, Discussion, Freer Practice - Group Work
In this engaging comparatives discussion activity, students use comparative structures to decide which of two options is better and explain why, taking turns to ask and discuss prompts in small groups...
ESL Comparatives Activity - Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions, Guided Discussion, Freer Practice - Group Work In this engaging comparatives discussion activity, students use comparative structures to decide which of two options is better and explain why, taking turns to ask and discuss prompts in small groups. Students take turns picking up a card and asking the other students in the group a 'Which is better, ... or ...? Why?' question from the prompt on the card, e.g. 'Which is better, waking up early or waking up late? Why?' Each student then answers the question using comparative forms. After each student has given their answer including at least one reason, the group discusses the topic before moving on to the next card. If a student picks up an 'or' card, they can ask any 'Which is better...?' question they like. When the students have finished, they give feedback to the class on which things they think are better and why.Comparative Communication
ESL Comparative Adjectives Game - Grammar and Vocabulary: Gap-fill, Guessing - Pair Work
Here is a comparative adjectives guessing game for Business English students or adults to play in class on the topic of workplace communication. Both students have the same sentences on their worksheet...
ESL Comparative Adjectives Game - Grammar and Vocabulary: Gap-fill, Guessing - Pair Work Here is a comparative adjectives guessing game for Business English students or adults to play in class on the topic of workplace communication. Both students have the same sentences on their worksheet, but where one student has a comparative adjective in bold, their partner has a gap and vice versa. Student A starts by reading the first sentence to their partner and guessing the missing comparative adjective. If the comparative adjective is the same as what Student B has in bold on their worksheet, Student A scores three points and writes the comparative adjective in the gap. If the guess is wrong, Student A tries again for two points and then for one point. It's then Student B's turn to guess the missing comparative adjective in the second sentence, and so on. The student with the most points at the end of the game wins. Afterwards, in pairs, students discuss whether they agree or disagree with each sentence and then give feedback to the class.Comparative Correlative: The ..., the ...
ESL Comparative Correlative worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Matching, Rewriting Sentences, Writing Answers - Speaking Game: Forming Sentences - Pair Work
This detailed correlative comparisons worksheet helps students practice comparative correlative constructions. Students start by matching...
ESL Comparative Correlative worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Matching, Rewriting Sentence, Writing Short Answers - Speaking Game: Forming Sentences - Pair Work This detailed correlative comparisons worksheet helps students practice comparative correlative constructions. Students start by matching comparative correlative clauses together. Next, students rewrite conditional sentences using comparative correlative constructions. After that, students answer questions using short comparative correlative constructions with 'the better' to show their preference. Lastly, in pairs, students choose a topic and take turns making 'The ..., the...' constructions about the topic until one of them fails to make a correlative comparison. The winning student scores a point. The student with the most points at the end of the game wins.Complex Comparisons
ESL Comparatives Activity - Grammar and Writing: Information Gap, Matching, Writing Sentences, Controlled Practice - Pair Work
In this challenging comparatives activity, students match related clauses and write sentences making complex comparisons between them. In pairs, students match each clause on their worksheet...
ESL Comparatives Activity - Grammar and Writing: Information Gap, Matching, Writing Sentences, Controlled Practice - Pair Work In this challenging comparatives activity, students match related clauses and write sentences making complex comparisons between them. In pairs, students match each clause on their worksheet with a related clause from a box on their partner's worksheet. When they have found a matching pair of clauses, students work together to write a new sentence comparing the information in the two clauses. When the pairs have written all their sentences, review them together as a class.Three Reasons
ESL Comparatives Game - Grammar and Speaking: Matching, Forming Sentences, Freer Practice - Group Work
In this creative making comparisons game, students make complex comparisons between verb and noun phrases in order to express an opinion. The first player tries to make a sentence by placing one of...
