A selection of English ESL printables with board game, speaking practice

Board game

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>

Get here and you are ready to study in English at university

A board game where students must draw a card "Tell the truth" or "Tell a Lie" and then roll the die. The move their counter to the space according to the numbers on the die. Now they start talking about the topic according to the card. The other players listen and decide what they believe: Is it a lie ot is it true? Se further instructions on the second page of the upload. Have fun.

PS: My students liked the twist of the cards.

Tell the Truth/Tell a Lie Board Game

This boardgame can be used either as a warm-up activity or as a winding-up one while talking about family. The questions are supposed to encourage students to discuss family matters. Each question should be followed by more questions asked by students. 

Family - a boardgame

Here's a boardgame + 45 cards to play with your students. There are mixed questions but you can of course change them in a way that it'll suit your students level. The boardgame is also fully editable. Includes the instructions how to play the game. I hope it's useful for some of you.

Happy teaching!

Boardgame/45 cards

Good speaking practise on some past simple irregular verbs. Students take turns asking and answering questions about actions which happened in their past. They can practise some prepositions of time as well.

Boardgame - Practice Past Simple with Irregular Verbs

You can find the pdf version and many more free worksheets and songs at our website: https://www.bingobongokids.com



The "Telling The Time" English Race Time Game Board" is a fun and simple game similar to Snakes and Ladders. Students can play with their friends or with the teacher. Practice the accompanying "What Time Is It?" video on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LFBai179YA



Simply roll the dice and move along the board and say the time when you land on each space. Students can all learn together by shouting out "What time is it?". 



We have a couple more flashcards all about time at the following links:



https://www.bingobongokids.com/product/time-1-free-esl-time-flashcards-digital-analog-clocks/



https://www.bingobongokids.com/product/at-600-i-get-up-esl-flashcard-pack/



Telling The Time - ESL Board Game (Analog and Digital Clocks)

A boardgame to practise the names of animals. Depending on the level sts can only say the names of animals of make sentences. B&W version included. Have fun!

Animals - boardgame

This game is a speaking activity designed for the practice of the Past Simple.  The topics are not really complicated, so it's appropriate for low level and introduction to the Past Simple tense.

Past simple boardgame

A speaking game for beginners. Lots of easy questions about Easter and spring. Thanks to PhilipR for the template. Fully editable ESL printable. Test your knowledge about Easter and Spring.

ESL Easter Boardgame for beginner learners

This printable is designed for practising words related to Easter and making sentences with them. This ESL printable handout contains 72 ESL word cards and instructions.

Easter board game (72 cards included)

Name 2 things a person or a thing does. Students are to respond using the 3rd person affirmative of the present simple. For example: A cow gives us milk. It eats grass. etc. Lots of possible answers for every square. Thanks to PhilipR for the template. 

Present Simple Boardgame

Directions: 
Game is for 2 or more players. 
Begin at START. 
Roll the dice and wherever you land- create a sentence or a question according to the time word prompts. 
You can also answer the question in your own words.
Example: Is Santa flying now? No, he isn't.
The sentence  or question can be: affirmative or negative. 
If the sentence is correct- roll the dice again and proceed until the end. 
The one who finishes first is the winner.

Thanks to PhilipR for the template.

For Lots of Laughs & Christmas Role Playing -
https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/speaking-practice/role-play-miming-drama-activity-or-improv-game/christmas/christmas-role-play-oprahs-favorite-things-not/112365

Christmas Boardgame- Intermediate

A guided speaking activity about activities and future wishes. Students learn to ask and answer question about activities they like doing, things they like in general and about things they would like to do in the future. 

748 Board game, Speaking Practice English ESL worksheets pdf & doc