Elementary
A selection of elementary-level games and activities to practise various grammar points, including 'can' for ability, the present simple, wh- questions, frequency adverbs and lots more.
Elementary lesson plans
Question time: wh- questions
A card game at elementary level to practise wh- questions and answers.
Streetpets: Present Simple
Author: Jill Hadfield Level: Elementary Type: Game, General lesson plan
An information-gap activity at elementary level to practise the present simple of live and have got.
Describe and grab: Adjectives
Author: Jill Hadfield Type: Game, General lesson plan
A competition at elementary level designed to practise adjectives for size, shape and colour that can be played in either groups or teams.
Board game: can (ability)
Author: Jill Hadfield Type: Game, General lesson plan
A fluency-based board game at elementary level to practise can in statements, negatives and questions.
Guessing activity: like + -ing
Author: Jill Hadfield Level: Elementary Type: Game, General lesson plan
A guessing activity at elementary level to practise like, don’t like, love, hate + -ing with quite, really, at all and very much.
Board game: Frequency adverbs
Author: Jill Hadfield Type: Game, General lesson plan
A board game at elementary level to practise the present simple with frequency adverbs and time expressions for groups of three to four students.
Guessing game: would like
Author: Jill Hadfield
A guessing activity at elementary level to practise would like + noun, and would like to for groups of three to four students.