ESL Comparatives Game - Grammar and Speaking: Matching, Forming Sentences from Prompts, Freer Practice - Group Work In this creative making comparisons game, students make complex comparisons between verb and noun phrases in order to express an opinion. The first player tries to make a sentence by placing one of their dominoes at either end of the domino on the table, matching the beginning half of a sentence with an ending or vice versa. If the player matches two sentence halves correctly, they use the adjective in brackets to make a comparative sentence with 'as ... as' or 'more/less ... than' that best expresses their own opinion, e.g. 'Learning in a classroom is not as difficult as learning online.' The player then has 30 seconds to give three reasons to back up their opinion. If the player is successful, the domino remains in place, and it's the next students turn to play. If the player is unsuccessful or makes a grammatically incorrect sentence, they take back their domino and play passes to the next student. The first player to get rid of all their dominoes wins the game.Tick or Talk?
ESL Modifiers and Comparatives Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Making and Responding to Statements - Group and Pair Work
In this rewarding modifiers and comparatives activity, students complete comparative statements with a variety of modifiers and adjectives and then talk...
ESL Modifiers and Comparatives Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Making and Responding to Statements - Group and Pair Work In this rewarding modifiers and comparatives activity, students complete comparative statements with a variety of modifiers and adjectives and then talk about their ideas. First, in two groups, students write each modifier under a suitable heading: big differences, small differences, or no difference. Working together, students then complete each statement using a modifier from Exercise A and either a comparative adjective + 'than' or an 'as ... as' structure, as appropriate, using a different modifier and adjective in each comparative statement, e.g. 'Going to the beach is far better than going to the mountains.' Next, students pair up with someone from the other group and take turns reading each statement to their partner, who agrees or disagrees with it. If their partner agrees, the student puts a tick next to the statement. If they disagree, the student asks for their reasons and writes them down. Finally, students report back to the class on which statements they and their partner disagreed with and why.Here's what our members are saying...
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Giving Advice ESL Games, Activities & worksheets
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ESL Should Activity - Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions, Controlled and Freer Practice - Pair Work
Here is a productive giving advice speaking activity to introduce students to using 'should' to ask for and give advice. In pairs, Student A begins by reading each statement and asking their partner for advice...
ESL Should Activity - Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions from Prompts, Controlled and Freer Practice - Pair Work Here is a productive giving advice speaking activity to introduce students to using 'should' to ask for and give advice. In pairs, Student A begins by reading each statement and asking their partner for advice using the word 'should', e.g. 'I need to get some money. What should I do?' Student B listens and then gives advice with 'should' using the places shown on their worksheet, e.g. 'You should go to the bank.' Student A then writes the place next to the statement. Afterwards, students swap roles and repeat the activity. Finally, go through the answers with the class by reading the statements and eliciting the advice.Problems and Advice
ESL Problems and Advice Game - Vocabulary: Sentence Completion, Writing Statements, Matching - Pair and Group Work
In this useful giving advice game, students practice stating problems and giving advice. Students begin by writing sentences that state problems and give advice. Students then cut the sentences into problem...
ESL Problems and Advice Game - Vocabulary: Sentence Completion, Writing Statements, Matching - Pair and Group Work In this useful giving advice game, students practice stating problems and giving advice. Students begin by writing sentences that state problems and give advice. Students then cut the sentences into problem cards (phrase + problem) and advice cards. Next, students play a game where they match the cards together to state problems and give related advice. One student begins by putting down a phrase card showing the first half of a problem. The next student then tries to complete the problem using one of their cards. The following student then puts down a card showing a matching piece of advice for the problem. If the student does this, they keep the three cards and put down a new phrase card. If a student cannot put down a suitable card at any time, they pick one up from the appropriate pile, and it's the next student's turn to put down a card. The player with the most cards at the end of the game wins.Should and Shouldn't
ESL Should and Shouldn't worksheet - Vocabulary Exercises: Identifying, Matching, Binary Choice, Gap-fill, Writing Sentences - Speaking Activity: Freer Practice - Pair Work
Here is a comprehensive should and shouldn't worksheet to help students learn and practice giving advice with should and shouldn't. Students begin by...
