A selection of English ESL games and activities printables

OUTDOOR GAMES AND ACTIVITIES


This worksheet is designed for B1 level students and focuses on the common races in Dungeons & Dragons (D&D). It includes a reading passage titled "Common Races in Dungeons & Dragons: A Lit Guide for Teens," which introduces students to various races they can choose for their characters, such as Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Halflings, Gnomes, Half-Elves, Half-Orcs, Tieflings, and Dragonborn. The passage uses engaging language and contemporary references to make the content relatable and exciting for teens.

The comprehension section features true/false questions, multiple-choice questions, and short answer prompts to test students' understanding and critical thinking skills. This activity is ideal for enhancing students' reading comprehension, vocabulary, and cultural awareness in an engaging and educational manner, set against the backdrop of the exciting world of Dungeons & Dragons.

Common Races in Dungeons

Several ideas for games and activities aimed at Young Learners. Include popular activities and a couple of fresh ideas. Can be customised to suit your classroom requirements.

Handbook for Teachers: Games & Activities for YL

This worksheet is designed for B1 level teenage English learners and focuses on the topic of hobbies, specifically social media and video games, and how these activities can be beneficial. The accompanying article, “Why Your Parents Need to Stop Nagging You About Your Hobbies,” presents a balanced perspective on the positive aspects of these hobbies, such as improving problem-solving skills, building social connections, and encouraging creativity. The language and content are appropriate for teens, making it engaging and relatable.

 
The worksheet begins with warm-up questions that prompt students to reflect on their own experiences and how their parents perceive their hobbies. The vocabulary matching exercise introduces key words from the text and reinforces understanding of new terms. True/false and multiple-choice comprehension questions check understanding and help students engage with the article’s content. Open-ended comprehension questions encourage deeper thinking and personal responses.

 
The discussion questions provide opportunities for meaningful conversation, allowing students to express their opinions about their hobbies and how these activities can help them learn new skills or improve their well-being. The homework assignment asks students to write a short essay defending one of their hobbies and explaining its benefits. This worksheet promotes critical thinking, vocabulary development, and self-expression, making it a valuable tool for B1 level learners to discuss and explore topics relevant to their lives.








Why Your Parents Need to Stop Nagging You About Your Hobbies

This worksheet is designed for A2 level English learners aged 12-14 and focuses on the topic of hobbies and their benefits. It includes a simplified article, “How Hobbies Help Children Learn and Grow,” which introduces the idea of hobbies as a way for children to develop new skills, build confidence, and discover their talents. The language and content are tailored for younger learners, making it accessible and engaging.

 
The worksheet starts with warm-up questions to activate prior knowledge and encourage students to talk about their own hobbies and interests. A vocabulary matching exercise follows, helping students understand key words from the text in context. True/false and multiple-choice comprehension questions check understanding and promote critical thinking. Open-ended comprehension questions encourage students to reflect on the benefits of hobbies and share their thoughts in a structured manner.

 
The discussion section provides opportunities for speaking practice, allowing students to talk about their hobbies, share opinions, and connect with their peers. The worksheet concludes with a short homework assignment, where students write a paragraph about their favorite hobby. This activity helps develop writing skills while encouraging self-expression. The overall aim is to make learning about hobbies both informative and enjoyable, promoting vocabulary development and meaningful conversation.

How Hobbies Help Children Learn and Grow

A series of listening, reading and grammar tasks to introduce and practice some sports and games using the verb 'play' in present simple.  
Double click on the audio file at the top of the first page to play.
1.  Listening comprehension.
2. Gap fill (listening).
3. Picture task - write the sports words from the text.
4. Find the words that go together from the text
5. Word order task, tell students to find key words in the text to find the correct word order.
6. Verb forms 
7. Error correction - the correct sentences are in the text - can the learners find the problems?
8. Free practice - Students write own sentences.  Teacher can add more.



Sports and games listening and grammar

This is a simple game and drill exercise to be played in pairs, to ask and answer 'where' questions. Each student receives one worksheet. There is a short simple dialog for the students to use as a model when they do the activity.