ESL Should and Shouldn't worksheet - Vocabulary Exercises: Identifying, Matching, Binary Choice, Gap-fill, Writing Sentences - Speaking Activity: Freer Practice - Pair Work Here is a comprehensive should and shouldn't worksheet to help students learn and practice giving advice with should and shouldn't. Students begin by reading sentences about giving advice and answering three questions. Students then match problems with the correct advice. Next, students circle 'should' or 'shouldn't' in sentences that give advice. After that, students complete advice with 'should' or 'shouldn't' and verbs from a box. Students then move on to read problems and write advice using should or shouldn't. Finally, students write down three problems of their own, ending with the question 'What should I do?' Students then read their problems to their partner, who gives them advice using should or shouldn't.Should and Shouldn't Board Game
ESL Should and Shouldn't Board Game - Speaking: Offering Advice, Freer Practice - Group Work
In this fun giving advice board game, students read problems and give advice with should and shouldn't. Players take turns rolling the dice and moving their counter along the board. When a player lands...
ESL Should and Shouldn't Board Game - Speaking: Offering Advice, Freer Practice - Group Work In this fun giving advice board game, students read problems and give advice with should and shouldn't. Players take turns rolling the dice and moving their counter along the board. When a player lands on a square, they read the problem and give advice, saying one thing the person should do and one thing they shouldn't do. The other students listen to the advice and judge the player's response. If it's grammatically correct and appropriate, the player stays on the square. If not, the player goes back two squares. The first player to reach the finish wins the game. If you have a weak class, students play by giving one piece of advice with should or shouldn't. The game can also be played with other phrases for giving advice.Advice Dominoes
ESL Giving Advice Game - Grammar and Vocabulary: Matching - Group Work
In this enjoyable giving advice with conditionals game, students play dominoes to practice the zero and first conditional for giving advice. The first player puts down one of their dominoes on either side of the domino on the table, making sure...
ESL Giving Advice Game - Grammar and Vocabulary: Matching - Group Work In this enjoyable giving advice with conditionals game, students play dominoes to practice the zero and first conditional for giving advice. The first player puts down one of their dominoes on either side of the domino on the table, making sure that the main and if clauses go together to make a zero or first conditional sentence for giving advice. The other players then take turns matching their dominoes in the same way by putting them down at either end of the domino chain and making a suitable conditional sentence for giving advice. The first player to get rid of all their dominoes wins the game.Advice for the Modern World
ESL Everyday Advice Game - Speaking: Sentence Completion, Writing Sentences, Guessing - Pair Work
In this engaging giving advice game, students use four phrases to write advice for everyday situations and then play a guessing game using the advice. First, students complete four phrases with advice for...
ESL Everyday Advice Game - Speaking: Sentence Completion, Writing Sentences, Guessing - Pair Work In this engaging giving advice game, students use four phrases to write advice for everyday situations and then play a guessing game using the advice. First, students complete four phrases with advice for people visiting their country for the first time. Next, in pairs, students write four pieces of advice for everyday situations using a different phrase for giving advice each time. Each pair then joins with another pair. One pair chooses an everyday situation at random and reads one piece of advice to the other pair, who guesses which situation the advice is for. If the pair guesses correctly, they score four points. If not, the pair reads a second piece of advice for three points, and so on. When a pair correctly guesses a situation or four pieces of advice have been read out, the pairs swap roles. This continues until both pairs have given advice for all the situations. Pairs then play a second round where they take turns reading all four pieces of advice for each situation. If a pair has a piece of advice that is different from the other pair, they score a point. The pair with the most points at the end of the game wins.Advice Needed
ESL Should for Advice Game - Speaking: Giving Advice, Communicative Practice - Group Work
In this free should for advice game, students give the best advice they can using the modal verb 'should'. In groups, students take turns picking up a card, reading out the situation on the card and asking for...
ESL Should for Advice Game - Speaking: Giving Advice, Communicative Practice - Group Work In this free should for advice game, students give the best advice they can using the modal verb 'should'. In groups, students take turns picking up a card, reading out the situation on the card and asking for advice. The other students then each give a different piece of advice for the situation using 'should'. The student with the card listens and awards the card to the person who gives the best advice. The student with the most cards at the end of the game wins. Afterwards, students tell the class the best advice they were given for each situation.Agony Aunt
ESL Giving Advice Activity - Writing and Speaking: Writing Responses, Discussion, Freer Practice - Group Work
In this imaginative giving advice speaking activity, students take on the role of an agony aunt called Abby and give advice. First, students read a message on a card asking Abby for advice about a...
ESL Giving Advice Activity - Writing and Speaking: Writing Responses, Guided Discussion, Freer Practice - Group Work In this imaginative giving advice speaking activity, students take on the role of an agony aunt called Abby and give advice. First, students read a message on a card asking Abby for advice about a particular problem and write a reply using the advice phrase from the question in the message. Next, in groups, students read and discuss all the advice given by other students for their assigned problem. Groups then choose the best advice and write a final response using the phrase. Finally, groups take turns reading their problem and advice to the class, who gives feedback, saying whether they agree with the advice or not.Asking For and Giving Advice
ESL Giving Advice worksheet - Writing Exercises: Listing, Writing and Reading Mini-Dialogues, Writing Email Replies
Here is an insightful giving advice worksheet to help students practice phrases for asking and giving advice on everyday topics. First, students write a list of six things they would ask advice for, e.g. a low...
ESL Giving Advice worksheet - Writing Exercises: Listing, Writing and Reading Mini-Dialogues, Writing Email Replies Here is an insightful giving advice worksheet to help students practice phrases for asking and giving advice on everyday topics. First, students write a list of six things they would ask advice for, e.g. a low GPA, a broken heart, etc. Next, students write mini-dialogues, asking for and giving advice on their six topics. Students then role-play the dialogues with a partner. After that, students imagine that they run an online advice column, read three emails asking for advice and write replies, giving the best advice they can. Finally, students read their replies to the class, who say whether they agree with the advice or not.Careers Advice
ESL Careers Advice Game - Speaking: Sentence Completion, Guessing - Pair Work
In this rewarding giving advice game, students give careers advice and their classmates try to guess the matching jobs. In teams of two, students complete each job card with career advice for someone who would want to do that job in the future...
ESL Careers Advice Game - Speaking: Sentence Completion, Guessing - Pair Work In this rewarding giving advice game, students give careers advice and their classmates try to guess the matching jobs. In teams of two, students complete each job card with career advice for someone who would want to do that job in the future. Next, teams take turns reading the career advice on a job card without saying what the job is. The other team listens and tries to guess which job they are giving career advice for. If the team correctly guesses the job, they win and keep the card. If not, the team reading out the advice keeps the card. The team with the most cards at the end of the game wins.I've got a Problem
ESL Giving Advice Activity - Speaking: Stating Problems and Giving Advice, Communicative Practice - Intermediate (B1)
This versatile giving advice speaking activity helps students practice phrases for stating problems and giving advice. Half the students are problem people and the other half are advice givers. Write a phrase...
ESL Giving Advice Activity - Speaking: Stating Problems and Giving Advice, Communicative Practice - Intermediate (B1) This versatile giving advice speaking activity helps students practice phrases for stating problems and giving advice. Half the students are problem people and the other half are advice givers. Write a phrase to state a problem and give advice that you want the students to practice on the board, e.g. 'I'm having a hard time...' and 'You ought to...' The problem people then think of a minor problem they have and state the problem using the phrase, e.g. 'I'm having a hard time getting to class on time. I'm always late for class.' The problem person then explains their problem to an advice giver, who offers a piece of advice using the target phrase, e.g. 'You ought to organize your time better.' The problem person notes down the advice and moves on to ask advice from another advice giver. This continues until the problem person has received five pieces of advice. Students then swap roles and repeat the activity using other phrases to state a problem and give advice, e.g. 'I'm having trouble..' and 'You had better...' Finally, students state their problem and tell the class the best and worst piece of advice they received.Jon's Story
ESL Giving Advice Activity - Reading, Writing and Speaking: Reading a Text, Writing Sentences, Discussion - Group Work
In this interesting giving advice activity, students read a short story and then write and discuss advice for the people in the story. First, students read the short story together as a class. Students then...