The student first has to ‘hide’ the eight objects listed on the top right of their worksheet (1-bag, 2-cat, 3-book, etc.) in their room (Room A). They can do this by writing the corresponding number or drawing a picture of the object on Room A. The students then work in pairs and alternate asking each other 'where' questions; "Where is your cat?", "Where is your TV?", and answering; "It's on the table", "It's under the bed", etc. When their friend answers, the student can then label Room B on their worksheet, by drawing a picture, or writing the number that corresponds to each of the eight objects. When they have asked each other about all eight objects, they can compare their worksheets to make sure that they match.



Interrogative - "Where is your~?"

This worksheet introduces students to a future where virtual reality games allow people to do anything they want—because they believe no one gets hurt. Inspired by the idea of catharsis and ethical gaming, the story explores what happens when players discover that the characters inside the game are not artificial intelligence, but real people trapped inside. Through an engaging reading text written at a B1–B2 level, students reflect on right and wrong, freedom and safety, and how people behave when they think there are no consequences. The lesson includes discussion questions, a simple choose-your-own-adventure activity with multiple outcomes, and a personal writing task. It is perfect for conversation classes, critical thinking practice, or moral dilemmas in English.

Virtual Violence – What If the Game Was Real?

Reading comprehension, writing exercises and critical thinking all in one worksheet which can also be used as the basis for conversation or a classroom discussion. Suitable for group work as well. REMARK: THE PREVIEW OF THIS HANDWRITTEN WORKSHEET LOOKS A BIT UNTIDY, BUT ONCE YOU DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THE QUALITY IS ACCEPTABLE.



Read and Complete - What I Do and Like

Split the class into two or three big teams. Each team will enter their best competitor in each event. A different competitor must be chosen for each event. The teams will receive one point for each event won. All team members must write the correct superlative sentence after each event. The first team to do this wins an extra point.

Superlative Olympics

A short and easy worksheet for the end of the year where children look back and answer the questions about the things they liked and experienced within the year past. I let my kids answer and then read their answers aloud with a few reasons as to why.

End of Year Reflections

A set of activities about Olympic and Paralympic games Beijing 2008

Olympic and paralympic games

Culture, intercultural communication, cross-cultural communication

Adjectives to describe feelings, emotions

Adjectives to describe personality and character

Adjectives: Gradable / Non-gradable adjectives

Articles: Definite or indefinite article (a, an or the)

BE + infinitive structures (e.g. he was to become famous)

Clauses of contrast (e.g.  although, while)

Clauses of purpose (e.g. in order to, so that, so as to)

Clauses of reason (e.g. because, because of, due to, as, since)

Cleft sentences (e.g. It's Joey we're looking for)

Comparison: Comparative adjectives and structures

Comparison: Superlative adjectives and structures

Conditional 2 (second conditional) - would

Conditionals: Conditional phrases (e.g. unless, provided that, as long as)

Conjunctions (aka connectives, e.g. and, but, or, so, then)

Contractions (shortened forms, e.g. don't, aren't, etc.)

Determiners (words that can come before nouns)

Formal and informal English (politeness or colloquial language)

Future perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Future perfect simple and continuous (progressive) tense

Future phrases (e.g. be about to, bound to, likely to, due to, set to + INF)

Homonyms (two words with the same pronunciation - homophones and homographs)

It as preparatory subject (e.g. it's raining, it's nice of you to)

Linking verbs (aka copulas, e.g. I am a student)

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how to accuse somebody of something in English

how to apologize, say sorry, forgive and express regret in English

how to ask for information and make inquiries in English

how to ask for something, make requests in English

how to blame somebody for something in English

how to defend yourself from criticism in English

how to deny or admit something in English

how to describe things or people in English

how to emphasize important things in English

how to encourage or discourage people in English

how to evaluate people or progress in English

how to express agreement /disagreement in English

how to express approval and disapproval  in English

how to express cause and effect in English

how to express interest in something in English

how to express likelihood, probability in English

how to express likes and dislikes in English

how to express sequence and chronology in English

how to express shock and disbelief in English

how to express sympathy and condolences in English

how to give permission, authorization in English

how to inform somebody about some news in English

how to interpret what was said in English

how to keep a conversation going in English

how to make guesses about something in English

how to make, accept and refuse offers in English

how to order or make a booking in English

how to persuade, convince people in English

how to praise people and express appreciation in English

how to reassure somebody of something in English

how to refuse and object to something in English

how to remind people of something in English

how to rephrase, paraphrase what was said in English

how to say thank you, express gratitude in English

Nouns: Collective nouns (team, class, family, committee)

Nouns: Proper nouns (names of people, cities, companies)

Oxymorons (phrases with words of contradictory meaning, e.g. living dead)

Participles: Past participle (e.g. HAVING DONE)

Participles: Present participle (e.g. DOING)

Parts of Speech (aka word classes, e.g. nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs)

Past perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Phonetics (pronunciation, IPA, phonetic symbols)

Plural nouns: regular plurals with S ending

Prefixes (e.g. A, UN, IM, DIS, MIS, EN, etc. )

Prepositions vs adverbs (e.g. before me, saw him before.)