ESL Giving Advice Activity - Reading, Writing and Speaking: Reading a Text, Writing Sentences, Guided Discussion - Group Work In this interesting giving advice activity, students read a short story and then write and discuss advice for the people in the story. First, students read the short story together as a class. Students then think about what advice they would give each person in the story on what to do next. After that, students write two pieces of advice for each person using should, shouldn't, ought to or had better. Next, in groups, students take turns reading their advice for each person to the group, who discusses it and decides on the best piece of advice for each person, writing their answers down on the worksheet. Afterwards, groups discuss the dilemma in the story as a class and report back on the advice they came up with.Should, Ought to, Had Better
ESL Giving Advice worksheet - Vocabulary Exercises: Error Correction, Unscrambling, Matching, Forming Sentences
Here is a handy giving advice worksheet to help students learn and practice how to give advice using should, ought to, and had better. Students start by finding and correcting mistakes in advice...
ESL Giving Advice worksheet - Vocabulary Exercises: Error Correction, Unscrambling, Matching, Forming Sentences Here is a handy giving advice worksheet to help students learn and practice how to give advice using should, ought to, and had better. Students start by finding and correcting mistakes in advice. Next, students unscramble words to make advice and then match the advice with problems. Finally, students read problems, choose a suitable piece of advice for each one from a box and write an affirmative or negative sentence with it using should, ought to, or had better.The Best Advice
ESL Stating Problems and Giving Advice Activity - Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions, Writing Sentences, Communicative Practice
In this communicative stating problems and giving advice speaking activity, students ask for and give advice and then choose the best piece of advice they received...
ESL Stating Problems and Giving Advice Activity - Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions from Prompts, Writing Sentences, Communicative Practice In this communicative stating problems and giving advice speaking activity, students ask for and give advice and then choose the best piece of advice they received. In pairs, students ask their partner for advice about the problem on their card and write down the advice they receive. Students then pair up with a new partner and repeat the process until they have spoken to eight people. Next, students choose the best piece of advice and write on their card why they think it's the best. Afterwards, students tell the class about their problem and the best advice they received.Travel Advice
ESL Travel Advice Game - Speaking: Sentence Completion, Guessing - Group Work
In this creative giving travel advice game, students write travel advice for a place they know well and then use the advice in a guessing game. First, students think of a country, city or place...
ESL Travel Advice Game - Speaking: Sentence Completion, Guessing - Group Work In this creative giving travel advice game, students write travel advice for a place they know well and then use the advice in a guessing game. First, students think of a country, city or place they know well. Students then complete sentences with travel advice for first-time visitors to that place, giving advice on things like attractions, shopping, food and drink, climate, public transport, customs, crime, etc. Next, in groups of five or six, students take turns reading their travel advice to the group without saying the name of the place. The other students listen and then guess which country, city or place the student is giving advice for, scoring one point for each correct answer. The student with the most correct guesses in each group wins. As an extension, groups choose one student from their group to read their travel advice to the class for them to guess.What's your advice?
ESL Advice Game - Writing: Writing Sentences - Group Work
In this free giving advice game, students practice phrases for giving advice by racing to write down as many pieces of advice as they can for a given situation. Write an advice phrase and situation on the board, e.g. 'You should...' and 'I just had...
ESL Advice Game - Writing: Writing Sentences - Group Work In this free giving advice game, students practice phrases for giving advice by racing to write down as many pieces of advice as they can for a given situation. Write an advice phrase and situation on the board, e.g. 'You should...' and 'I just had a car accident.' Teams then have three minutes to write down as many pieces of advice as they can for the situation using the phrase, e.g. 'You should call the police.' Each team then reads out their advice in turn, scoring one point for each appropriate sentence. Then, move on to the next round using a different advice phrase and situation each time. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.Awesome Advice
ESL Giving Advice Game - Grammar, Vocabulary and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Freer Practice - Group Work
In this fast-paced giving advice game, students race to give advice for different problems using modals of advice and the second conditional. In groups, students take turns picking up an advice...
ESL Giving Advice Game - Grammar, Vocabulary and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Freer Practice - Group Work In this fast-paced giving advice game, students race to give advice for different problems using modals of advice and the second conditional. In groups, students take turns picking up an advice card and a problem card, reading the advice prompts and problem to the group, and placing the two cards face-up on the table. As soon as the cards are on the table, all the students race to come up with advice for the problem using the two prompts on the advice card. When a student thinks they can make two suitable sentences, they put their hand up and give their advice. If the other students agree that the two pieces of advice are grammatically correct and match the problem, the student wins and keeps the two cards. If the advice is grammatically incorrect or doesn't match the problem, or the student fails to put up their hand before speaking, they are out of the round, and the other students continue trying to come up with advice. The student with the most pairs of cards at the end of the game is the winner.Guess the Problem
ESL Giving Advice Game - Speaking: Forming Sentences, Guessing - Group Work
In this entertaining giving advice game, students give advice and their classmates try to guess what the problem is. In groups, students take turns picking up a card, reading the problem on the card and giving advice for it. The other students...
ESL Giving Advice Game - Speaking: Forming Sentences, Guessing - Group Work In this entertaining giving advice game, students give advice and their classmates try to guess what the problem is. In groups, students take turns picking up a card, reading the problem on the card and giving advice for it. The other students listen and guess the problem. The first student to state the problem wins and keeps the card. If no one manages to guess the problem after a lot of advice has been given, the student giving the advice keeps the card. The next student then picks up a card, and so on. The student with the most cards at the end of the game wins.What should I do?
ESL Advice Game - Speaking: Forming Sentences, Communicative Practice - Group Work
In this amusing giving advice game, students try to give the best advice they can for a variety of problems. In groups, students take turns picking up a card, reading the problem on the card to the group...
ESL Advice Game - Speaking: Forming Sentences, Communicative Practice - Group Work In this amusing giving advice game, students try to give the best advice they can for a variety of problems. In groups, students take turns picking up a card, reading the problem on the card to the group and then asking, 'What should I do?' The other students listen and then each give some advice in turn. The student with the card listens and awards the card to the person, who they think gave the best advice. The next student then picks up a card, and so on. The student with the most cards at the end of the game wins. Finally, students report back to the class on the best advice they received.You Might Want to Connect Four
ESL Advice Game - Vocabulary and Speaking: Forming Sentences, Freer and Communicative Practice - Pair Work
In this productive giving advice game, students play Connect Four by giving advice for different scenarios using specific phrases. To begin, the first player chooses a square from the game board...
ESL Advice Game - Vocabulary and Speaking: Forming Sentences from Prompts, Freer and Communicative Practice - Pair Work In this productive giving advice game, students play Connect Four by giving advice for different scenarios using specific phrases. To begin, the first player chooses a square from the game board. The other player then picks up a problem card and reads out the scenario. The first player then uses the phrase from the square to give advice for the problem. If the other player agrees that the advice is grammatically correct and appropriate, the player marks the square with an 'O' or 'X'. It is then the other player's turn to choose a square. The first player to get four squares in a row wins the game. If nobody manages to do this, the player with the most squares wins. Afterwards, pairs play a second game using the remaining problem cards.Here's what our members are saying...