Prepositions: Double prepositions (e.g. out of)

Prepositions: Participle prepositions (e.g. pending, concerning)

Prepositions: Phrase prepositions (e.g. by means of)

Present perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Present perfect simple or present continuous tense

Present simple tense: S for third person singular verbs

Present simple vs continuous (progressive) tense

Pronouns: EACH OTHER, ONE ANOTHER (reciprocal pronouns)

Pronouns: Possessive pronouns (e.g. my, mine)

Pronouns: Reflexive pronouns (e.g. myself, yourself))

Pronouns: SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, EVERYBODY, NO ONE, NOTHING, etc.

Pronouns: THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE (demonstratives)

Pronouns: YOU and THEY to talk about people in general

Quantifiers (e.g. some, many, much, any, few, little)

Questions: WH questions (open-ended questions)

Reported speech: reported questions (indirect questions)

There is / there are / there was / there were / there will be, etc.

Verbs: Transitive or intransitive verbs (words that can or cannot stand with objects)

Working with Paragraphs: ordering, titling

Role play, miming, drama activity or improv game

Pictionary (picture dictionary) or picture matching

Writing an opinion essay (persuasive essay)

Learners who are Pre-A1 have just begun learning English and will first learn how to:<ul><li>Say the letters in the alphabet and numbers</li><li>Say hello, talk about names and age</li><li>Name the colors and dates, express likes and dislikes</li></ul>

Absolute beginners who have begun to learn the letters and numbers

Learners taking the A1 Elementary exam should be able to:<ul><li>Introduce themselves and ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, things he/she has, people he/she knows.</li><li>Communicate using very basic phrases as long as the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: common adjectives & adverbs of frequency, going to, how much/how many, imperatives, I'd like, 's – possessive, common prepositions of place and time, present simple & continuous, there is/are</li></ul>

A very basic tourist level, which is enough for buying food and a bus ticket

Learners taking the A2 Pre-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand sentences and frequently used expressions (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).</li><li>Complete tasks that are routine and exchange information about familiar matters.</li><li>Describe matters of immediate need in simple terms.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: countable/uncountable nouns, adverbs of frequency, future will/going to, much/many, present perfect, past simple, past continuous, common phrasal verbs, common modals: can/should</li></ul>

A tourist who can do basic conversations about the past, present and future

Learners taking the B1 Intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand points regarding family, work, school or leisure-related topics.</li><li>Deal with most travel situations in areas where the language is spoken.</li><li>Create simple texts on topics of personal interest.</li><li>Describe experiences, events, dreams, and ambitions, as well as opinions or plans in brief.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: question tags, intensifiers: too/enough, future tenses, past tenses, modals, conditionals, wh-questions in the past</li></ul>

Learners who can deal with both familiar and routine situations, in friendly and work contexts

Learners taking the B2 Upper-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization.</li><li>Interact with fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without difficulty for either party.</li><li>Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain an opinion on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: perfect tenses, mixed conditionals, modals in the present, phrasal verbs, reported speech, wish, relative clauses</li></ul>

The level where you can be a tour guide for your foreign friends and talk about a lot of topics, even abstract ones, with ease and fluency

Learners taking the C1 Advanced exam should be able to: Express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts. Produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, using linking phrases (=words that connect ideas between sentences). Main grammar points to know: inversion, mixed conditionals, modals in the past, all passive forms, phrasal verbs (all patterns), wish/if only for regrets

Learners who can smoothly communicate in every walk of life, read long texts and write well

Learners taking the C2 Proficient exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand almost everything read or heard with ease.</li><li>Summarize information from a variety of sources into a coherent presentation.</li><li>Express themselves using precise meaning in complex scenarios.</li><li>Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations</li></ul>

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153 Games and activities English ESL worksheets pdf & doc